Everyone family has that classic recipe that you’re infamous for and for our family it is this chocolate cake recipe and it truly is the BEST! For as long as I can remember, this has been known as Judy’s Chocolate Cake in our family, but all you need to know is that it is the BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe there is. And since it’s National Chocolate Cake day, I thought it would be the right time to share it with you!
Favorite Desserts
What makes a dessert good? Well, in our family (or at least in mine), it means it’s chocolate! Rarely does a dessert get eaten in our house if it isn’t chocolate. In fact, I’ve made non-chocolate recipes and the guys have actually said, “There isn’t enough chocolate in it.” So, I don’t even try anymore with non-chocolate recipes!
Early in our marriage, my mom made Judy’s Chocolate Cake for my guys and it was a hit! Judy is one of my aunts and has always been making this cake from scratch. Then, my mom started making the cake and now I make it for my guys! We went through the most recent cake in record time and to quote M, “I see why…” he quipped with a mouthful of cake!
The Recipe
The Best Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspooon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup black coffee
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×13 cake pan. In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Create a center opening of hte dry ingredients and add all the wet ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Bake 35-40 minutes.
Bakers Tips
- Don’t worry if you don’t consider yourself to be a baker, you can’t screw up this cake!
- The batter is going to seem overly runny! I promise it’s ok and it will bake up well! It’s part of what makes this cake so moist!
- You (nor your family) will taste the coffee I promise!
- Do not overbake this cake! While the timing on the recipe varies, check on the cake at the low end of that. A toothpick or cake tester should come out clean, but I strongly caution at overbaking!
- Frost it with your favorite chocolate frosting! You can make a homemade chocolate frosting, but the cake is really the star of the show, so it isn’t necessary! Personally, our favorite frosting is Duncan Hines Whipped Chocolate Fudge frosting!
- Keep the case well sealed when storing it to avoid it drying out!
- Eat your pieces fast or hide yourself a piece or two because I promise it’ll disappear fast in your home!
Need another delicious chocolate cake recipe? Check out my friend Val’s recipe for Chocolate Melting Cakes!
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I’m on a chocolate kick – this looks delicious. I’ve been into those trader joe’s lava cakes lately.
Yum! We love lava cakes too! This cake is such a basic classic!
I have this on my “to make” list thus week, can’t wait!
It’s so delicious!!! I hope you guys love it!
What a great holiday 🙂 This looks delicious! And thank you for sharing my Chocolate Melting Cake recipe. I’m always up for a slice of cake, especially if it is chocolate!
Thanks so much for contributing!!! I agree that it’s a pretty great day!!!
Putting this on our list of things to do today. The girls love to bake and with snow day #4 it will be something fun to do!
Yay!! Happy to help you fill time! I hope you guys love it as much as we do!
This looks absolutely amazing! Cannot wait to make this next week! Definitely want to try it out at our next Bimbo dinner party.
A dinner party is perfect for this! I hope you love our favorite chocolate cake!
This so AMAZING! This is a dish that I would totally make for myself and probably keep for myself. My grandmother used to make something similar when I was a little girl.
It’s so delicious and definitely a family favorite in our house!
I’ve made a lot of similar recipes in my slow cooker. I wouldn’t be able to survive with out my slow cooker. Thanks for sharing your recipes.