Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Next, lightly grease your cake pans using a non-stick cooking spray. Then, line your cake pans with round parchment papers. Also, spray the parchment papers with non-stick cooking spray. After that, set them aside.
Then, sift your sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and baking powder. Afterward, add your salt to a big mixing bowl.
1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar, 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, 3/4 cup of cocoa powder, 1 tsp of baking soda, 1 tsp of baking powder, 1/2 tsp of salt
Afterward, make sure to combine your eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla in a different bowl using a whisk. Then, pour your buttermilk mixture into your flour and cocoa mixture. After that, whisk using an electric mixer set at medium speed. Also, beat the mixture for about a minute. Likewise, do so until well combined.
2 eggs, 3/4 cup of buttermilk, 1/3 cup of vegetable oil, 1/2 tsp of vanilla
Next, set the electric mixer's speed to low. Then, gradually add your warm coffee to the mixture. After that, set the speed to medium. And make sure to beat for about two to three minutes. Likewise, be sure to beat until the batter becomes smooth and thick.
3/4 cup of warm freshly brewed coffee
After that, pour your chocolate cake batter into your prepared cake pans. Then, make sure to bake for about 35-40 minutes. Or you can do so till cooked thoroughly.
Finally, cool your cakes inside the pan for about thirty minutes; do this before transferring them into your cooling wire rack to cool completely.