Homemade Delights: Moist Chocolate Cake

Big thanks to my good friend Nathalie for the recipe (she bakes yummy cakes!) She got this recipe from her mother-in-law.

It makes the best homemade moist chocolate cake ever, trust me :)

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 3/4 0r 2 cups w. sugar ( she uses 1 3/4 cups all the time to cut sugar)

3/4 cup Hershey's cocoa

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

2 eggs (large)

1 tsp salt

1 cup buttermilk

1 cups canola oil

1 1/2 tsp vanilla 

1 cup hot water (I used brewed coffee instead, read it from somewhere)

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Grease and flour the 13x6 pan

3. Beat all dry ingredients

4. Add liquid ingredients except hot water and beat at medium speed

5. Add hot water then beat until well blended.

6. Bake for 35 minutes

Whipped Icing : Mocha / Chocolate flavor

Mix everything 

1 pint heavy whipping cream

1 T vanilla

1 T Espresso Coffee  or any instant coffee ( mix with 2 T hot water)

or 1/4cup Cocoa powder ( if u want choco flavor)

1/2 w. sugar ( add more as desired)

          

Beat until stiff and fluffy. Make sure the cake is not warm when frosting.