This Old Fashioned Chocolate Buttermilk cake is the absolute best cake recipe! This a my standard “Go To” chocolate cake recipe and it soon will be yours too.
Ingredients and Variations
Ingredients: all purpose flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, oil, buttermilk, whole eggs, baking soda, vanilla extract, salt and strong brewed coffee.
Variations: gluten free flour cna be used in place of AP, whole milk with a tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar can replace buttermilk, water can be used in place of coffee if desired. Nuts can be added if desired.
Old Fashioned Chocolate Buttermilk Cake
16
servings15
minutes30
minutesIngredients
3 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 tbsp baking soda + 1 tsp
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/3 cup oil (canola or vegetable)
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups strong brewed coffee
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
- Heat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9×13 or 2 round 9-inch cake pans or spray them.
- Sift all dry ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.
- Whisk together wet ingredients except coffee.
- alternate adding dry ingredients and coffee to wet ingredients. Do NOT over mix, whisk until just combined.
- Pour bater into prepared cake pans, cupcake liners or ice cream cones and bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes until cake is done. It is done when you poke it with a toothpick and the pick comes out clean.
- cool completely on a cooling rack before frosting.