Description
A classic American birthday cake with tender yellow cake layers and rich chocolate frosting, perfect for celebrations of all kinds.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons table salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cups natural cocoa powder
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 20 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1/3 cup hot water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F and prepare two round cake pans
- Combine flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl
- Beat eggs, sugar, vanilla, and almond extract until thick and pale
- Gently mix dry ingredients into egg mixture
- Heat milk with butter and oil until warm and melted
- Slowly mix milk mixture into batter until smooth
- Divide batter evenly between pans and bake until done
- Cool cake layers completely
- Mix cocoa powder, sugar, salt, water, vanilla, and butter for frosting
- Beat frosting until light and spreadable
- Assemble cake with frosting between layers and on top
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for best texture
- Chill cake briefly before final frosting for clean edges
- Bring cake to room temperature before serving
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 620
- Sugar: 58g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 34g
- Saturated Fat: 19g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 76g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 145mg