World's Best Chocolate Cake

I discovered a recipe for an amazing chocolate cake. I've shared it with friends in Virginia and made it for my dads's birthday and now, I feel obligated to share it with the rest of the world. I can't take credit for it - I found it on Allrecipes. If you need an easy but AMAZING chocolate cake try this one :)

ngredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened


• 3 cups white sugar


• 5 eggs


• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract


• 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules dissolved in 1/4 cup hot water


• 1 cup buttermilk


• 2 cups all-purpose flour


• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder


• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder


• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan. Mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.


2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the dissolved coffee and buttermilk. Pour batter into prepared pan.


3. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Some notes: I didn't use coffee, I just added 2 extra teaspoons of cocoa and mixed it into the boiling water. I also used the Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa (LOVE this stuff - seriously, never buy the regular again). I have a policy of not buying buttermilk since half the container goes to waste, so I use regular milk with a tablespoon of lemon juice - let it sit for 5 minutes. I found that it has to bake for 70 minutes in my oven - I made 2 under baked cakes back to back (I'm also the only person alive who doesn't like slightly under baked cake). Also, I had trouble getting it out of the pan when I used regular cooking spray but the baking cooking spray is amazing stuff. You can dress it up with mini chocolate chips in the batter or raspberries in the center. Or just dust with powdered sugar and eat :) This cake would not have been possible without my amazing sister Danielle giving me a bunt pan one year for Christmas or my friend Pheobe asking for a chocolate pound cake for her birthday - so thanks ladies!