1 [[!meta title="Chocolate Cake"]]
3 Adapted from Hershey's Chocolate
10 + 1 3/4 c all-purpose flour
11 + 3/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder
12 + 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
13 + 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
16 + 1 c milk or buttermilk
18 + 2 tsp vanilla extract
19 + 1 c very hot coffee or water
23 + Preheat the oven to 350 F.
24 + Grease and flour 2 9-inch round cake pans.
25 + Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
26 + Beat eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla in an electric mixer.
27 + Add dry ingredients to egg mixture and beat all on medium speed for 3 minutes.
28 + Stir hot coffee into batter on low speed until just incorporated.
29 + Divide batter among prepared pans and place pans in oven.
30 + Bake batter for about 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
31 + Remove pans from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
32 + Invert pans onto wire rack to drop cakes and cool cakes completely before frosting.
35 A different flavor of extract can be used (in place of vanilla) to add a different dimension to the cake. Examples include Kahlua, orange, or almond.
36 Some eaters like to lightly sprinkle flaky salt on top of the frosted cake for a lovely visual display and a tangy counterpart to the sweetness.
38 [[!tag cake chocolate buttermilk coffee]]