Yost Chocolate Cake

A family recipe for sweet chocolate cake with chocolate icing uses pantry ingredients, so it's easy to whip one up anytime you have a craving or want to celebrate.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 639 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup hot water
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.33333334326744 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 0.5 cup heavy cream
• 0.25 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 0.5 cup butter at room temperature

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.