Best-Ever Chocolate Cake
 
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This is seriously the most delicious (and moist) chocolate cake recipe. If you are a fan of chocolate and cake, you need to try this !
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1¾ cups sugar
  • ¾ cup Cocoa Powder, I used Divine Chocolate Cocoa Powder
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ cup oil
  • ⅔ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 TBSP vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • For the Frosting:
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 1½ cup butter (3 sticks)
  • 4-5 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ - ½ cup milk
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease two 9-inch cake pans. I lined mine with parchment paper on the bottom for easy removal.
  3. Mix milk and apple cider vinegar and let sit for a few minutes. It will start to look curdled - and that's ok!
  4. In a large bowl add flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk to combine.
  5. Add oil, applesauce, vanilla, and milk/vinegar mixture. Mix on medium speed until combined.
  6. Mix on low while pouring boiling water slowly into the batter. The batter will be VERY runny. This is exactly how it should be!
  7. Divide the batter evenly between your cake pans.
  8. Bake 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. After 10 minutes of cooling in the pan, carefully remove from pans and let cool completely.
  9. For the Whipped Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
  10. In a mixing bowl, add cocoa powder with the butter. Mix until well combined.
  11. Add half of the powdered sugar and half of the milk - mix until combined.
  12. Add rest of powdered sugar and vanilla. Start mixing slow and then whip on high for 4-5 minutes. You will notice the frosting to get lighter in color and airy.
  13. If frosting is too thick, feel free to add additional milk a TBSP at a time. If too wet, add additional powdered sugar.
  14. Once frosting is complete, use a little more than ⅓rd of the frosting for the center of the cake.
  15. Set 1 layer of cake on cake platter/stand. Using an offset spatula, evenly spread a thick layer of frosting just to the edge of one layer of the cake.
  16. Once complete, stack the other layer on top of the cake. Use remaining frosting for top and sides of the cake. Don't worry about making it look perfect. You can decorate with sprinkles and/or shaved chocolate on the tops and sides! It can hide any imperfections!
  17. ENJOY!!
Recipe by Sweet Dash of Sass at http://sweetdashofsass.com/2019/10/best-ever-chocolate-cake/