Name: Yost Chocolate Cake recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup buttermilk;1 cup vegetable oil;2 eggs;⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder;1 teaspoon vanilla extract;2 cups all-purpose flour;2 cups white sugar;2 teaspoons baking soda;½ teaspoon salt;1 cup hot water;4 cups confectioners' sugar;½ cup heavy cream;½ cup butter at room temperature;¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder;1 teaspoon vanilla extract;¼ teaspoon salt

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Ingredients

1 cup buttermilk 1 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups white sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup hot water 4 cups confectioners' sugar ½ cup heavy cream ½ cup butter at room temperature ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

638.9 calories carbohydrate: 92.6 g cholesterol: 59 mg fat: 29.6 g fiber: 1.8 g protein: 4.8 g saturatedFat: 9.1 g servingSize: - sodium: 446.8 mg sugar: 73.7 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

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

Recipe Yield

1 frosted cake

Recipe Note

The famous Yost chocolate cake!

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