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<\/p> $\"\"$ This is the Chocolate Birthday Cake recipe I use for my kids and husbands birthdays. It\u2019s a winner every single time. \n

Chocolate Birthday Cake<\/div>\n

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Recipe Type<\/span>: Dessert<\/span><\/div>\n

Author: Dara Boxer<\/span><\/div>\n

Prep time: 15 mins<\/time><\/div>\n

Cook time: 45 mins<\/time><\/div>\n

Total time: 1 hour<\/time><\/div>\n

Serves: 12<\/span><\/div>\n

Ingredients<\/div>\n

2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n
3\/4 cup cocoa powder<\/li>\n
2 teaspoons instant espresso or instant coffee<\/li>\n
1 1\/2 teaspoons baking soda<\/li>\n
1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n
1 3\/4 cups sugar<\/li>\n
4 large eggs, at room temperature<\/li>\n
2 teaspoons vanilla extract<\/li>\n
1 1\/2 cups whole milk, at room temperature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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Instructions<\/div>\n
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1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans with vegetable oil spray, then line the bottoms with parchment paper. Whisk the flour, cocoa, instant espresso, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl and set aside.<\/li>\n
2. Beat the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until incorporated, scraping down the bowl as needed. Beat in vanilla.<\/li>\n
3. Reduce speed to low and beat in one-third of flour mixture. Repeat with half of the remaining flour mixture, then the remaining milk, and finally the remaining flour mixture.<\/li>\n
4. Pour batter into prepared pans and smooth the top. Bake until a skewer interred into the center comes out with a few crumbs attached, about 40 minutes.<\/li>\n
5. Let cakes cool in the pan on wire racks for 10 minutes. Run a pairing knife around the edge of cakes to loosen, then flip out onto the racks. Flip the cakes upright, and let cool completely before frosting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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