For this chocolate cake, you’ll need the following ingredients.

• - all-purpose flour

• - sugar

• - unsweetened cocoa powder

• - baking powder

• - baking soda

• - salt

• espresso powder – I give more information on the espresso powder below

• milk – you can also use buttermilk, almond milk, oat milk, or coconut milk

• oil – you can use vegetable, canola or melted coconut oil

• eggs – when baking, I like to use room temperature eggs

• vanilla extract

• boiling water

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Step-by-Step Instructions

Prep. Preheat the oven to 350º F. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring.

Whisk dry ingredients. Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk through to combine or, using your paddle attachment, stir through flour mixture until combined well.

Mix in wet ingredients. Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter until well combined.

Bake. Distribute cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center of the chocolate cake comes out clean.