Busy Day Chocolate Cake Recipe
Busy day chocolate cake is an old-fashioned dessert that is incredibly moist and tender. This baked-from-scratch cake is topped with a rich, homemade frosting.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 12
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2½ cups flour
- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs (room temperature)
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup hot coffee
- 1 cup vegetable oil
HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE ICING INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons coffee
- ½ tablespoon vanilla
Instructions
- Cake: Heat oven to 375°F. Grease and flour a 9×13-inch cake pan. Using a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, hot coffee, and vegetable oil. Beat until smooth. Pour batter into pans and bake for 30-40 minutes. Cool before icing.
- Icing: Melt butter in a saucepan. Whisk in cocoa powder. Cook until it begins to boil. Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar, vanilla, and coffee. Let cool slightly before icing the cake.
Notes
- Rubbing cocoa powder on the pan instead of flour keeps the chocolate flavor going.
- Oven temperatures vary, so keep a close eye on the cake while baking.
- Don’t let the icing cool too long, or it will harden and be difficult to spread.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 6784 kcal
- Sugar: 918 g
- Sodium: 5763 mg
- Fat: 159 g
- Saturated Fat: 84 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 62 g
- Trans Fat: 4 g
- Carbohydrates: 1267 g
- Fiber: 32 g
- Protein: 115 g
- Cholesterol: 2078 mg
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