Black Magic Cake

Name: Black Magic Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 10 to 12
Cuisine: American
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

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By Jody Gaudreault
@unicornlady1

I came across this recipe in 1992 from Classic Baking with Hershey's. Just love this one. A chocolate dream.

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Serves:

10 to 12

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

45 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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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

Step-by-Step

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour (2) 9 inch round baking pans or (1) 13x9x2 baking pan.
In 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).
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. Frost as desired.
*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.

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