Ingredients

The following ingredients have 8 Servings
  • 1 recipe homemade chocolate cake mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 2/3 cup grapeseed oil
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 2½ cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 tablespoons whole milk
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons low-fat buttermilk
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Instruction

  • Preheat your oven to 350°.
  • Into the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the homemade cake mix, water and oil. Mix on low until combined.
  • With the mixer on low, add the vanilla plus one egg at a time to the cake mixture, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each egg.
  • Divide the cake mixture (about 2 1/2 cups each) among the two prepared pans. Slide the pans into your preheated oven and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a tester comes out with only a few crumbs attached. Rotate the pans half way through baking to ensure even baking.
  • Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before running a knife around the edge and turning the cakes out onto a wire cooling rack.
  • Cool the cakes completely before frosting.