The BEST Chocolate Cake I’ve ever had (& It's So EASY To Make!)

Today, I am sharing how to make by far, the BEST classic-style chocolate cake I’ve ever had! And the best part is it is so easy to make. It is fluffy, not too dense, so rich, and incredibly moist. The chocolate dream came true in this cake… Use this recipe for any cakes and desserts you like for your special occasions!

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📝 The Ingredients:
Dried Ingredients
• Granulated sugar: 400g | 14.1oz (2 US cups)
• All-purpose flour: 215g | 7.6oz (1 2/3 US cups)
• Cocoa powder: 100g | 3.5oz (2/3 + 1/6 US cups)
• Baking soda: 2 tsp
• Baking powder: 1 tsp
• Salt: 1/2 tsp
Wet Ingredients
• Whole milk: 300g | 10.5oz (1 & 1/4 US cup)
• White Vinegar: 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp (20g)
• Egg: 2 (100g | 3.5oz)
• Oil: 125g | 4.4oz (1/2 US cup + 1 Tbsp)
• Vanilla extract: 1 tsp
• Unsalted butter: 56g | 2oz (1/2 US stick)
• Hot water: 300g | 10.5oz (1 & 1/4 US cup)

🔥 Bake at 350F/176C until the center bounces back gently or a toothpick comes off clean:
3 8” pans: for about 30 minutes
Regular cupcakes: 16-18 minutes

*Adjust the time and temperature depending on the oven and the size & thickness of your cake.
* The cake is fragile while it’s still hot. I advise you not to flip the pan vigorously while it’s still hot.

Watch this video to see how to make Chocolate buttercream:
How To Make Amazing Chocolate Buttercream from Any Plain Buttercream!

📖 Get the printable recipe from my blog!:

👩🏻‍🍳 Tools/Ingredients I used/mentioned in the video:
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8” pans
Cupcake pan
Cocoa powder I used today
Stand mixer

👩🏻‍🍳 Other chocolate cake recipes:
Chocolate Banana Cake:
Opera Cake:
Black Forest Cake:

👩🏻‍🍳 Check out my vanilla cake recipes as well:
Chiffon Cake
Genoise Sponge Cake:
Roll Cake:

👩🏻‍🍳 Other chocolate recipes:
Chocolate Mousse:
Chocolate Mirror Glaze:

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[PastryLivingwithAya]

Finally classic chocolate cake recipe!!! I tested it MANY times until I'm 100% satisfied and am so glad I can finally share it. Let me know how you enjoyed this cake if you tried it at home. & thank you for giving me a surprise end-of-a-year gift of 100K subs❤ I'm beyond thankful.

[emeraldzhen]

Just baked this recipe, half recipe + 1 tsp coffee powder + 1/2 tsp of rum. It is perfect, the texture is exactly the same as shown in the video, flat cake, soft, small cake pores.... PERFECT! Thanks a lot...found my ultimate fave choco cake recipe ❤😊

[loveanuy]

Your recipe is very similar to the one I developed, with a few differences. I use cake flour, 95g more oil (for an extra fudgy texture) and I use hot coffee instead of water to bloom the cocoa then mix it with the wet ingredients.

[erwingentica]

I tried baking this no fuss, easy and simple moist chocolate cake recipe earlier today. Amazing, moist, soft, not too dense, just as you've said it would be! Thank you very much for sharing this recipe with us, also for the tips, truly, I find you generous and awesome for sharing realistic, doable and yummy recipes. More recipes to come!

[aniss]

Thank you so much for this recipe. I have tried so many recipes just to find the perfect one and yours is the BEST!! It’s so moist, rich & stay soft even after refrigerating it! I often find other cake recipes to be on the sweeter side but not this one, it’s just perfect! This is my fav chocolate cake ever 😭❤

[vofnnyh]

For any Aussie’s that are in pastry living with Aya and you’ve watched the part where buttermilk is made from vinegar in full fat moo juice it’s readily available in Australia in Woolies, Coles, Aldi, Harris Farms and IGA you will find it in the same place as the milk and it’s in a cardboard container but you can also still follow Aya’s recipe on how to make buttermilk ❤ Aussie gal is back in the kitchen rewatching this chocolate cake G.O.A.T as I’m going to make it for hubby’s birthday next weekend 🎉

[shellyj]

This is the best chocolate cake ever & the only recipe I use ❤️

[fordictionclass]

I've been looking for a good chocolate cake without coffee. This is exactly what I wanted. It's so chocolatey and has a great texture. Thank you!

[atekha]

I tried this it's super delicious, my family loved it! This will be my go to chocolate cake from now on ☺️ I have been baking nonstop lately and I have also tried your sponge cake, all your recipes are truly delicious!... Thank you so much for sharing! I think I'm gonna start selling now. 😋

[guavee]

I made this cake for the first time yesterday with salted caramel filling and vanilla swiss buttercream and it was so good! I'ts not extremely sweet which is my usual problem with baking recipes. This one is just the right amount of sweetness while still moist. Excited to bake this again, maybe I'll try making it into cupcakes next time.

[athom]

I love listening to your voice. It's friendly and very inviting. Thank you for sharing your talent and knowledge with us. The best part is listing both metric AND English measurements in the ingredients which is a definite plus. Many Youtube recipes don't. America doesn't use metrics, so again, thank you. Happy New Year.

[annchovy]

This is similar to many chocolate cakes I’ve made and seen, but I’m definitely curious to try your version!
The crumb looks beautiful!
Congratulations on the subscribers— you absolutely deserve it! You are one of the most gracious, and lovely people on YouTube and your recipes don’t disappoint.

[dewrisherasme]

Just made this recipe for my birthday 😂😂 a really nice flavor and consistency, i just replaced the boiling watter with boiling milk...and added more chocolate.

[angbeebee]

Love your channel. Thank you for being so incredibly generous in sharing your baking knowledge. I learned so much

[Eya_touir]

I tried this cake, couldn't find cake flour so I used regular flour instead so sadly it didn't rise much, and used a ganache filling and maple syrup instead of the buttercream and itt is officially my favorite chocolate cake ever, I even made it twice in 1 week because my family and friends loved it so much, thank you ❤

[carolann]

I have made this cake so many times, it always turns out beautifully. Love your recipes and videos!!!

[RuthCBH]

Congratulations! You have done well and you are always doing your best in uploading tutorials for all of us. Merry Christmas to you and family.

[shellycampz]

I just made this, and its so good! So moist and delicious! I love your videos. I plan to try your cake recipes one at a time 😊

[fardiah-]

Your channel is soo underrated! I literally only follow your cake recipes and it always turns out amazing. I wish more people could know how amazing your channel is ♡♡

[beyummy]

Hi A I love love this recipe 🤩your chocolate banana cake is my fav to watch as well👌 your videos are so soothing to watch and I really feel confident to start making the recipes🤩 congratulations on hitting 100 000 subscribers you go girl !!!🤩😍