Best Ever Chocolate Layer Cake is a rich, moist, triple layered chocolate cake with a rich and creamy chocolate buttercream frosting.
To Whom It May Concern,
I, San, would like to apologize to all those I may have come in contact with last Friday night, possibly displaying less than my best behavior. I too would like to state that I am not responsible for some things I may or may not have said to my children and husband due to my obsession with and near breakdown over chocolate cake. I was not able to function due to the lack of cake Friday night, and I am sad to report I was not able to satisfy my craving until Saturday afternoon. That left me in more than in a bit of distress.
Therefore, I feel I must share with you the recipe that made me go… hmm, how do I say it? Crazy for a few hours. Well, maybe more like 12. So today I share the cause of my near collapse, introducing the Best Ever Chocolate Layer Cake. Three layers of rich, decadent, and moist cake with a smooth, rich chocolate buttercream icing. This cake has all the essential ingredients to be the best cake you will ever eat, including chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate! Just don’t blame me if you go into withdrawals when you run out. Husbands beware.
XOXO San, the crazed Friday night chocolate cake lady
How do you make Best Ever Chocolate Layer Cake?
Cake
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Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease three 8-inch or two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray and lightly dust with some flour.
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In mixing bowl or electric mixer, add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until well combined.
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Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well mixed. Reduce the speed to low and add boiling water to the cake batter a little bit at a time. Once the water is all mixed in beat on high for about 1 minute.
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Evenly distribute cake batter between the three (or two) prepared cake pans.
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Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.
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In a stand mixer cream together butter and cocoa powder until well-combined.
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Add powdered 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 mix well.
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Frost cake are you like, serve, and enjoy!
Looking for more delicious cake recipes? Try these: Best Ever Chocolate Cake, Double Chocolate Nutella Layer Cake, Best Ever German Chocolate Cake, or Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake.
Don’t forget to pin this to your favorite Pinterest board to save for later!
Best Ever Chocolate Layer Cake
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 1/2 cups butter softened to room temp
- 1 cup cocoa
- 5 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease three 8-inch or two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray and lightly dust with some flour.
- In mixing bowl or electric mixer, add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until well combined.
- Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well mixed. Reduce the speed to low and add boiling water to the cake batter a little bit at a time. Once the water is all mixed in beat on high for about 1 minute.
- Evenly distribute cake batter between the three (or two) prepared cake pans.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.
Chocolate Frosting
- In a stand mixer cream together butter and cocoa powder until well-combined.
- Add powdered 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 mix well.
- Frost cake are you like, serve, and enjoy!
Notes
Kids review: They all take after their Momma and love chocolate! So naturally, this is a hit. The last time I made it they said it looks like a professional cake like one you would see on the Food Network! Okay, sweet I am off to cake wars, lol.
Adapted from Add a Pinch
Oh my YUM! This looks AMAZING! Pinning for future reference for sure 🙂
Jenn you’ll love it! Hope to see you again soon. San
This looks good and your apology at the beginning was funny.
Your intro was really cute 🙂 I totally know how you can feel without having chocolate cake. This looks amazingly delicious and moist. Pinning!
Thanks Katy – and the intro is true which now looking back at it makes me laugh! San
This looks beautiful.
Thanks Nic! Wish you could have had a piece! xoxo San
Thanks for stopping by Pin It Monday your cake looks divine and i’ve pinned it! Following you on sverve as well hope you’ll do the same!
Looks delicious! I have to give it a try 🙂
Pinned for future reference, looks yummy.
Looks so delicious!! Pinned it! Thanks for sharing at Titus 2 Tuesdays!
All you had to say was Chocolate and Cake and I’m in! This cake looks absolutely delicious! I wish I could taste it through the screen! 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing on Turn It Up Tuesday! We love having you!
Thank you for sharing. Eat more cake.
this looks incredible! I love chocolate…I love desserts…I love sponge cakes! Perfect! WIll have to keep this recipe to try it out. Thanks for providing it.
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Mindy said this is a gorgeous cake, so she sent me to find the recipe. 🙂
I am glad she did! It is my favorite! San
Wow! I love chocolate cake and this really does look like a really delicious one. Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes. I pinned this yummy cake.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
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I love choclate cake!!! Your chocolate cake looks so amazing and YUMMY! Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes. I pinned them.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
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I love chocolate cake!!! Your chocolate cake looks so amazing and YUMMY! Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes. I pinned them.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
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Thanks Daine! xo San
Oh how I love chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. It’s a chocolate lover’s dream. I can see why you were a bit crazy. Thanks for sharing at Saturday Dishes.
Just made this today!! Best cake I’ve ever made!! I have to make a wedding cake tomorrow and will be using this recipe! Thank you!!!
Thank you SO much for your comment! I love to hear that you loved it! xo San
Is it unsalted butter for the frostin.?
Hi Sandra,
This cake was in my to-do list for ages..too bad, didn’t try it out earlier..the cake itself is the best tasting chocolate cake that I have ever eaten. It tastes decadent even without icing.
Thank you for the recipe and that cute intro!
This was my dads favorite cake, made dozens of times!!