Here’s a moist, tender, and rich Chocolate Buttermilk Cake recipe 🍫 — perfect for any celebration or cozy dessert.
🍫 Chocolate Buttermilk Cake
Serves: 8–10
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 30–35 minutes
🧾 Ingredients
For the Cake:
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1 ¾ cups (220g) all-purpose flour
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1 ½ tsp baking powder
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½ tsp baking soda
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¾ tsp salt
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½ cup (50g) unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
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½ cup (115g) unsalted butter, softened
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
For the Chocolate Frosting (Optional):
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½ cup (115g) butter, softened
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¾ cup (75g) unsweetened cocoa powder
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2 ½ cups (300g) powdered sugar
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¼ cup (60ml) milk
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1 tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Preheat Oven
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Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
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Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans (or line with parchment).
2️⃣ Mix Dry Ingredients
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In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3️⃣ Cream Butter & Sugar
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In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
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Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
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Stir in vanilla extract.
4️⃣ Combine
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Alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
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Mix until just combined — do not overmix.
5️⃣ Bake
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Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
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Bake 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Cool in pans 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
6️⃣ Frosting (Optional)
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Beat butter until creamy.
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Gradually add cocoa powder and powdered sugar, alternating with milk.
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Stir in vanilla and beat until smooth.
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Frost cooled cake layers.
✨ Tips
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For extra moist cake, add ½ tsp espresso powder to enhance chocolate flavor.
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Use room-temperature ingredients for smoother batter.
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Can be baked as a single 9×13 pan; adjust baking time to 35–40 minutes.
If you want, I can also give you:
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A super moist chocolate buttermilk sheet cake
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A chocolate buttermilk cupcake version
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Or a layered chocolate buttermilk torte with ganache 🍰