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Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake With Chocolate Butter Cream Icing

5 from 24 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cups cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • pinch salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 2 eggs

Butter Cream icing

  • 1 1/2 cups butter softened
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 5 cups confectioners sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Grease and flour the pan well.
  • In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients together.
  • Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla extract, beat with an electric mixer for about two minutes. Add milk and mix until combined.
  • Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pans and bake for 30-40 minutes.
  • Insert a toothpick into the middle of the pan. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready.
  • Slide a knife around the edge of each cake to loosen it from the pan, turn the pan over onto a metal rack and
  • Let the cake cool completely before covering with icing.

Icing

  • Add cocoa to a large bowl, Whisk through to remove any lumps.
  • Cream together butter and cocoa powder until well-combined.
  • Add sugar and milk to cocoa mixture by adding 1 cup of sugar followed by about a tablespoon of milk. After each addition has been combined, turn mixer onto a high speed for about a minute. Repeat until all sugar and milk have been added.
  • Add vanilla extract and combine well.
  • If frosting appears too dry, add more milk, a tablespoon at a time until it reaches the right consistency.
  • Frost your cooled cake and enjoy
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