Chocolate Cake

Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 30 minutes | Servings: 16 slices

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake

• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

• 2 cups granulated sugar

• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 2 teaspoons baking soda

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 teaspoon pink Himalayan salt

• 1 cup buttermilk (room temperature)

• 1 cup black coffee

• 2 eggs (room temperature)

• ½ cup vegetable oil

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Chocolate Buttercream

• 1 cup butter, softened

• 3 cups powdered sugar

• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 4 ½ tablespoons milk

Directions

Chocolate Cake

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Brew 1 cup of strong black coffee.

3. Grease two 9-inch round cake pans.

4. In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until well combined.

5. Add buttermilk, coffee, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract to the dry mixture. Beat for about 3 minutes at medium speed.

6. Pour cake batter into the cake pans.

7. Bake for 30 minutes.

8. Cool on rack for 15 minutes before removing cake from pans.

9. Cool cakes completely prior to frosting.

Chocolate Buttercream

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter for 3 minutes.

2. Add sifted sugar and cocoa powder into the bowl. Mix at low speed for about 1 minute.

3. Add salt, vanilla extract, and milk and beat for 3 minutes.