The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Ever | Peachy the Magazine

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon espresso powder, store-bought or homemade
• 1 cup milk or buttermilk, almond, or coconut milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil or canola oil, or melted coconut oil
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1½ cups butter (3 sticks), softened
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 5 cups confectioner’s sugar
• ½ cup milk
• ½ teaspoon espresso powder