Easy Homemade Chocolate Cake with Buttercream Frosting
This delicious, homemade chocolate cake recipe is perfect for dessert after a family dinner, for birthday parties, or a holiday celebration. This easy cake recipe can be cut into as many servings as you need. Moist chocolate cake with a thick buttercream frosting is always a special treat.
Servings: 24 pieces
Calories: 334kcal
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 3 eggs
- 1-1/2 cups milk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 3/4 tsp. baking powder
Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2-3 Tbsp. half-and-half
Instructions
- CakePreheat oven to 350-degrees.
- Grease 9" x 13" cake pan with butter or non-stick spray.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, eggs, and milk.
- In another large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix together.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat until well blended.
- Pour into greased pan and cook for approximately 35 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Allow to cool.
- Frosting
- Add the butter to a large bowl and beat until fluffy.
- Next, add the powdered sugar and combine (it will still be a little dry).
- Now, add the vanilla and half-and-half. Beat until well blended. If the frosting is still a little dry, add more half-and-half (a tsp. at a time). If it's too thin, add a small amount of powdered sugar and mix.
- Frost the cake and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 245mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g