deep dark chocolate cake, grandma w

6 Pinches
Middletown, OH
Updated on Jun 10, 2018

My Grandma W always made chocolate cake with white frosting, which I never personally understood. My preference is chocolate frosting on chocolate cake. However, I don't believe I have met a cake I don't like (okay, cherry, or red velvet, but not much else!).

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup hershey's cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • - buttercream frosting

How To Make deep dark chocolate cake, grandma w

  • Step 1
    Oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9" pans or a 9x13. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, powder, soda and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat 2 min. Stir in boiling water, batter will be thin. Pour into pans. for round, bake 30-35 min. For 9x13, bake 35-40 min. Toothpick test. Cool 10 min then remove to wire racks or leave in 9x13. Frost.

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Category: Cakes
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Sugar

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