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Homemade Chocolate Birthday Cake with Frosting

Aug 29, 2019 · 52 Comments

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This homemade chocolate birthday cake with frosting recipe tastes like a better version of a box mix cake! It’s super easy to make and there wasn’t a piece leftover. It’s great for an easy birthday cake or any time you’re craving a good old fashioned slice of chocolate cake with frosting, nothing too fussy or too fancy.

The easiest chocolate birthday cake

Last year I made a banana cake with Greek yogurt frosting for my son Ben’s birthday. This year, I had just had the twins (all three of my kids share a birthday) so it was a month later when we had some family members over for a low-key pizza party for his birthday (we literally ordered pizza, I made a cake, and we called it a day -it was glorious!)

Easy homemade chocolate cake with frosting for a 2 year old

My husband asked if I wanted him to pick up a cake, and I just couldn’t NOT make a cake for him. I wanted to make one, because I remember my mom making a cake for all of our birthdays (I have 3 sisters) so it was something special and a tradition I wanted to carry on.

Celebrating a 2 year old birthday with chocolate cake

I looked and I wasn’t finding anything simple, until I found this Barefoot Contessa recipe. I made a few adjustments to make it a little easier (like I didn’t sift the flour and it came out great, but feel free to sift away!)

The easiest and most delicious chocolate cake

For cake decorations I just took a few of Ben’s toy dinosaurs and put them on top of the cake and sprinkled some crushed oreos for dirt and put two candles in and called it a day. I LOVED how simple the decorations for a kids cake this was (sticking small toys on top of the cake for decorations) – I’m totally going to do this method for all birthdays going forward!

Easy homemade chocoalte cake with decorations

The cake was GONE, I’m talking not one slice left! It’s so good and I’ll be making this easy homemade chocolate birthday cake with frosting for all birthdays in the future!

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Homemade Chocolate Birthday Cake with Frosting

This homemade chocolate birthday cake with frosting recipe tastes like a better version of a box mix cake! It’s super easy to make and there wasn’t a piece leftover. It’s great for an easy birthday cake or any time you’re craving a good old fashioned slice of chocolate cake with frosting, nothing too fussy or too fancy.
4.5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Additional Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 1 cake, 12-18 pieces

Ingredients

  • For the cake:
  • Butter for greasing the pan (or cooking spray)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cups cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk shaken (I didn't have any buttermilk so I made some by combining 1 cup milk with juice from half a lemon and letting it sit for 5 minutes)
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup coffee brewed coffee
  • For the Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
  • 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 16 ounces about 2 cups confectioners sugar
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons milk as needed
  • 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate melted and cooled
  • Optional toppings for dinosaur decorations: toy dinosaurs and crushed oreos 5-6

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter/spray with cooking spray one 9x13 pan and set aside.
  • Combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix on low speed until combined (or use a hand mixer).
  • In another bowl, using a whisk combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla.
  • With the mixer on low, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry. With the mixer still on low, slowly add the coffee and stir just to combine, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 32-35 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan for 30 minutes, then turn it out onto a cooling rack and completely cool before frosting.
  • Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
  • Combine butter, vanilla and salt in a large mixing bowl. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat until the butter is fluffy, scraping down the sides as necessary.
  • Add the confectioners' sugar ½ cup at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition. When all the sugar is mixed in, stir in the cocoa powder.
  • Add the milk and melted chocolate and beat on high speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice, until the frosting is light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
  • Use the frosting immediately or refrigerate it, wrapped in plastic, for up to 1 week. Bring to room temperature and re-whip before using.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 380mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 33g
The best ever chocolate birthday cake from scratch

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  1. Melanie says

    October 27, 2019 at 6:32 am

    Love this! My grandma only made one kind of birthday cake for everyone. Chocolate with chocolate icing ( the kind that gets hard..not creamy buttercream frosting) with chopped walnuts on top.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      November 3, 2019 at 7:56 pm

      That’s so sweet your grandma made the same kind of cake for everyone – that’s going to be me, with this cake 🙂

      Reply
  2. Kim Henrichs says

    October 25, 2019 at 6:55 pm

    Making this over the weekend for a Monday office party!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      November 3, 2019 at 8:10 pm

      I hope everyone loved it!!

