Perfect Chocolate Cake (Kh)
Cake 1 c Unsifted unsweetened cocoa 2 c Boiling water 2 3/4 c Sifted flour 2 t Baking soda 1/2 t Salt 1/2 t Baking powder 1 c Butter, softened 2 1/2 c Sugar 4 Eggs 1 1/2 t Vanilla
Ingredients
- 2c boiling water
- 23/4 c sifted flour
- 2t baking soda
- 1/2t salt
- 1/2t baking powder
- 1c butter, softened
- 21/2 c sugar
- 4eggs
Directions
- 1
Cake 1 c Unsifted unsweetened cocoa 2 c Boiling water 2 3/4 c Sifted flour 2 t Baking soda 1/2 t Salt 1/2 t Baking powder 1 c Butter, soften
- 2
In medium bowl, combine cocoa with boiling water, mixing with wire whisk until smooth
- 3
Cool completely
- 4
Sift flour with soda, salt and powder
- 5
Preheat oven to 350
- 6
Grease well and lightly flour three 9X1 1/2" layer cake pans
- 7
In large bowl of electric mixer, at high spee, beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla, scraping bowl occasionally, until light, about 5 minute
- 8
At low speed, beat in flour mixture, in fourths, alternating with cocoa mixture, in thirds, beginning and ending with flour mixture