Recipe courtesy of Kathleen Blake
Mom's Buttermilk Chocolate Cake
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 8 servings
- Calories
- 877
- Total Fat
- 37
- Saturated Fat
- 23
- Carbohydrates
- 136
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 108
- Protein
- 7
- Cholesterol
- 133
- Sodium
- 961
- Total: 2 hr 20 min (includes cooling time)
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
Cake:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for greasing the pan
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
11/2 teaspoons baking soda
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
Frosting:
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
3/4 cup buttermilk
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 pound confectioners' sugar
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- For the cake: Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch cake pan with butter. Combine the flour, sugar and baking soda in the bowl of a stand mixer or mixing bowl. Combine the butter, cocoa and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil while mixing. Add the cocoa mixture to the flour mixture, along with the buttermilk eggs and vanilla, and beat for 3 minutes. Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake until firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in the pan before turning out on a rack to cool completely.
- For the frosting: Make the frosting as soon as the cake is out of the oven. Combine the butter, buttermilk and cocoa in a small saucepan and bring to a boil while mixing. Combine with the confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until smooth. Spread the frosting evenly on the cake.