This is the most moist chocolate cake recipe I have ever eaten.
I use this recipe as the basis for all my cake recipes that require a chocolate cake as the base. Seriously. This cake does not dry out!
The Most Moist Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 nine inch round baking pans.
- In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Using a hand mixer, mix for 2 minutes on medium speed. Stir in the boiling water. Mix for another minute. Batter will be thin.
- Pour cake batter evenly into the greased and floured pans.
- Bake 30-35 minutes in the preheated oven until the cake is done. (Use a toothpick to test).
- Cool the pans for five minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool the cakes to room temperature.
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