Chocolate Cake Recipe

22m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  2. 2Add hot coffee to a liquid measuring cup.
  3. 3Add cocoa powder to the hot coffee.
  4. 4Mix the hot coffee and cocoa powder together until all chunks are gone and the mixture is thin.
  5. 5Set the cocoa mixture aside.
  6. 6In a separate bowl, add flour.
  7. 7Add sugar to the flour.
  8. 8Add salt to the dry ingredients.
  9. 9Add baking powder to the dry ingredients.
  10. 10Add baking soda to the dry ingredients.
  11. 11Whisk the dry ingredients together until well combined.
  12. 12In another bowl, add eggs.
  13. 13Add oil to the eggs.
  14. 14Add buttermilk to the wet ingredients.
  15. 15Add vanilla to the wet ingredients.
  16. 16Whisk the wet ingredients until well mixed.
  17. 17Pour the coffee cocoa mix into the wet ingredients.
  18. 18Mix the coffee cocoa mix with the wet ingredients until combined.
  19. 19Pour the wet ingredients mixture into the dry ingredients.
  20. 20Use a spatula to scrape all the wet mixture from the sides of the liquid measure into the dry ingredients.
  21. 21Carefully mix the wet and dry ingredients together until a smooth batter is formed.
  22. 22Place cupcake liners into a muffin tin.
  23. 23Use an ice cream scoop to fill each cupcake liner about three-quarters full with batter.
  24. 24Place the muffin tin into the preheated oven.
  25. 25Bake for 21 minutes for cupcakes (or 22 minutes as stated in the text overlay).
  26. 26Remove the baked cupcakes from the oven.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup hot coffee
  • 0.75 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 eggs
  • 0.5 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Equipment

liquid measuring cupwhiskspatulamuffin tincupcake linersice cream scoop

Tips

  • Blooming cocoa powder with hot coffee enhances the chocolate flavor.
  • The recipe can be made with either regular or gluten-free flour, noting gluten-free flour may result in a thicker batter.
  • You can measure vanilla with your heart, or even double it.
  • This recipe can be used for regular cake layers or cupcakes.