Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
No buttermilk? No problem! Make buttermilk by adding 1 teaspoon of vinegar to regular milk. Let it sit for a couple of minutes and stir. Now you have buttermilk!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Total Time: 45 mins
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 3/4 cups flour plus 2 tablespoons extra for pan
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two round 9-inch pans with a paper towel. Then sprinkle 1 tablespoon of flour into each pan. Shake until each is coated.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, mix the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Use a hand mixer or paddle attachment to beat for 2 minutes. Turn off the beaters/mixer and add the hot water. Stir until water is incorporated, about 5 times.
- Pour batter between the two prepared pans so they each have an equal amount. Bake for 30-35 minutes (33 minutes was perfect for my oven). When you can poke a toothpick into the center and it comes out clean, the cake is ready.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Invert to a plate, then a cooling rack until completely cool.
Find it online: https://foodlets.com/2018/08/27/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/
