Simply Perfect Chocolate Cake

This is something I have been meaning to share for a long time!  My chocolate cupcake recipe is one of the top posts on this site, and readers are always asking me if it can be done as a cake too.  So here it is (finally!): Simply Perfect Chocolate Cake.

I posted the cupcake version of this chocolate cake years ago.  I remember it took me like three or four tries (maybe even five!) before those cupcakes tasted the way I wanted.  There was a laundry list of “musts” in my mind for that recipe.  And I was not going to rest until I could check off each and every one.

Well, my hard work paid off because that is one of the most popular recipes on my site to this day.  There are tons of comments on it, from readers who tried and and LOVED it.  Many of them say it’s the only chocolate cake they will ever make again!  I’m super proud of it, and I’ve used it as a base as a lot of other recipes since.  They all get the same kind of overwhelmingly positive response.

INGREDIENTS

• For the chocolate cake layers
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cake flour
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• For the cocoa simple syrup (optional)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup water
• For the chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream
• 6 large egg whites
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups unsalted butter, softened but still cool
• 10 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
• 2 1/2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. To make the chocolate cake layers:
2. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
3. Generously mist three 8-inch diameter by 3-inch high cake pans with non-stick spray, and line with circles cut from parchment paper.
4. Place the sugar, flours, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl, and whisk to combine.
5. .........................

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