      Reply
  3. Stephanie J Schmeling says

    October 25, 2019 at 9:23 am

    I can’t wait to make this cake for a friend. I have made the banana muffins & they were yummy 😊

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      November 3, 2019 at 8:19 pm

      You definitely have a lucky friend, this cake is so good!! So glad you love the banana muffins!

      Reply
  4. CATHERINE says

    September 28, 2019 at 4:34 pm

    I honestly don’t think I’ve ever had any cake I haven’t liked! German chocolate, coconut or spice cakes are probably my favorites, but chocolate or vanilla never fail to please. Love this recipe here. And what a great birthday treat for your little cutie!
    That Amazon card would be great, really been wanting to get a silicone cake pan that will fit in my instant pot and my air fryer! 😊

    Reply
  5. VICTORIA HARRAH says

    September 28, 2019 at 3:17 pm

    MMM…chocolate! DUH! lol…

    My favorite cake is mom’s old fashioned yellow cake with chocolate frosting (with a big glass of milk)!! I’m pretty sure she uses a box mix but her cake is always the best!!

    Reply
  6. Alice says

    September 28, 2019 at 2:55 pm

    I love a good old peach or pineapple upside down cake! If you line the pan with parchment, you can decrease the amount of butter and brown sugar by up to one half, without worrying that all the fruit will stick to the pan, and it is still rich and delish!

    Reply
  7. Leann G says

    September 20, 2019 at 6:00 am

    I am such a cake snob and usually only like homemade cakes or cakes from certain from-scratch bakeries, however, sometimes it’s hard to beat a rainbow chip cake mix with the rainbow chip icing out of the can. It’s a quick fix when I’m hungry for cake (always!) and don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 22, 2019 at 2:37 pm

      Totally agree with you Leann, I’m a cake snob, but every once in a while I love a box mix cake!

      Reply
  8. Mary W says

    September 13, 2019 at 7:21 am

    I love a good, rich Coconut Cream cake with 3 layers and lots of custard filling between the layers. Dusting with toasted fresh coconut takes it over the top!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 22, 2019 at 2:40 pm

      Sounds like such an amazing cake!

      Reply
  9. Susan Craig says

    September 13, 2019 at 6:24 am

    My Mom used to make German Chocolate cakes for my birthday. That is a wonderful, old-fashioned cake you don’t see often these days.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 22, 2019 at 2:41 pm

      Oh I agree, you definitely don’t see that cake every day, love it too!

      Reply
  10. Cassie says

    September 13, 2019 at 5:14 am

    Chocolate cake with a peanut butter filling, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, is definitely my favorite!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 22, 2019 at 2:43 pm

      Sounds so good!

      Reply
  11. Wendy Burrow says

    September 12, 2019 at 9:30 am

    Your recipe sounds so wonderful. I LOVE cake so much that I have a hard time deciding which to choose as a favorite! For my husband’s 50th birthday, I am pretty sure I made 3 cakes for the party…and my favorite was called 14 Karat Gold Cake with Honey Fudge frosting!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 12, 2019 at 6:53 pm

      I love cake too! That is so neat you made three cakes for your husbands birthday. I am going to google 14 karat cake right away, because oh my goodness does that sound good, and I’m so curious what it is – honey/fudge frosting sounds amazing!!

      Reply
      • Wendy Burrow says

        September 13, 2019 at 8:00 am

        The cake and frosting recipes are from Real Food for Healthy Kids by Tracy Seaman and Tanya Wenman Steel.

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        • Sweetphi says

          September 22, 2019 at 2:40 pm

          Thank you so much!!

