Best Chocolate Cake Recipe

Name: Best Chocolate Cake Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 3 cups sugar; 1 ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 tablespoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 large eggs (room temperature); ½ cup vegetable oil; 1 ½ cup buttermilk (room temperature); 1 ½ cup coffee (coffee needs to be very hot); 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 12 ounces butter (softened); 8 ounces cream cheese (softened); 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 7 cups confectioner’s sugar; ½ cup milk

Instructions

Prep:25minCook:30min

This decadent, rich, moist chocolate cake is three layers of chocolate perfection surrounded by a fudgy chocolate cream cheese frosting. If you're a chocolate lover, this may just become your newgo-to recipe.

Updated at: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:45:13 GMT