Chocolate Buttermilk Cake
Servings 8 -10
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1/4 cup oil
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 tsp instant coffee
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Grease and dust a 13x9 inch pan and set aside.
- Whisk together ingredients from flour to salt till well combined.
- In another bowl, beat the butter, oil, eggs and vanilla till homogeneous.
- Add the coffee into the hot water and pour into the mixture, and beat.
- Add half the flour mixture and fold in, followed by half the buttermilk. Mix well. Repeat till done and the batter is well mixed.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes or till skewer comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes before flipping onto a cooling rack. Cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
You can make your own buttermilk by adding one tsp vinegar into a cup of milk and allowing it to sit undisturbed for 10 minutes.
I have used store bought laban instead of buttermilk, but since laban is quite thick, I took 3/4 cup of laban and added 1/4 cup of water to dilute it.
I have used store bought laban instead of buttermilk, but since laban is quite thick, I took 3/4 cup of laban and added 1/4 cup of water to dilute it.