Cakes can go from being very simple to make to very hard to make. They can be 1 layer or 20 layers. The thing that most matters are it’s taste and appearance. First, I am going to go over a couple of tips for making a delicious cake, then there will be a delicious recipe to make a very great chocolate cake down below.

Tips:

-If your cake is layered, make sure the layers are even

-Once you pull the cake out of the oven, make sure to let it cool down before you frost it or else the frosting WILL melt

-Take your time

-Make sure you are using the correct things to bake and frost it

-When you take it out of the oven, put a toothpick in it and pull it out  if it has batter in it, the cake is not finished and it needs to go in longer

-Preheat the oven while you are making the batter because then it saves a lot of time

-Make sure you butter the pan

 

Making the Cake:

Prep Time is about 15 minutes, cook time is about 35 minutes, the total time is 50 minutes. This recipe makes about 16 servings.

What you’ll need

~ 4 Eggs

 

~ 1 ½ Cups of Buttermilk

~ 1 ½ Cups of Warm Water

~ ½ Cup of Vegetable Oil

~ 2 Tsp of Vanilla Extract

~ 1 ½ Tsp of Salt

~ 1 ½ Cup of Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

~ 3 Cups of Granulated Sugar

~ 3 Cups of All-Purpose Flour

~ 1 Tbsp of Baking Soda

~ 1 ½ Tsp of Baking Powder 

(You will also need flour and Butter for coating the pan so the cake doesn’t stick)

Steps

1~ Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, then butter and coat 3, 9 inch round cake pans with flour. Make sure to get it on the WHOLE inside of the pan.

2~ In a stand mixer, mix salt, cocoa powder, sugar, flour, baking soda, and baking powder until combined.

3~ Add the eggs, buttermilk, water, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Beat them together until it is smooth looking.

4~ Divide the batter into the 3, 9 inch dusted pans. Make sure they are each even. 

5~ Put in the oven for 30-35 minutes.

6~ Once the time is done, stick a toothpick into the cake to make sure it is fully baked. If the toothpick comes out gooey, put the cake in for longer. If not then take it out and let it cool down.

7~ If you prefer frosting, then there will be a frosting recipe down below, if not then just layer the cakes and enjoy!

Also you can follow this vanilla cake recipe if you prefer that instead

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe

The prep time for this recipe should be about 2 minutes, it should take about 6 minutes to make, and 8 minutes overall. It makes about 12 servings.

What you’ll need

~ 3 Cups of confectioners/ Powdered Sugar

~ 1 Cup of Butter

~ 1 Tsp of Vanilla Extract

~ 1 ½ Tbsp of Heavy Whipping Cream

Steps: 

1~ In a stand mixer using a whisk, mix sugar and butter for about 3 minutes.

2~ Add vanilla and cream and mix for 2-3 more minutes.

3~ You are now ready to frost your cake!

How to Frost Your Cake

There’s a lot of different ways to frost your cake. You could make designs or just leave it plain. If you have frosting tips then use those. If not then it would probably be a better idea to use a rubber spatula so then you can spread the frosting evenly throughout the cake. If you want, then you can also dye the frosting a different color using food dye.

You can also follow this recipe for a different type of frosting

Enjoy!