The Moistest Chocolate Coffee Cake Ever

Ingredients

• 1¾ cupflour
• 2 cupswhite sugar
• ¾ cupcocoa powder
• 1½ tspbicarbonate of soda
• ¾ tspsalt
• 2large eggs
• 1 cupbuttermilkor substitute: put 1 tablespoon white vinegar in a cup, fill with milk, let stand 5 minutes until thickened
• ½ cupbutter, melted
• 1 tbspvanilla essence
• 1 cupfreshly brewed hot coffeeor 2 tsp instant coffee in 1 cup boiling water

Method

1. 01

   Preheat oven to 180°C. Grease and flour or spray-and-cook two 9-inch baking pans (or line with baking paper circles).

2. 02

   In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and salt. Add eggs, buttermilk, butter and vanilla essence and beat until smooth (about 3 minutes). (Use a beater for best results.) Stir in hot coffee with a rubber spatula. Batter will be very runny.

3. 03

   Pour batter evenly between the two pans and bake on the middle rack of the oven for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.