Classic Chocolate Cake Recipe

🍫 Classic Chocolate Cake Recipe

🧁 Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 1¾ cups (220g) all-purpose flour

  • ¾ cup (65g) unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 2 cups (400g) sugar

  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder

  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 2 large eggs

  • 1 cup (240ml) milk

  • ½ cup (120ml) vegetable oil

  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 1 cup (240ml) boiling water

For the chocolate frosting:

  • ½ cup (115g) butter, softened

  • ⅔ cup (55g) cocoa powder

  • 3 cups (360g) powdered sugar

  • ⅓ cup (80ml) milk

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Preheat & Prepare

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans (or line with parchment paper).

2️⃣ Mix Dry Ingredients

In a large bowl, stir together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3️⃣ Add Wet Ingredients

Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes until smooth.

4️⃣ Add Boiling Water

Slowly stir in boiling water (batter will be thin — that’s normal!).

5️⃣ Bake

Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

6️⃣ Cool

Let cakes cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.

🍫 Make the Frosting

  1. Beat butter until creamy.

  2. Mix in cocoa powder.

  3. Gradually add powdered sugar and milk, alternating between the two.

  4. Stir in vanilla and beat until fluffy.

🎂 Assemble

  • Place one cake layer on a plate.

  • Spread frosting on top.

  • Add second layer and frost the top and sides.

✨ Optional Add-Ons

  • Chocolate chips in the batter

  • Fresh strawberries between layers

  • A drizzle of chocolate ganache