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Cocoa powder is a particularly drying ingredient, so this cake needs oil for suitable moisture. Eggs: Use 2 room temperature eggs. To speed up the gently warming, place refrigerated eggs in a cup of warm water for 10 minutes.
This recipe probably used natural cocoa which is acidic and hence the extra baking soda is needed in addition to the baking powder. If you have natural cocoa, then I would put about double the baking powder. If you have dutch-processed cocoa, just omit the baking soda because you won’t need it.
Unless otherwise noted, use room temperature ingredients. Buttermilk: This chocolate cake requires the moisture and acidity from buttermilk. Lately I’ve been using a mix of sour cream and buttermilk, as well as reducing the hot liquid.
What an easy chocolate cake! No mixer required for the batter, simply whisk the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another bowl. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients (or vice versa, it doesn’t make any difference), add the hot coffee, then whisk everything together.
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