Chocolate Cake
Servings 8
Equipment
- 2 9-inch Round Cake Pans
- Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer
- Wire Cooling Rack
Ingredients
- 1¼ cup of flour
- 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup of white sugar
- ½ cup of unsalted butter
- 2 small eggs
- ¾ tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ cup of milk
Other:
- Frosting of your choice we used buttercream
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease two round cake pans with a bit of butter, then sprinkle with cocoa powder.
- Sift the flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda together in a large bowl.
- Cream the sugar and butter together in your hand mixer or stand mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating slowly, then the vanilla extract.
- Combine the flour mixture alternatively with milk into the butter mixture, until thoroughly incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the two prepared cake pans.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before moving to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
- Once the cake has completely cooled, frost and decorate. Enjoy.