mee maw's chocolate cake

How To Make mee maw's chocolate cake

• 1

  Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder, and salt for the cake in a large mixing bowl.
• 2

  Add the milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, coffee, and eggs.
• 3

  Beat well. The batter will be thin.
• 4

  Prepare two 8-9 inch pans by greasing and flouring them. Evenly pour the batter into the prepared pans.
• 5

  Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 6

  Once a toothpick comes clean, remove the cakes from the oven. Allow to cool for 5 minutes. Then remove from the pan and place on a cooling rack.
• 7

  Once the cakes are cool, beat together the ingredients for the frosting with a hand mixer.
• 8

  Place one cake on a cake plate. Smear a layer of frosting on top of the cake.
• 9

  Place the other cake on top of the frosting. Carefully smear the frosting over the sides and top of the cake. There should be enough for a thin layer.
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