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+[[!meta title="Chocolate Cake"]]
+
+Adapted from Hershey's Chocolate
+
+dddd cal/recipe
+
+## Ingredients
+
++ 2 c granulated sugar
++ 1 3/4 c all-purpose flour
++ 3/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder
++ 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
++ 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
++ 1 tsp salt
++ 2 large eggs
++ 1 c milk or buttermilk
++ 1/2 c vegetable oil
++ 2 tsp vanilla extract
++ 1 c very hot coffee or water
+
+## Directions
+
++ Preheat the oven to 350 F.
++ Grease and flour 2 9-inch round cake pans.
++ Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
++ Beat eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla in an electric mixer.
++ Add dry ingredients to egg mixture and beat all on medium speed for 3 minutes.
++ Stir hot coffee into batter on low speed until just incorporated.
++ Divide batter among prepared pans and place pans in oven.
++ Bake batter for about 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
++ Remove pans from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
++ Invert pans onto wire rack to drop cakes and cool cakes completely before frosting.
+
+## Note
+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.
+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.
+
+[[!tag cake chocolate buttermilk coffee]]