Description
I bake this Chocolate Cake for Birthday as a rich, moist, and deeply chocolatey celebration cake layered with creamy frosting, perfect for making unforgettable birthday memories with family and friends.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot coffee
- 1 cup butter (frosting)
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder (frosting)
- 1/3 cup milk (frosting)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract (frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C and grease pans.
- Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla and mix.
- Stir in hot coffee until smooth.
- Pour into pans evenly.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- Beat butter and mix frosting ingredients.
- Layer cake with frosting and decorate.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Use hot coffee for richer flavor. Do not overmix batter. Store in airtight container for up to 5 days. You can freeze cake layers for later use.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg