Old Fashioned Chocolate Buttermilk Cake
What You'll Need
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 (1-oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 2 cups sifted cake flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1 Tbsp. vinegar
- Chocolate Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 3 (1-oz) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Half-and-half (if necessary)
How to Make It
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper.
- In large bowl or standing mixer, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add sugar and beat until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in melted chocolate.
- In separate bowl, combine four and salt. Add buttermilk and chocolate mixture, alternating. Stir in vanilla.
- In small bowl, dissolve baking soda in vinegar. Slowly add this to the chocolate mixture. Mix just until blended. Do not over-mix.
- Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes then remove from pans. Transfer to wire racks and cool completely before frosting.
- Chocolate Frosting
- In large mixing bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Slowly add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well between additions. Stir in chocolate and vanilla. If necessary, thin frosting with 1-2 tsps. half-and-half