Deep Dark Chocolate. Rich and moist. This has to be one of the best. A very simple recipe with a rich chocolate flavor. Once you try this recipe you will never buy a boxed chocolate cake mix again.
Bake this for the Holidays. Use your favorite frosting and colored sprinkles. This Deep Dark Mocha Chocolate Cake recipe is guaranteed to be a hit.
Deep Dark Mocha Chocolate Cake Recipe
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Serves: 1 cake
Deep Dark Mocha Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup black coffee
- 1/2 cup canola oil (or any vegetable oil)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour two 9-inch pans.
- In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil, and vanilla, beat on medium speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes.
- Pour into prepared pans.
- Bake 30-35 minutes. Insert a table knife into the center. When it comes out clean the cakes are done.
- Cool thoroughly before frosting.
- Frost with your favorite frosting.
This looks absolutely divine! Do you have any suggestions for a good frosting?
oh my. That looks delicious!
This looks gorgeous – that cake batter looks like an utter treat without even needing a bake! The final product sounds marvellous 🙂
holy moly! that cake looks so amazing.
It tastes really good 🙂
The cake must look and taste fab, can’t wait to try it out this weekend! Would you be able to send more pictures?
Sorry I Deleted the rest of the pictures I took already.
Thanks for your comment!
i am so going to try this on monday!people say i have a secret talent for baking/cooking, so i hope(and think)this recipe will be a success!!!:)
Wowwwwwwwwwwwww. I’ve already tried baking this recipe. GREAT!
Everybody just loved it.
Thanx a lot for a wonderful recipe.
God bless.
Its really good. I would just like to know what kind of frosting you used
I don’t remember which frosting recipe I used on this cake.
Sorry
Thanks, Larry
Hi just want to ask, base on the ingredients it says 1cup coffee can I use instant coffee as in powder or 1 cup dissolve in water ? Just asking for I am a self studying trying hard baker 🙂
use dissolved in water to equal 1 cup
Just tried the recipe with a vanilla buttercream frosting. The cake was delicious 🙂