Rich Moist Blackout Cake – Sweet Easy Recipes for Chocolate Lovers
This rich moist blackout cake is one of the best sweet easy recipes you’ll ever try. Packed with deep chocolate flavor and creamy pudding frosting, it’s a dream dessert for any chocolate lover. Ideal for birthdays, parties, or just because—this cake combines the best of easy dessert recipes, quick and easy recipes, beginner dessert recipes, easy cake recipes, easy homemade recipes, and simple homemade sweets – easy recipes into one unforgettable treat.
Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot coffee
- 2 cups chocolate pudding (for frosting)
- Optional: extra cake crumbs for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Slowly stir in hot coffee until batter is fully combined.
- Divide the batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake for 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Spread chocolate pudding over one cake layer, top with the second layer, and frost the entire cake.
- Crumble any extra cake scraps over the top for a traditional blackout cake look.