Rich Chocolate Cake

Preheat your oven to 180°C and grease two 20cm round cake pans.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.

In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract until smooth.

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk until just combined — don't overmix.

Slowly pour in the hot coffee while whisking — the batter will be quite thin, but that's what makes it so moist.

Divide the batter evenly between your prepared pans and bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely before frosting.