Name: World's Best Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups granulated sugar; 1 cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup hot tap water; 1 cup buttermilk; 1/2 cup canola oil; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; Milk Chocolate Frosting Recipe:; 1 cup softened butter,; 4 cups powdered sugar; 3/4 cup Dutch cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1-2 tablespoons of milk or strong coffee; Beat the sugar with butter till fluffy, and add in the cocoa, vanilla, and milk.

This is one of the best chocolate cake recipes and frosting we make and because of that, the family called this World's Best Chocolate Cake.

A delicious cake that really is so simple to make with easy pantry ingredients.

If you're a chocolate cake lover, you're going to love this perfect homemade scratch cake.

How To Make Chocolate Cake Steps by Steps

Preheat the oven and grease the pan
Mix the batter
Pour into pan
Bake 40 minutes and then cool before frosting

this is a chocolate cake topped with warmed hot fudge ice cream topping

Ingredients You Will Need

eggs
water
oil
unsweetened cocoa
sugar
flour
salt
see recipe card for complete ingredients amounts

Tools To Use

13 x 9 sheet pan of any kind
two 9 x 9 cake pans( use to do 2 layers and filled
cupcakes( you will have to remove the middles, fill them and proceed by spreading each one)
two square pans for a two-layer square cake
Disposable cake pans are perfect for taking this to a party
Line the pans with parchment for easy removal if using metal
Freeze the cake for up to 6 months, and thaw in the refrigerator overnight before serving
Store cake covered and in the refrigerator for up to 4 days
Tools needed: cake pan, mixer, measuring utensils, spatula, parchment paper or cooking oil spray, offset spatula, spoon

More Recipes To Try

We all grew up on the 3 Ingredient Peach Dump Cake and it's always been my absolute favorite.

Then I fell in love with pokes cake and one of our other favorites is Coconut Cream Poke Cake.

Then there is our old-fashioned Sour Cream Coffee Cake along with this oldie but goodie Hot Milk Cake to try, we have many vintage favorite cakes!

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Chocolate Moist Cake

This cake is great for hosting parties, perfect for picnics, bringing to a dinner party, and birthdays, it's always a favorite and most asked-for recipe in our family.

It's easy to make and delicious plus the only chocolate cake everyone always asks for from me.

This recipe is perfect for any chocolate lovers.

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American

Yield: 15

Author: Claudia Lamascolo