Saturday, August 15, 2009

Chocolate Lovers Cake

Sorry pictures aren't the best. However it was delicious.




Cake Recipe courtesy of Food Network.com

Ingredients

* 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
* 2 cups sugar
* 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
* 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 2 eggs
* 1 cup milk
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 cup boiling water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by rubbing with butter, sprinkling with flour and tapping out extra. In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix together with a wooden spoon then set aside. In small bowl combine eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat well with hand mixer. Slowly add boiling water and mix. Add wet ingredients to flour mixture and fold and stir until smooth. Pour batter into pans, dividing evenly. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove cake from pans and cool on racks.

Frosting Recipe courtesy of Cooks.com


BUTTER CREAM FROSTING

3 tbsp. softened butter
1 c. powdered sugar
1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa
2-3 tbsp. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

In small bowl, beat butter. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk; beat until smooth until a smooth spreading consistency is achieved. Blend in vanilla.

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