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Ingredients
| unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted): 1 cup |
| water: 2 cups (boiling) |
| salted butter: 1 cup (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 2 1/2 cups |
| eggs: 4 |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 3/4 cups |
| baking soda: 2 tsp |
| baking powder: 1/2 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| vanilla extract: 1 1/2 tsp |
Perfect Chocolate Cake
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
25 min -
Servings
12 serving(s)
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- Combine cocoa and boiling water, stirring until smooth; set aside until cool.
- Cream butter, gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl, add to creamed mixture alternately with the cooled cocoa mixture, beating at low speed, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Stir in vanilla. Do not overbeat.
- Pour batter into 3 buttered and floured 9-inch round cakepans. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes, remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.