𝗪𝗼𝗮𝗵! The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake That’ll Ruin All Other Cakes Forever 😍🎂
Moist, rich, ultra-chocolatey layers with a dreamy chocolate cream cheese frosting... this is the one.
🥘 The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake 🥘
📋 Ingredients
For the Cake
● Butter & flour (for prepping pans)
● 3 cups all-purpose flour (450g)
● 3 cups granulated sugar (650g)
● 1½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder (155g)
● 1 tbsp baking soda (17g)
● 1½ tsp baking powder (8g)
● 1½ tsp salt (11g)
● 4 large eggs
● 1½ cups buttermilk (350ml)
● 1½ cups warm water (350ml)
● ½ cup vegetable oil (115ml)
● 2 tsp vanilla extract (10ml)
For the Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
● 1½ cups butter, softened (340g)
● 8 oz cream cheese, softened (225g)
● 1½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder (155g)
● 3 tsp vanilla extract (15ml)
● 7–8 cups powdered sugar (875–1000g)
● ~¼ cup milk, as needed (60ml)
📝 Instructions
1: Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C). Butter and flour three 9-inch cake pans.
2: In a large bowl or stand mixer, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
3: Add eggs, buttermilk, warm water, oil, and vanilla. Beat until smooth and lump-free.
4: Divide batter evenly into the prepared pans. Bake for 30–35 mins, until a toothpick comes out clean.
5: Let cakes cool in pans for 15 mins, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
Make the Frosting:
6: In a large bowl, beat softened butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
7: Add cocoa powder and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
8: Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. Add milk as needed until frosting is smooth and spreadable.
9: Frost each cooled cake layer, stack, and cover the whole cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting.
🕒 Total Time: About 1 hour + cooling
🍽️ Makes: 3 heavenly layers
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