Chocolate Cake
| Preheat oven to 350°F | ||||||
| Grease and flour two 9-in round cake pans | ||||||
| 2 cups granulated sugar | whisk | beat on medium 2 min | stir in, batter will be thin | divide between pans, bake 350°F until a toothpick comes out clean 30 to 35 min | cool 10 min in pans, then completely on a rack | fill and frost |
| 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour | ||||||
| 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder | ||||||
| 1 1/2 tsp baking powder | ||||||
| 1 1/2 tsp baking soda | ||||||
| 1 tsp salt | ||||||
| 2 large eggs | ||||||
| 1 cup milk | ||||||
| 1/2 cup vegetable oil | ||||||
| 2 tsp vanilla extract | ||||||
| 1 cup boiling water or hot strong coffee | ||||||
| 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened | beat until creamy | beat in until fluffy | ||||
| 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder | ||||||
| 3 cups powdered sugar | ||||||
| 1/3 cup milk | ||||||
| 1 tsp vanilla extract | ||||||
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Grease and flour two 9-in round cake pans
Ingredients
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water or hot strong coffee
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Steps
- whisk: granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt
- beat on medium 2 min: step 1, eggs, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract
- stir in, batter will be thin: step 2, boiling water or hot strong coffee
- divide between pans, bake 350°F until a toothpick comes out clean 30 to 35 min: step 3
- cool 10 min in pans, then completely on a rack: step 4
- beat until creamy: unsalted butter
- beat in until fluffy: step 6, unsweetened cocoa powder, powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract
- fill and frost: step 5, step 7
