Deep Dark Chocolate Cake
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
1 cake
- Serves:
- 15
ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup cocoa
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
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ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
- 6 tablespoons margarine, softened
- 2 2⁄3 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa
- 1⁄3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Heat oven to 350°F Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
- Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. (Cake may be left in rectangular pan, if desired.) Frost with ONE-BOWL BUTTERCREAM FROSTING. 8 to 10 servings.
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