Ingredients

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	2 cups white sugar
	1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
	3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
	1 1/2 tsp baking soda
	1 1/2 tsp baking powder
	1 tsp salt
	2 eggs
	1 cup milk
	1/2 cup vegetable oil
	2 tsp vanilla extract
	1 cup boiling water
	3/4 cup butter
	1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
	5 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
	2/3 cup milk
	1 tsp vanilla extract

Nutritional information

655

calories

111.1 g

carbohydrates

7.3 g

protein

24.6 g

fat

524 mg

sodium

64 mg

cholesterol

Chocolate Cake

Name: Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10 Servings
Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup boiling water; 3/4 cup butter; 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder; 5 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar; 2/3 cup milk; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Features:

Cuisine:

40 mins
Serves 10
Easy

Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
5 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
2/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

How to make Chocolate Cake

Preheat oven to 350 °
Flour and grease two 9 in cake pans.
Stir together the baking soda, sugar, flour, salt, cocoa, and baking powder in a medium bowl.
- Add in the vanilla, eggs, milk, and oil.
- Mix for 3 minutes using an electric mixer.
- Stir in the boiling water by hand.
Pour evenly into the two prepared pans.
Bake for 30-35 minutes in the preheated oven.
- Note: An inserted toothpick should come out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans.
- Let cool completely.

Frosting

Cream the butter until it turns light and fluffy.
Stir in the confectioners' sugar and cocoa alternately with the vanilla and milk.
Beat the cream until it obtains a spreading consistency.
Split the layers of cooled cake horizontally.
Cover the top of each layer with frosting.
- Stack them onto a serving plate.
Frost the outside of the cake.

Trivia

Did you know it takes 500 cocoa beans to make just 1 lb of chocolate?