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chocolate cake Recipe

It is incredibly adapable - frosting, perfect with berries, or powder is served plain with sugar dust.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Resting Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 360 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 2 x 8-inch round cake pans
  • 1 Mixing bowls
  • 1 Measuring cups/spoons
  • 1 Rubber spatula
  • 1 Cooling rack
  • 1 Oven

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients:

  • 1 ¾ cups purpose flour
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ tbsp baking powder
  • 1 ½ tbsp baking soda
  • ½ tbsp salt

Wet Ingredients:

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water

Instructions
 

  • Preheat ovenPreheat the oven at 350 ° F (175 ° C). Flour and dough to two 8 inch round cake pan or line with parchment paper.
  • Mix dry ingredientsIn a large bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Cancel.
  • Mix wet ingredientsIn another bowl, beat sugar, eggs, milk, oil and vanilla together and until smooth and slightly foamy.
  • Mix wet and dryGently add dry material to the wet mixture. Stir until just jointly - do not overmix.
  • Add hot waterSlowly pour into hot water (or coffee), mix gently. The batsman will be thin, which is fine - it makes the cake moist.
  • Pour and bakeDivide the batsman between the prepared pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the toothpick is inserted in the center.
  • CoolAllow the cake to cool into the pan for 10 minutes, then move into a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Notes

This chocolate cake recipe is your go-to for any celebration or chocolate craving. Its moist crumb, with rich cocoa taste and simple materials, it is an immediate classic. Whether it is layered with frosting or served on its own, every slices promise satisfaction.
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