Ingredients

The following ingredients have 12 Servings
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup Dutch processed unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups butter softened
  • 2 ½ cups sugar
  • 5 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour a 10 inch bundt pan. 
  • Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Set it aside for a few minutes.
  • Using a stand or hand mixer beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until pale yellow, fluffy and light. This can take several minutes.
  • Turn the mixer to low and add the eggs one at time beating until incorporated. Add the flour mixture and milk alternating between the two scraping down the bowl and beaters when needed. Mix in the vanilla.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Let cool in the pan for 20 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack.