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Chocolate Cake

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup hot water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray three 6-inch round cake pans with cooking spray and line with parchment paper.
  • Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt into the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix on low speed until combined.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, oil, eggs, water and vanilla.
  • With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until combined. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix a little longer to make sure everything is fully incorporated.
  • Divide the batter between the prepared pans and bake for about 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.