Grandma's Chocolate Cake

This recipe has been passed down through the family for many generations. It is the only chocolate cake recipe I use anymore. The cake is nice and moist and has such a bold flavor. This cake is great for a German chocolate icing, but I have used all types of icings, which all complement the cake nicely. This cake always pleases the crowd when I make it. Hope you enjoy it as much as my family has for all these years.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 316 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 ¾ cups white sugar
• 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
• 2 large eggs
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon maple extract
• 1 ⅓ cups brewed coffee

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

Step 2

Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.

Step 3

Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Mix in eggs and maple extract. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with coffee, beating batter until smooth after each addition. Pour batter into the prepared pans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.