Yost Chocolate Cake

Name: Yost Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup buttermilk; 1 cup vegetable oil; 2 eggs; 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups white sugar; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup hot water; 4 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1/2 cup butter at room temperature; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt

16 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup buttermilk
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot water
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup butter at room temperature
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
2

Whisk buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, 1/3 cup cocoa powder, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl until smooth. Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to buttermilk mixture and whisk in hot water. Spread batter in prepared cake pan.
3

Bake in the preheated oven until set and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean or with moist crumbs, about 35 minutes. Let cool.
4

Beat confectioners' sugar, cream, butter, 1/4 cup cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl using an electric mixer until frosting is smooth and creamy. Spread onto cooled cake.