Fudgy chocolate cake
This is the all-time best fudgy chocolate cake recipe. It's both airy and moist. And this chocolate cake is way better than a bakery one!
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350-degrees (F). Prepare on 9x13 or two 9-inch cake pans by spraying with non-sticking cooking spray or coating with grease and then lightly sprinkling with flour.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour and sugar, then set it aside.
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, water and cocoa powder. Stir occasionally and cook until it comes to a boil.
- While you're waiting for the cocoa powder mixture to boil, whisk together the milk, vanilla, baking soda and egg. Set aside.
- Remove the boiling cocoa powder mixture from the stove and pour into the large mixing bowl with the flour and sugar. Stir together by hand or use a mixer to combine them thoroughly. (If you're using a mixer, be sure to start on low until the liquid has combined a bit before turning the mixer to medium.)
- Once it is combined, pour in the egg mixture and mix until that is completely incorporated.
- Pour the prepared batter (which will be relatively runny) into the prepared baking pan(s).
- Bake in the oven for 35 to 30 minutes for 9-inch pans or 30 to 35 minutes for a 9x13-inch pan. You'll know the cake is finished when it starts to pull away from the edges of the pan.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing the cake from the pan. Cool completely before icing the cake.