Name: World's Best Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Batter; 2 cups sugar; 1-3/4 cups AP flour; 3/4 cup baking cocoa unsweetened; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons almond extract or vanilla; 1 cup boiling water; Optional: 1 cup of milk chocolate chips; Frosting:; 3 cups powdered sugar; 1 stick of room-temperature butter; 2/3 cup of heavy cream, half-and-half or milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa powder

This is one of the best chocolate cake recipes and frosting we make and because of that, the family called this World's Best Chocolate Cake.

A delicious cake that really is so simple to make with easy pantry ingredients.

If you're a chocolate cake lover, you're going to love this perfect homemade scratch cake.

Making this the Best Chocolate Cake

Preheat the oven and grease the pan (either 13 x 9 or two 9 x 9 inch)
Use only unsweetened cocoa powder (we prefer Hershey's)
Mix the batter except add the boiling water last
Pour into pan
Bake 25 - 35 minutes and then cool before frosting

this is a chocolate cake topped with warmed hot fudge ice cream topping

Ingredients You Will Need

eggs keep them at room temperature
water must boil
baking powder and baking soda
milk or heavy cream
oil we used vegetable oil
unsweetened cocoa powder ( any brand is fine)
sugar use granulated sugar
flour use AP flour
salt any table salt
see the recipe card for complete ingredient amounts and recipe instructions

Tools To Use

13 x 9 sheet pan of any kind
two 9 x 9 cake pans( use to do 2 layers and filled
cupcakes( you will have to remove the middles, fill them and proceed by spreading each one)
two square pans for a two-layer square cake
Disposable cake pans are perfect for taking this to a party
Line the pans with parchment for easy removal if using metal
Freeze the cake for up to 6 months, and thaw in the refrigerator overnight before serving
Store cake covered and in the refrigerator for up to 4 days
Tools needed: cake pan, mixer, measuring utensils, spatula, parchment paper or cooking oil spray, offset spatula, spoon

More Recipes To Try

We all grew up on the 3 Ingredient Peach Dump Cake and it's always been my absolute favorite.

Then I fell in love with pokes cake and one of our other favorites is Coconut Cream Poke Cake.

Then there is our old-fashioned Sour Cream Coffee Cake along with this oldie but goodie Hot Milk Cake to try, we have many vintage favorite cakes!

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Chocolate Moist Cake

This cake is great for hosting parties, perfect for picnics, bringing to a dinner party, and birthdays, it's always a favorite and most asked-for recipe in our family.

It's easy to make and delicious plus the only chocolate cake everyone always asks for from me.

This recipe is perfect for any chocolate lovers.

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American

Yield: 15

Author: Claudia Lamascolo