D's Chocolate Cake

Every year on my husband Daniel's birthday he request that I make a different cake, sometimes it's a scrumptious cheesecake and others, like this year, it is a cake, this birthday his request was a chocolate cake with cream cheese icing. So like the doting wife I am I delivered a 3 layer chocolate cake with a delicious cream cheese icing. Daniel is not much of a chocolate fan but every once in a while he gets a craving and I get to feed my chocolate habit! If you are a chocoliteer like myself I suggest adding a little more cocoa and a few tablespoons of chocolate syrup to make it even more delicious! You could also pair this cake with a rich chocolate icing if you would rather have a chocolate, chocolate cake. In honor of D I will be posting the cream cheese icing with this recipe today but if you need a good chocolate icing recipe let me know, I have a very tasty one!


D's Chocolate Cake
2 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs (room temp)
1 cup buttermilk (room temp), if you don't have buttermilk on hand regular milk will do
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
3 tablespoons chocolate syrup (optional)
1 cup boiling water


1. Preheat oven to 350, grease and flour 3- 8 inch baking pans or 2- 9 inch pans
2. In mixer mix together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until well blended. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, and almond and beat on medium speed until incorporated about 2 minutes on medium speed. 
3. Turn speed to low and add in boiling water until mixed. Batter will be very thin
4. Pour into prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes. Cool and ice


Cream Cheese Icing
1 pound cream cheese softened
4 cups confectioners sugar
1 cup butter softened
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract


1. Cream the cream cheese, sugar and butter together on low until incorporated. 
2. Increase speed to high and beat until fluffy and peaks form.
3. Reduce speed to low and add vanilla and almond extract and mix until fluffy.
Icing can be stored in refrigerator until needed or up to 3 days.


Enjoy!!!!