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Old-Fashioned Buttermilk Chocolate Cake with Fluffy Chocolate Frosting

A moist, rich, one-bowl buttermilk chocolate cake topped with light and fluffy chocolate cream cheese frosting. Easy enough for an everyday dessert and just as simple to prepare as a boxed cake mix.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 9
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Cake
  • 1 cup AP flour
  • ! cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup hot brewed coffee
Fluffy Chocolate Frosting
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 T Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 8 ounce container of Cool whip

Method
 

For the Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350. grease a 9x9 baking pan.
  2. In large bowl whisk together all dry ingredients.
  3. Add remaining ingredients to bowl and whisk until smooth and combined. Batter will be thin.
  4. Pour into prepared baking dish
  5. Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Cool completely before frosting.
For the Frosting
  1. Beat softened cream cheese until smooth.
  2. Add powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla. Beat until creamy.
  3. Stir in a spoonful or 2 of Cool Whip to loosen mixture and then fold in the rest of the Cool Whip until light and fluffy
  4. Spread over cooled cake.
  5. Refrigerate at least an hour before serving.