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Baking cakes from scratch is a relatively new habit for me. I’ve been doing it for just over a year now and I really enjoy it. However, while I’ve learned to make some mighty fine tasting cakes, I’ve yet to master the fine art of cake decorating. In fact, I don’t even own any tools of the trade.
Those are on my list to buy someday though. For the meantime, a knife and spatula are the only things I use. And while I know this cake wouldn’t be worthy of any cake decorator, I was pretty pleased with the final outcome. It didn’t taste too bad either.
Ridiculously Good Chocolate Cake
For the cake:
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 3/4 c. flour
- 3/4 c. baking cocoa
- 2 t. baking soda
- 1 t. baking powder
- 1 t. salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 c. buttermilk or milk soured with 1 T. vinegar to equal 1 cup
- 1 c. strong black coffee
- 1/2 c. vegetable oil
- 1 t. vanilla extract
- 1/2 c. butter or margarine
- 3 c. powdered sugar
- 1/3 c. baking cocoa
- 1 t. vanilla
- 2-3 T. milk, as needed
Sorry for the poor quality of this picture. It was the last piece of cake and this picture was taken around midnight, just before I ate it. I realized if I wanted a picture of the inside of the cake, I had better hurry up and take it!
This post is being linked to:
- Tempt My Tummy Tuesday at Blessed With Grace
- Tasty Tuesday at Forever…Wherever
- Kitchen Tip Tuesday at Tammy’s Recipes
The last photo looks great to me! I love chocolate…I’ve gotta try this one! It looks amazing!
~Kim
that looks really good … you get a major chocolate fix out of that one! Probably has great taste with the coffee
This cake looks absolutely delicious. I am always amazed and in awe of the recipes that you post. I don’t like chocolate, but this makes me want to try it. Thank you for the recipe.
Wow! I want a slice! This looks so good.
Ooooh, this looks like heaven! YUm!
I think it is a beautiful cake – and the photo of the layers looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing, I will have to try this in cupcake form sometime!
This sounds sooooo good!!!! Your decorating skills are quite impressive also!
I think it looks beautiful and sounds delicious!
NAOmni
This looks delicious. I made a chocolate cake with coffee before and it really does add something.
Drool. Oh that looks so scrumptious! And the cake looks to pretty too! Great job!
It looks wonderful and SO MOIST. You know it is good when the picture makes the cake look moist. Yum! Thanks for sharing the recipe and linking up to TMTT.
I think it is gorgeous. You don’t “need” fancy tools. You do great with what you have. I can’t imagine what you would do with some other tools, unbelievable.
Yum! I love chocolate cake
I think you did an awesome job! I might have to make this for me and hubby’s anniversary tomorrow. Looks mighty tasty!
God bless,
Amanda
That looks so good I want to eat my computer screen. WOW!!
Hershey’s chocolate cake is always a crowd favourite! I just made the cupcake version yesterday.. so moist!
Wow- that looks delicious! Can’t wait to give this a go!
How much coffee flavor does this have? I was thinking it would be nice for Libbie’s birthday party, but I want her to at least want to try the cake!
Jessie
This is the best chocolate cake ever!! Have made it a few times and no one ever leaves anything but crumbs on the plate.
I made this recipe today, but it needed 2 sticks of butter instead of one. I thought that one might not be enough so I softened 2. I am glad I did. This was an amazing recipe and I WILL be making it again! I never make scratch cakes but this one was a breeze. Thank you for sharing.
instead of coffee try with 1 cup boling water.
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