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deep dark chocolate cake, grandma w

Recipe by
Megan Stewart
Middletown, OH

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!).

method Bake

Ingredients For deep dark chocolate cake, grandma w

  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 3/4 c
    flour
  • 3/4 c
    hershey's cocoa
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 2
    eggs
  • 1 c
    milk
  • 1/2 c
    oil
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 c
    boiling water
  • buttercream frosting

How To Make deep dark chocolate cake, grandma w

  • 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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