Super Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups buttermilk thickened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 1/2 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 fluffy boiled icing recipe
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Oil and flour cake pans and set aside.
- Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Beat in eggs, buttermilk, butter and vanilla the stir in applesauce.
- Pour batter into prepared cake pans and bake 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Let cakes cool completely. Unmold cakes and trim tops to make them even.
- Make fluffy boiled icing according to the recipe.
- Ice cake and serve!
Notes
Don’t know how to thicken buttermilk? Simply let it set it out at room temperature for an hour. How easy is that?
Nutrition
Calories: 772kcal | Carbohydrates: 155g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 801mg | Potassium: 381mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 130g