Easy Homemade Cake Recipe

Easy and Simple Chocolate Cake

Birthdays: A time for singing, balloons, and (of course) cake. Some of us have a dedicated favorite, 

but perhaps no cake is more universally topped with candles than the classic yellow cake with chocolate frosting.

Despite its ubiquity in bakeries nationwide (and in mix form on grocery store shelves), great homemade versions of this chocolate-on-vanilla duo are somewhat elusive. But after months of testing, we think we've nailed it. This golden-hued, moist, tender vanilla cake with its layers of rich chocolate frosting is so good that we’ve declared it our 2019 Recipe of the Year. Join us in celebrating this classic American cake and the birthdays it commemorates.

  

Ingredients                             Chocolate Frosting                                                       
                                                                    1 1/3 cups heavy cream
2 cups all-purpose flour                              1 1/2 cups sugar                                           
2 teaspoons baking powder                         6 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2 teaspoons baking soda                              1 stick (4 ounces) plus
1 teaspoon salt                                              2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups sugar                                                  1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract Pinch of salt
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 eggs, lightly beaten

Chocolate Cake Recipe

Step 1    

Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter and flour two 8-by-1 1/2-inch round cake pans. Line the bottoms with wax paper. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.

Step 2    

In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar with 2 cups of water. Bring to a boil over high heat and stir until the sugar dissolves; then pour into a large bowl. Add the chocolate and butter and let sit, stirring occasionally, until melted and slightly cooled. Stir in the vanilla.

Step 3    

Beat the eggs into the chocolate mixture at medium speed gas flow until combined. Add the all dry ingredients  at once and beat at medium flow until smooth. Divide the batter equally between the prepared pans and bake for about 25 minutes, and wait or until the top springs back when pressed lightly and a cake tester comes out clean. wait for Pan Cool the cakes in their pans for about 25 minutes, then reverse onto a rack to cool completely.

Step 4    

Set  the cake, right-side up, on a serving platter and you like. Using a metal spatula or available to your home similar things, spread one-third of the Chocolate Frosting Perfectly over the cake. Top with the second cake and frost the top and sides with the remaining frosting.Frosting methods are below.

How Make to Chocolate Frosting

Step 1    

In a medium Casserole, bring the cream and sugar to a boil over midiam high frame heat.Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the liquid reduces slightly, about 6 minutes. Pour the mixture into a medium bowl and add the chocolate, butter, vanilla and salt. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate and butter are melted.

Step 2    

Set the bowl in a larger bowl of ice water. Using a hand-held electric mixer, beat the frosting on medium speed, scraping the sides  with a rubber spatula, until the make peturn  thick and glossy, about 5 minutes. Use at once.