          Reply
  12. Sara Williams says

    September 10, 2019 at 2:41 pm

    My all-time favorite cake is carrot cake with cream cheese frosting! So yummy!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 12, 2019 at 7:00 pm

      Oh yum, a delicious classic

      Reply
  13. Linda Bick says

    September 8, 2019 at 2:35 pm

    Yummy! I love adding coffee to a chocolate cake recipe! Can’t wait to try yours!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 12, 2019 at 7:09 pm

      I think you’re going to absolutely love this recipe!

      Reply
  14. Cassandra D says

    September 7, 2019 at 3:23 am

    I like the dinosaurs with the added touch. This recipe looks great to make.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 7, 2019 at 12:57 pm

      Thank you so much – it was such a fun/easy way to decorate the cake, I’m totally going to do little toys as decoration in the future!

      Reply
  15. Gloria Aman says

    September 6, 2019 at 2:21 pm

    My favorite cake is Strawberry with Butter Cream Icing. I also like Lemon Glaze Cake too. Both so good..Thank you for sharing such terrific recipes. We also like Chocolate cake too!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 7, 2019 at 1:03 pm

      Thank you so much for commenting Gloria! Strawberry cake with buttercream icing is actually my favorite cake too – I make a really good version with an almond buttercream if you’re ever interested: https://sweetphi.com/sour-cream-cake-almond-buttercream-strawberries/

      Reply
  16. Rebecca S. says

    September 6, 2019 at 11:36 am

    My favorite cake(s) are Angel Food Cake (which I make from scratch), a Hazelnut Torte, and The Fiddlehead Restaurant’s Chocolate Amaretto Cake from their cookbook. Though, honestly, I’m more of a fruit pie person myself!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 7, 2019 at 1:07 pm

      Your favorite cakes sound amazing – especially the homemade angel food cake and hazelnut torte, and that chocolate armaretto cake I’m going to have to look up!

      Reply
  17. Annette says

    September 6, 2019 at 8:01 am

    Yum, cake! My favorite cake, and the one my mom made for my birthday for as long as I can remember, is Red Velvet. Not just any Red Velvet, but the kind that has no cocoa. It took her a long time to find a recipe I liked, because most have cocoa. While I love a good chocolate cake, this is more like a spice cake and the icing is made with milk that’s heated over the stove.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 7, 2019 at 1:08 pm

      That cake sounds so good – and so amazing she found one without cocoa – so unique!

      Reply
  18. LISA BURKHART says

    September 6, 2019 at 7:54 am

    My favorite cake is a chocolate pound cake with whipped cream frosting..Yum!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 7, 2019 at 1:10 pm

      Oh goodness – that sounds amazing! I make this double chocolate loaf – recipe here https://sweetphi.com/double-chocolate-loaf/ – and it’s sooo god, never thought of doing whipped cream frosting, but now I’m definitely craving some chocolate pound cake with whipped cream frosting!

      Reply
  19. Monica M says

    September 6, 2019 at 6:51 am

    With being gluten free, I would say my favorite cake is a flourless chocolate cake (a recipe my daughter found on pinterest a while back).

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 7, 2019 at 1:15 pm

      I love a good rich flourless chocolate cake myself, so happy to hear your daughter found a recipe for you 🙂

      Reply
  20. Melissa Storms says

    September 6, 2019 at 6:42 am

    This looks really good, I bet the coffee adds a lot of flavor. Great idea with the dinos and oreo dirt. I totally get what you mean about tradition. I usually make a cake at home for everyone’s birthday, my husband is a little more attached to that tradition than my teen is , lol.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 7, 2019 at 1:18 pm

      Thank you so much for your lovely comment. That’s so nice that you make a cake at home for everyone’s birthday, I’m sure its something your teen will look back on and love when they’re out of the house, I definitely did not appreciate it like I should have – because man, after everything going on, to make a cake takes effort lol!

