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A fork with a piece of one layer chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting.

One Layer Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

This one layer chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting will make all your fluffy chocolate dreams come true. You only needs two bowls, and it comes together in just 1 hour start-to-finish. It's made with buttermilk AND coffee, so the flavor is very deep but its as fluffy as a cloud. It's the perfect cake for a relaxed birthday, a friends gathering, or a lazy Sunday afternoon.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 20 slices
Calories 414 kcal

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder dark
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup buttermilk room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup hot coffee 8 oz

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1 pkg cream cheese room temperature
  • ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Prepare.

  • Preheat your oven to 350.
  • Grease a 9x13 pan then coat the pan with flour.

Mix the Batter.

  • Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir to combine.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, vegetable oil, buttermilk, and vanilla.
  • Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir using a stand mixer, hand mixer, or by hand. Mix until just combined.
  • Add the coffee, and stir to combine. The batter will be loose. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.

Bake.

  • Bake 40-45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with just crumbs, not loose batter.
  • Allow the cake to fully cool before frosting, at least 2 hours.

Make the Frosting.

  • Start making the frosting shortly before you plan to frost the cake.
  • Beat together the butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract until fully combined.
  • Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, until fully incorporated.

Assemble.

  • Once the cake is cooled, spread the frosting evenly over it.
  • Voila! Best chocolate cake ever!

Nutrition

Calories: 414kcalCarbohydrates: 78gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 331mgPotassium: 126mgFiber: 1gSugar: 64gVitamin A: 338IUCalcium: 48mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cake, chocolate, cream cheese, frosting
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