Moist Buttermilk Cake Recipe

Moist Buttermilk Cake Recipe

The perfect recipe for an old-fashioned drink buttermilk cover that is so moist that your guests module anticipate it came from a bakery!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 (1-oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 2 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 Tbsp. vinegar

Chocolate Frosting

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 3 (1-oz) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• Half-and-half (if necessary)

Instructions

1. Turn oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper.
2. In large pan,mixer and stir cream butter until light and fluffy. Add sugar and beat until creamy. pour eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in melted chocolate.
3. In separate Pan, mix four and salt. Pour buttermilk and chocolate mixture, alternating. Stir in vanilla.
4. In small pan, dissolve baking soda in vinegar. Slowly add this to the chocolate mixture. Mix just until blended. Do not over-combine.
5. Add batter into prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes then remove from pans. Transfer to wire racks and cool completely before frosting.

Chocolate Frosting

1. In large mixing pan, cream butter until light and fluffy. Slowly add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating well between additions. Stir in chocolate and vanilla. If necessary, thin frosting with 1-2 tsps. half-and-half.