The Best Homemade Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting (Old-Fashioned Family Recipe)
Rich, moist homemade chocolate cake made with boiling water and topped with creamy frosting.
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 2 c granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 c all-purpose flour
- 3/4 c cocoa powder or dutch processed cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 c whole milk
- 1/2 c vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 c boiling water
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 stick butter (1/2 cup)
- 2/3 c cocoa powder
- 3 c powdered sugar
- 1/3 c whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Chocolate Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease two 9-inch round cake pans
- In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir
- Add eggs, milk, vegetable oil and vanilla extract and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Then stir in boiling water (the batter will be thin)
- Evenly pour the cake mix into the two round cake pans
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Once baked all of the way through, let the cakes cool for 10 minutes before removing the cakes from the pans and placing on a wire rack
Chocolate Frosting
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter
- In a large bowl, combine melted butter and cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk to a spreading consistency
- If the frosting is too thick to spread with a butter knife, add a small splash of milk until the desired consistency is reached
- Stir in vanilla extract
- Frost chocolate cake and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 768kcalCarbohydrates: 127gProtein: 9gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 76mgSodium: 704mgPotassium: 345mgFiber: 6gSugar: 96gVitamin A: 478IUCalcium: 129mgIron: 4mg
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