Best Ever Chocolate Layer Cake is a rich, moist, triple layered chocolate cake with a rich and creamy chocolate buttercream frosting.

Best Ever Chocolate Layer Cake on a white cake stand

To Whom It May Concern,

I, San, would like to apologize to all those I may have come in contact with last Friday night, possibly displaying less than my best behavior. I too would like to state that I am not responsible for some things I may or may not have said to my children and husband due to my obsession with and near breakdown over chocolate cake. I was not able to function due to the lack of cake Friday night, and I am sad to report I was not able to satisfy my craving until Saturday afternoon. That left me in more than in a bit of distress.

Best Ever Chocolate Layer Cake slice on a square plate, with cake on cake stand in the background

Therefore, I feel I must share with you the recipe that made me go… hmm, how do I say it? Crazy for a few hours. Well, maybe more like 12. So today I share the cause of my near collapse, introducing the Best Ever Chocolate Layer Cake. Three layers of rich, decadent, and moist cake with a smooth, rich chocolate buttercream icing. This cake has all the essential ingredients to be the best cake you will ever eat, including chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate! Just don’t blame me if you go into withdrawals when you run out. Husbands beware.

XOXO San, the crazed Friday night chocolate cake lady

How do you make Best Ever Chocolate Layer Cake?

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease three 8-inch or two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray and lightly dust with some flour.
  • In mixing bowl or electric mixer, add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until well combined.

  • Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well mixed. Reduce the speed to low and add boiling water to the cake batter a little bit at a time. Once the water is all mixed in beat on high for about 1 minute.
  • Evenly distribute cake batter between the three (or two) prepared cake pans.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.
Chocolate Frosting
  • In a stand mixer cream together butter and cocoa powder until well-combined.

  • Add powdered sugar and milk to cocoa mixture by adding 1 cup of sugar followed by about a tablespoon of milk. After each addition has been combined, turn mixer onto a high speed for about a minute. Repeat until all sugar and milk have been added. Add vanilla extract and mix well.
  • Frost cake are you like, serve, and enjoy!

Looking for more delicious cake recipes? Try these: Best Ever Chocolate CakeDouble Chocolate Nutella Layer Cake, Best Ever German Chocolate Cake, or Chocolate Raspberry Layer Cake.

Don’t forget to pin this to your favorite Pinterest board to save for later!

Best Ever Chocolate Layer Cake

Prep: 40 minutes
Cook: 35 minutes
Total: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 16 -20 slices
Calories: 552 kcal
Best Ever Chocolate Layer Cake is a rich, moist, triple layered chocolate cake with a rich and creamy chocolate buttercream frosting.

Ingredients
 

Chocolate Cake

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water

Chocolate Frosting

  • 1 1/2 cups butter softened to room temp
  • 1 cup cocoa
  • 5 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease three 8-inch or two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray and lightly dust with some flour.
  • In mixing bowl or electric mixer, add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until well combined.
  • Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well mixed. Reduce the speed to low and add boiling water to the cake batter a little bit at a time. Once the water is all mixed in beat on high for about 1 minute.
  • Evenly distribute cake batter between the three (or two) prepared cake pans.
  • Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.

Chocolate Frosting

  • In a stand mixer cream together butter and cocoa powder until well-combined.
  • Add powdered sugar and milk to cocoa mixture by adding 1 cup of sugar followed by about a tablespoon of milk. After each addition has been combined, turn mixer onto a high speed for about a minute. Repeat until all sugar and milk have been added. Add vanilla extract and mix well.
  • Frost cake are you like, serve, and enjoy!

Notes

Prep time includes the time to frost and put together the cake.
Calories: 552kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 5gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 422mgPotassium: 256mgFiber: 3gSugar: 63gVitamin A: 605IUCalcium: 72mgIron: 2.2mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know what you think!

Kids review: They all take after their Momma and love chocolate! So naturally, this is a hit. The last time I made it they said it looks like a professional cake like one you would see on the Food Network! Okay, sweet I am off to cake wars, lol.

Adapted from Add a Pinch

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29 Comments

  1. Your intro was really cute 🙂 I totally know how you can feel without having chocolate cake. This looks amazingly delicious and moist. Pinning!

  2. Looks so delicious!! Pinned it! Thanks for sharing at Titus 2 Tuesdays!

  3. Wow! I love chocolate cake and this really does look like a really delicious one. Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes. I pinned this yummy cake.
    Blessings,
    Diane Roark
    recipesforourdailybread.com

  4. I love choclate cake!!! Your chocolate cake looks so amazing and YUMMY! Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes. I pinned them.
    Blessings,
    Diane Roark
    recipesforourdailybread.com

  5. I love chocolate cake!!! Your chocolate cake looks so amazing and YUMMY! Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes. I pinned them.
    Blessings,
    Diane Roark
    recipesforourdailybread.com

  6. Oh how I love chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. It’s a chocolate lover’s dream. I can see why you were a bit crazy. Thanks for sharing at Saturday Dishes.

  7. Just made this today!! Best cake I’ve ever made!! I have to make a wedding cake tomorrow and will be using this recipe! Thank you!!!

  8. Hi Sandra,
    This cake was in my to-do list for ages..too bad, didn’t try it out earlier..the cake itself is the best tasting chocolate cake that I have ever eaten. It tastes decadent even without icing.
    Thank you for the recipe and that cute intro!

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