Ingredients
12 servings
- •1 cup buttermilk
- •1 cup vegetable oil
- •2 eggs
- •⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •2 cups all-purpose flour
- •2 cups white sugar
- •2 teaspoons baking soda
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •1 cup hot water
- •4 cups confectioners' sugar
- •½ cup heavy cream
- •½ cup butter at room temperature
- •¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- •¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
- Whisk buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, 1/3 cup cocoa powder, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth. Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to buttermilk mixture and whisk in hot water. Spread batter in prepared cake pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until set and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean or with moist crumbs, about 35 minutes. Let cool.
- Beat confectioners' sugar, cream, butter, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl using an electric mixer until frosting is smooth and creamy. Spread onto cooled cake.
Nutritional Facts
Per 12 servings
- Calories: 639
- Carbohydrate: 93g
- Fat: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Sugar: 74g