Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour
2 cups (396g) sugar
¾ cup (63g) unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons (8g) baking powder
1½ teaspoons (9g) baking soda
1 teaspoon (2.8g) kosher salt
1 teaspoon (2.3g) espresso powder
1 cup (227g) milk
½ cup (99g) vegetable oil
2 large (100g) eggs
2 teaspoons (9.4g) vanilla extract
1 cup (227g) boiling water
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350ยบ F. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring.
  2. Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk through to combine or, using your paddle attachment, stir through flour mixture until combined well.
  3. Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter until well combined.
  4. Distribute cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center of the chocolate cake comes out clean.
  5. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.
The cake batter will be very thin after adding the boiling water. This is correct and results in a moist chocolate cake.