HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE

 HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE

🌟 INGREDIENTS

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder
• 1 cup milk buttermilk, almond, or coconut milk
• ½ cup vegetable canola oil, or melted coconut oil
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
• Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

🌟 DIRECTIONS

◾️Preheat oven to 180°c Prepare cake pan by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring.

◾️Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer.

◾️Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined.

◾️Distribute cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. 

◾️Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center of the chocolate cake comes out clean.

◾️Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.