Easy Chocolate Layer Cake

Name: Easy Chocolate Layer Cake
Yield: Serves 16 to 20
Ingredients: , Vegetable oil spray; 1½ cups (7½ ounces; 213 grams), all-purpose flour; 1½ cups (10½ ounces; 298 grams), sugar; 1 cup (3 ounces; 85 grams), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; ½ teaspoon, baking soda; ½ teaspoon, table salt; 1½ cups (12 ounces), milk; ¾ cup, vegetable oil; 2 , large eggs; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 pound (454 grams; 4 sticks), unsalted butter, cut into 20 pieces and softened; ¼ cup (2 ounces), heavy cream; 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; 4 cups (16 ounces; 454 grams), confectioners’ (powdered) sugar

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By Katie Leaird

For Kids & Families

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Cakes

This easy-to-make layer cake is a fun project for you and your young chef to tackle together! Since the batter comes together in a bowl, you don’t even need an electric mixer.

SERVES16 to 20

TIME1¼ hours, plus 1 hour cooling time

What Kids Are Saying"It was easy to make and delicious, and it's the best cake I've ever had." —Jackson, recipe tester, age 8

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Your young chef can feel like a professional baker as they layer and frost this decadent chocolate layer cake. Our recipe is much easier than most because you don’t need to cut a cake in half horizontally to form layers—just bake two 9-inch...

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