Simply Perfect Chocolate Cake

This is THE BEST chocolate cake recipe out there! Easy, one-bowl recipe, moist and melt-in-your-mouth, with tons of deep chocolate flavor!

It is definitely mine. I’ve got a fabulous recipe for vanilla cake, a marble cake recipe that I love, and a red velvet cake that will knock your socks off. But in my book, chocolate cake always wins, hands-down!

This is something I have been meaning to share for a long time. My chocolate cupcake recipe is one of the top posts on this site, and readers are always asking me if it can be done as a cake too. So here it is (finally!): Simply Perfect Chocolate Cake.

Ingredients
FOR THE CHOCOLATE CAKE LAYERS

• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cake flour
• 1 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter softened
• 4 eggs large
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

FOR THE COCOA SIMPLE SYRUP (OPTIONAL)

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1/2 cup water

Instructions
TO MAKE THE CHOCOLATE CAKE LAYERS:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Generously mist three 8-inch diameter by 2-inch high cake pans with non-stick spray, and line with circles cut from parchment paper.
• Place the sugar, flours, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl, and whisk to combine.
• Cut the butter into smaller pieces and add it to the dry ingredients.
• Mix on low speed until the mixture resembles damp sand (30 seconds to a minute).
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