Black Magic Cake
By
Jody Gaudreault
@unicornlady1
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I came across this recipe in 1992 from Classic Baking with Hershey's. Just love this one. A chocolate dream.
Ingredients
- 2 c
- sugar
- 1 3/4 c
- all-purpose flour
- 3/4 c
- hershey's cocoa
- 2 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 tsp
- baking powder
- 1 tsp
- salt
- 2
- eggs
- 1 c
- strong black coffee or 2 tsps powdered instant coffee plus 1 cup boiling water
- 1 c
- buttermilk or sour milk*
- 1/2 c
- vegetable oil
- 1 tsp
- pure vanilla extract
How to Make Black Magic Cake
- 1Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour (2) 9 inch round baking pans or (1) 13x9x2 baking pan.
- 2In large mixer bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes (batter will be thin). Pour patter into prepared pan(s).
- 3Bake 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. Frost as desired.
- 4*To sour milk: Use 1 Tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.
For buttermilk I use powdered buttermilk that I push through a small screened strainer adding it to the dry ingredients, following the directions to make 1 cup buttermilk.
