Recipes - The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe {Ever} - Applegate

Ingredients

• For the cake:
• 2 cups all-purpose or gluten-free flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1½ teaspoons espresso powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup whole milk, buttermilk, almond milk, or coconut milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil, canola oil, or melted coconut oil
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup boiling water
• For the frosting:
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1½ cups unsalted butter, softened
• 5 cups confectioners' sugar
• ½ cup whole milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract