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In honor of my birthday I am sharing my favorite Chocolate Cake. I found this recipe several years ago and have loved it ever since. It is a very easy cake to make. The texture is very moist and the taste is dark chocolate. Here is the website link and recipe.
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-cake-ii/detail.aspx
Ingredients:
| 2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup milk 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup hot, strong coffee |
Directions:
| Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan. | |
| In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the oil, milk, eggs, and vanilla, mix until smooth. Stir in the hot coffee last. Spread evenly into the prepared pan. | |
| Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. |
This is very good with my sister’s recipe for Chocolate Mousse Frosting. The only thing this recipe is not good for is cupcakes. The batter comes out very soupy and it is difficult to portion it out into the cupcake pan. The secret to eating cake as a single is to invite friends over to share it (or take it to church to share, which is what I do). If you love chocolate, you will love this cake. I have made it several times to rave reviews. My mother even asked me for the recipe (she is such a good cook that this shocked me!) Try out my gift to you and tell me if you liked the cake as much as I did. Enjoy!