Use this recipe to bake an 8-inch two-layer round cake, a 9x13-inch sheet cake, or 24 cupcakes. This chocolate spice cake is the kind of crowd pleasing chocolate cake that everyone goes crazy for.

2. Cream the Butter and Sugar. In a large bowl, I beat together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. This step is key for getting a soft and tender cake.

2 cups all-purpose flour. 1 teaspoon baking soda. 1/4 teaspoon salt. 1 cup butter, softened. 2 cups sugar. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 1 cup buttermilk. Coconut-Pecan Filling and Frosting ...

21 Layer Cake Recipes From Chocolate to Lemon Poppy Seed. Whether you stack together two cake layers or six, bringing any one of these showstopping cakes to the table is an act of pure joy.

Bake the cake until it springs back when lightly pressed with your finger, 48 to 52 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and place it on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes. 7.

Whether you stack together two cake layers or six, bringing any one of these showstopping cakes to the table is an act of pure joy.

Preparation. Make the cake: 1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Brush two 8-inch round cake pans with oil and line the bottoms with parchment paper; set aside.

For that, I skipped melted chocolate in favor of cocoa powder. Melted chocolate tends to dry out cake batter, and unless you’re using 100 percent unsweetened chocolate, adding bar chocolate also ...

Chocolate cake is always, always a good idea.And pretty much every occasion calls for chocolate cake. Birthdays, weekdays, rough weeks, major accomplishments — chocolate cake makes it better.