Southern Chocolate cakes are a favorite among many. Their moist and rich filling takes the cake! Chocolate cake is a great recipe to incorporate into your holidays! It’s filled with dark chocolate and other ingredients that make you jump for joy.

Southern chocolate cake

Why You Should Make Southern Chocolate Cake?

  • Extremely EasyPress the easy button on this Southern chocolate cake recipe. The hardest part is gathering all the ingredients and waiting for this delicious Southern chocolate cake to cool off!
  • Out of this world delicious-  The flavors in this Southern chocolate cake are unmatched. Who doesn’t love a large, delightful piece of chocolate cake, not to mention that you can add many different ingredients to this cake? It’s like a make-it-your type of cake if you like.
  • Perfect for Special Occasion—This is the cake for you if you are having an event but are pressed for time. The cooking time and cleanup are minimal to none.
  • Perfect for Special Occasion—This is the cake for you if you are having an event but are pressed for time. The cooking time and cleanup are minimal to none.

Ingredients You Will Need Southern Chocolate Cake

Southern Chocolate cake
  • All-purpose flour will help create the taste of this simple chocolate cake recipe. Flour doesn’t have an overbearing taste, which allows the cake to really shine and you to enjoy the flavor thoroughly.
  • Unsweetened Cocoa Powder- is used in entire chocolate cake for its intense chocolate flavor, ability to balance sweetness, smooth texture, darker color, versatility in baking, and potential health benefits.
  • White sugarThis sugar adds sweetness to this fluffy cake. If you are on a keto diet, you will need to use other alternatives, such as monk fruit sugar.
  • Vegetable Oil is used in chocolate cake to keep it moist, add richness, enhance the texture, and make it more tender.

How To Make Southern Chocolate Cake

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • First, we will need to gather all our ingredients: all-purpose flour, eggs, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, buttermilk, vanilla extract, water, salt, honey, oil, and sugar!
  • You can spray the bottom of your baking pan with nonstick spray or butter it. It’s your preference.
  • Grab a mixing bowl and stir in flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, sugar,  and salt. Make sure everything is blended for the best results for a fluffy chocolate cake.
  • Grab a separate mixing bowl and add eggs, oil, buttermilk, and vanilla extract,  then slowly whisk in boiling water.
  • Now, stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Pour batter into the baking dish.
  • Place in the oven for 30-35 minutes. Check if the cake is ready in around 28 minutes because every oven is different. To make sure the cake is done, stick a toothpick in the cake. Remove the toothpick; if the toothpick is dry, the cake is done. If the toothpick comes out wet, let it bake a little longer.
  • Once done, remove the cake and place it on a cooling rack to cool for about 10-15 minutes. Then, you can start frosting your cake! I frosted my cake with store-bought chocolate icing and added some chocolate chips to the sides. For the sake of time, I will have my homemade chocolate buttercream frosting version listed below in the instructions.

Substitutions

  • Whole Milk- If you do not like buttermilk, you can use whole milk, 2% milk, reduced fat, or skim milk. It’s your preference.
  • Unsweetened/Sweetened Cocoa Powder- These will do the trick in this recipe. 
  • Kosher Salt—If you aren’t a big fan of pure salt, you can try switching things up with sea salt or Himalayan salt. 

What To Pair with Southern Chocolate Cake

Vanilla Ice Cream- A scoop of vanilla ice cream would pair perfectly with this Southern chocolate cake. 

Caramel Sauce– This and the vanilla ice cream can pair well with this Southern chocolate cake. If. You don’t necessarily want the scoop of vanilla ice cream. You can drizzle the caramel sauce over the top.

Southern chocolate cake

Storage/Reheating 

This Southern chocolate cake recipe requires an airtight container or cake pan. Storing things in a cake pan will ensure your cake stays moist and doesn’t ruin. You can refrigerate for later use. Once ready to eat, remove the cake from the fridge and warm it in the oven for 15 seconds or until warm.

Southern Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cake has always been one of my weaknesses. I love to accompany this recipe with ice cream or milk. Oh, the many flavors chocolate cake can send to your taste buds……yummy! This easy moist chocolate cake literally melts in your mouth.
Easy moist chocolate cake
Author: Ronalyn
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients  

  • Non-Stick Spray Butter can be used as well
  • 1/2 Cup Sweetened Cocoa powder
  • 2 Cup White Sugar
  • 2 Cup All-purpose flour
  • 2 Teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 Teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 1 Cup Boiling Hot water
  • 1 Cup Whole buttermilk
  • 1 Cup Vegetable oil
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
  • Spray the bottom of your pans with nonstick spray or rub a small amount of butter to the bottom of cake pan.
    Non-Stick Spray
  • Grab a separate mixing bowl. Add in your flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix those ingredients together well
    1/2 Cup Sweetened Cocoa powder, 2 Cup White Sugar, 2 Cup All-purpose flour, 2 Teaspoon baking soda, 1 Teaspoon baking powder, ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • Now stir the wet ingredients to the previous mixture( eggs, buttermilk, hot water, and vanilla extract). Use an electric mixer to mix ingredients for about 2 to 3 minutes.
    2 Large Eggs, 1 Cup Boiling Hot water, 1 Cup Whole buttermilk, 1 Cup Vegetable oil, 1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • Pour the mixture evenly into cake pan.
  • Place in the oven for 35 minutes. Start checking if the cake is ready around 30 minutes because everyone oven is a little different. To make sure the cake is done stick a toothpick in the cake. If the toothpick is dry the cake is done. If the toothpick comes out wet. Allow the cake bake the remaining time left.
  • Once done, take the cake out to cool for about 10-15 minutes. Then you can start frosting your cake! I frosted my cake with store purchased chocolate cake mix
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

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  1. You got me thinking I might be able to take my first shot at making a cake from scratch. I love chocolate cake too! This recipe is easy to follow. Thanks for sharing!

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