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Chocolate Easter Cake

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Chocolate Easter Cake is a festive, rich, and moist chocolate layer cake frosted with silky buttercream and decorated with colorful Easter candies or a coconut ‘nest.’ It’s the perfect holiday centerpiece that’s both beautiful and delicious.

Ingredients

  • For the Cake:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water or hot coffee

For the Frosting:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream or milk (as needed)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For Decorating:

  • Mini chocolate eggs or Easter candies
  • 1 cup shredded coconut (optional)
  • Green food coloring (optional, for coconut “nest”)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans or line with parchment.
  2. In a bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In another bowl, whisk sugar, eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
  4. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
  5. Stir in boiling water or hot coffee; batter will be thin.
  6. Divide batter evenly between pans and bake 30–35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
  8. To make frosting, beat softened butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar and cocoa gradually, alternating with cream or milk, until fluffy. Mix in vanilla.
  9. Once cakes are cool, frost one layer, place the second on top, and frost the whole cake.
  10. Decorate with mini eggs, Easter candies, or coconut nest (toss shredded coconut with green food coloring before adding on top).

Notes

For deeper flavor, use hot coffee instead of water in the batter.Add raspberry or strawberry jam between layers for extra flavor.Use 9-inch pans if desired but shorten bake time slightly.Make cupcakes instead of a layer cake for individual servings.Coconut, pastel candies, or bunny toppers all make fun Easter decorations.

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