      Reply
  21. HEIDI STAFFORD says

    September 6, 2019 at 6:31 am

    Looks wonderful! My favorite cake is my mother’s homemade Angel Food Cake with fresh strawberries and homemade whip cream❤️

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 7, 2019 at 1:19 pm

      Thank you – and your mother’s cake sounds amazing!

      Reply
  22. Citra says

    September 6, 2019 at 6:28 am

    Glad I found this Chocolate birthday recipe , it looks good! will be making it for my sister birthday in 2months (she loves chocolate). I wish you have more dessert recipe that includes berries because I tried your Blueberry Skillet Dump Cake and it was so good! Thank you for sharing the recipes, it become one of my favorites along with Berries Napoleon cake and fruit tart.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 7, 2019 at 1:24 pm

      Thank you so much for your lovely comment. I hope your sister loves this cake! And thank you so much for making the blueberry skillet dump cake, have you tried my cherry muffins? They’re so good. I’ll link to a few of my favorite recipes using berries:
      https://sweetphi.com/sour-cherry-muffins/ (good with raspberries or other berries to)
      https://sweetphi.com/gluten-free-lemon-cake-made-with-almond-flour/
      https://sweetphi.com/5-ingredient-stovetop-blueberry-crisp/
      https://sweetphi.com/best-muffins-ever-blueberry-cherry-muffins-made-with-greek-yogurt/

      Reply
  23. Jacqui says

    September 6, 2019 at 5:25 am

    The Barefoot Contessa cake is one of my sister’s favorites. I will show her your recipe for her next family birthday.

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 7, 2019 at 1:25 pm

      Thank you so much – I always love when people share my recipes, so thank you!

      Reply
  24. Erika Estrada says

    September 6, 2019 at 5:20 am

    My favorite cake is an almond vanilla cardamom cake with mascarpone whipped cream frosting! I’m gonna be making it for my birthday this month, same as last year, but may add some new twists!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      September 7, 2019 at 1:25 pm

      That sounds super delicious!!

      Reply
  25. Shana says

    August 29, 2019 at 8:03 pm

    I made the original Barefoot Contessa recipe for my husband’s birthday when we had just started dating because I wanted to impress him. The cake was a lot of work, but he loved it! Obviously, since we’ve been married for a couple years now. Props to you for making this with three young kids!

    Reply
    • Sweetphi says

      August 30, 2019 at 6:37 am

      That’s so sweet that you made the recipe for your husband when you first started dating! And thank you for your kind words! I remember my mom making us cakes so I just thought I’d like my kids to remember me making cakes too 🙂 And oh my goodness is this cake good, isn’t it?

      Reply

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The answer is NO! This is one of the best vegetarian appetizers!  I was blown away by how insanely delicious these cauliflower nuggets are the first time I tried them, and they’ve been a favorite ever since 
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You can make them in an air fryer to make them even healthier, but they’re great however you cook them! 
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Clickable link in profile 👉🏻 https://sweetphi.com/5-ingredient-buffalo-cauliflower-nuggets/
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May your Monday be full of smiles. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ May your Monday be full of smiles.
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The kids were little dream angels yesterday, but then woken up today cranky  and crying 🤪
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So I’m trying to put myself in the right Monday mindset and start the day and make it a good one. Any tips?
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This weeks’ Catching Up With The Kelnhofers is live 👉🏻 https://sweetphi.com/catching-up-with-the-kelnhofers-74/
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It’s nice not to have to think about what I’m It’s nice not to have to think about what I’m going to make for dinner a few nights a week. 
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Meal delivery kit services to the rescue!! 
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And it’s a fun way to try new things I normally wouldn’t without having a bunch of weird ingredients left over! 
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Also, it’s also been a great way to learn portion control and some try some healthier options. 
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I’m sharing a roundup of some healthy meal delivery services to try on the blog today 
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Healthy meal delivery services 👉🏻 https://sweetphi.com/healthy-meal-delivery-services/
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