ULTIMATE Chocolate Cake
THE ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CAKE! This even beats down the “famous” chocolate cake sold by the slice in a popular restaurant! This is dark, dense, rich, and oh so chocolaty! To-die-for! DELISH!
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 40
- Total Time: 60
Ingredients
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- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Grease 9X13 baking dish.
- Combine dry ingredients. Stir together melted butter and cocoa powder. Beat eggs, buttermilk and vanilla until combined. Then mix wet and dry ingredients together EXCEPT THE BOILING WATER.
- Once everything is combined, stir in 1 cup boiling water. Mixture will be thin. Bake at 350 degrees in a greased 9X13 pan for 40 minutes, depending on your oven. Cake is done when toothpick inserted comes out with a few crumbs stuck to it. Cool slightly and frost as desired.
- Ganache Frosting……1 ½ cup chocolate chips, 1 cup boiling whipping cream……*stir together until smooth. Spread over top of warm cake. DELISH!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
