Chocolate Birthday Cake - It was delicious !!!!! Easy to make and a crowd pleaser !!!. Today I am sharing this Chocolate Birthday Cake! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 35 minutes!
You can cook Chocolate Birthday Cake with 17 Ingredients and 6 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Chocolate Birthday Cake:
- 1/2 cup butter.
- 3/4 cup sugar.
- 1 egg.
- 1/2 tsp vanilla.
- 1/2 tsp baking soda.
- 1/2 tsp baking powder.
- 1/8 tsp salt.
- 1/4 cup cocoa.
- 1 cup flour.
- 3/4 cup buttermilk.
- icing.
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp unsalted butter.
- 1/8 tsp salt.
- 6 tbsp cocoa.
- 1 tsp vanilla.
- 1 cup icing sugar.
- 2 tbsp cream, milk, or water.
Step by step how to cook Chocolate Birthday Cake:
- A not too dark chocolate cake that everone loves..
- Grease and flour 8 in round pan. I line bottom with parchment. Heat oven to 350°F..
- Cream butter and sugar, beat in egg, then vanilla. Mix in baking powder, soda and salt, and sifted cocoa. Stir in flour alternately with buttermilk..
- Spread in pan and bake about 35 min, til top springs back when pressed in centre. Turn out onto rack to cool..
- For icing, mix all ingredients til smooth, scrape down bowl and beat several minutes til light and fluffy. add more liquid or icing sugar if necessary. Spread on cooled cake..
- For cupcakes, fill 12 cups three quarters full, and bake about 25 min. Easy to double the recipe to make a 2-layer cake for 12 people..