Chocolate is an amazing entity that I am sure I have an unhealthy addiction to. My mom loves chocolate too, and since her birthday is coming up, I decided to satisfy both of our cravings with a delectable chocolate cake. Stay tuned for the recipe and for some mouthwatering pictures!

I used to think baking cakes was super complicated, but it’s actually just dumping and mixing a bunch of ingredients together and baking the concoction. I never realized how fun it was to watch a mixture turn into a magical masterpiece. For the cake I based the recipe on Add a Pinch’s “The Best Chocolate (Ever)”’s recipe, but tweaked the sugar content just a little. Here’s what I used:

2 cups flour

1 ½ cups sugar

¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 teaspoons baking powder

1½ teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

½ cup vegetable oil (I used corn)

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup boiling water

Directions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahreinheit. Combine the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt) in a mixing bowl. Give it a quick mix with a hand whisk.

Then, add wet ingredients (milk, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, water) and mix with an electric mixer.

Divide the batter evenly into two 8 inch baking pans. Bake for 30 minutes.

When the cake has finished baking, let it cool on a wire rack. Now it’s time to make the frosting! I used:

1 ½ cups softened butter

1 cup unsweetened cocoa

4 ½ cups confectioner’s sugar

½ cup cornstarch

½ cup milk

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

I also based the frosting recipe on Add a Pinch’s, but instead of 5 cups sugar I used a bit of cornstarch.

Directions

Cream the butter and cocoa powder together with an electric mixer. Then, add the sugar, cornstarch, and milk a little at a time. After all those have been added, mix in the vanilla extract.

After the cake was assembled, I decorated it with fresh raspberries and blueberries. Keep scrolling for some aesthetic pics!

The results were amazing! The cake is super rich and moist and the frosting is so smooth. The sugar content is just right. It’s the perfect cake for any occasion.

Katie