The Cake Boss's Chocolate Cake Recipe - (4.4/5)

The Cake Boss's Chocolate Cake Recipe - (4.4/5)

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This is adapted from our house chocolate cake recipe at Carlo’s, which is also our devil’s food cake. The buttermilk is the key to its texture, a secret shared with...

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour, plus more for flouring the cake pans
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened, room temperature
  • 1/3 cup cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/3 cup melted unsweetened Baker’s chocolate
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk Unsalted butter, for greasing two cake pans (about 2 tablespoons); nonstick cooking spray or vegetable oil may be substituted

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