Chocolate Cake Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup milk

  we use oatly full fat for dairy free
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 Cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot coffee

  you can also use 1 cup of hot water with 1 teaspoon of coffee extract
• 1 1/2 cups butter

  softened, we use country crock for dairy free
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 5-6 tablespoons milk

  we use oatly full fat for dairy free
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease two 8-inch round cake pans. (you can
  also use for cupcakes) If your cake pans aren't nonstick, you may want to add
  parchment paper as well.
• 2 In a small bowl, combine the milk and vinegar and set it aside.
• 3 Sift together the granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking
  powder, baking soda, and salt into a stand mixer bowl.
• 4 In a mixing bowl, add in the eggs, prepared milk mixture, oil, and vanilla. Mix
  until the wet ingredients are combined, scrape the bowl if using a mixer.
• 5 Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until just combined. Next, add in
  the hot coffee and then mix again until just combined. The batter will have a
  runny consistency.
• 6 Bake cakes for 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted shows minimal crumbs.
  If making cupcakes, bake for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted shows
  minimal crumbs.
• 7 Place the pans onto a wire rack and cool for at least 20 minutes before removing
  the cakes.

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