Name: Decadent Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min 40 s
Total time: 1 h 10 min 40 s
Ingredients: 3/4 cup of vegetable oil; 3 cups of sugar; 3 large eggs; 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups of unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process); 2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 1/4 tsp salt; 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk; 1 1/2 cups of warm coffee

Decadent Chocolate Cake

The holidays are around the corner and comfort food is in the air. How many of you start preparing recipes for the holidays nice and early?

You know what I mean. Picking and choosing which recipe will be utilized on which holiday is one of my highlights of the year. I love thumbing through recipes and creating menus.

>This year I bought a new recipe book to help with the fun. I purchased David Venable’s In the Kitchen With David, Comfort Foods That Take You Home cookbook and I am glad I did. I found tons of comfort food recipes but one recipe definitely stood out.

David’s Chocolate Cake! Ooooo if you watch David on In the Kitchen With David, you know I am doing the “happy dance” right now. This classic chocolate cake is amazing you can use this recipe for chocolate cupcakes, and good news this is one of the easiest cakes I’ve made.

Tools You May Need

Large bowl
Parchment paper
Tub pan
Offset spatula
Wire rack / Cooling rack
Cake tester
Plastic wrap
9-inch cake pans / Cake tins
Large measuring cup
Large mixing bowl
Paddle attachment ( if your using a stand mixer)

Simple Ingredients You May Need

Sour cream
Espresso powder
Olive oil
Dark chocolate
Chocolate chips
Milk chocolate
Almond milk
Powdered sugar
Icing sugar
Cream cheese
Natural cocoa powder
Confectioners’ sugar

You can get any of these items at your local grocery store.

It was so amazing that I made it without icing. David gives a delicious icing icing recipe but I am a fan of icing less cake. Imagine leaving this delicious cake for Santa instead of cookies this year.

Decadent Chocolate Cake

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes 40 seconds

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes 40 seconds

The most decadent chocolate cake you'll ever try.

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups of unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/4 tsp salt

Wet Ingredients

3/4 cup of vegetable oil
3 cups of sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract

Alternating Ingredients

1 1/2 cups of buttermilk
1 1/2 cups of warm coffee

Instructions

Sift together the dry ingredients.
In a mixer, mix together the wet ingredients listed above.
Beat the wet ingredients until creamy and light.
Add the 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the bowl. Beat the ingredients and add 1/3 cup of the buttermilk.
Beat the ingredients and add 1/3 cup of the warm coffee.
Continue this process until all remaining ingredients have been used.
Bake the batter on 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Notes

David Venable was kind enough to enclose a delicious icing recipe complete with tons of chocolate but I chose to make my cake without icing.

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David Venable was kind enough to enclose a delicious icing recipe complete with tons of chocolate but I chose to make my best cake without icing. This also goes great with hot coffee.

I think it will be a great after dinner nibble of deliciousness. If you want the recipe for the icing, I highly suggest purchasing In The Kitchen With David’s Comfort Foods That Take You Home!