The Easiest Chocolate Cake You Will Ever Make

This recipe is hands down the easiest from scratch cake recipe you will ever make, I have yet to mess it up. It makes a delicious, rich and moist chocolate cake, you don't even need frosting with it.....but if you like frosting, Caramel Coconut Pecan frosting is our favorite.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 12-16
• Yields: 1 9x13 cake

Ingredients

• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  cups granulated sugar
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  cup butter, shortening will work, but butter is better
• 1  cup  strong coffee, water if you don't like coffee
• 6  tablespoons  good quality cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Sift together dry ingredients in a medium bowl and set aside.
2. In a small saucepan melt together butter, coffee and cocoa over low heat and blend until smooth, set aside.
3. In a glass measure mix together buttermilk, eggs and vanilla until blended, set aside.
4. Take the chocolate mixture and blend it with your dry ingredients until incorporated. Once chocolate mixture is blended then mix in buttermilk mixture until smooth. Pour into a prepared (greased and floured) 9x13 pan and bake for 30 minutes at 350F degrees. Cool on wire racks. Frost when cooled if desired.