Everyday Chocolate Cake

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Total Time
80 minutes
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Ingredients

8 servings
  • 1/2 cup (115 grams or 4 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup (190 grams) firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup (235 ml) buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup (60 grams) Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea or table salt
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Chef’s notes

Dutched cocoa makes this cake much darker and richer. If you don’t have it, you can use natural or non-Dutched cocoa, but the cake might sink in the middle a little.
This cake is even better on days 2 and 3 if wrapped tightly in foil and stored at room temperature.
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