- prep: 20 min
- cook: 30 min
- total: 50 min
Summary
A basic, two-layer chocolate cake that's simple, classic, and so delicious. Recipe source: My Baking Addiction
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 and ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons Black or Extra-Dark Cocoa, optional
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup strong black coffee, brewed
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 and ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 6 cups powdered/confectioners' sugar
- ¾ cup cocoa powder (dark or regular, unsweetened)
- ¼ cup heavy cream
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 572 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 21 g 31.71%
- Saturated Fat: 8 g 41.11%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 27 mg 8.94%
- Sodium: 469 mg 19.54%
- Calcium: 53 mg 5.28%
- Potassium: 293 mg 8.38%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 2 mg 11.11%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 114 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 4 g 14.08%
- Sugar: 100 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Vitamin A 6.39%
- Vitamin C 0.39%
- Vitamin D 0.84%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat4
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs7
- Exchange - Starch1
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq