Perfect Chocolate Cake/Mccalls
Cake: 1 c Unsifted unsweetened cocoa 2 c Boiling water 2 3/4 c Sifted all purpose flour 2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking powder 1 c Butter or margarine; -softened 2 1/2 c...
Ingredients
- 2c boiling water
- 23/4 c sifted all purpose flour
- 2ts baking soda
- 1/2ts salt
- 1/2ts baking powder
- 1c butter or margarine;
- 4eggs
- 11/2 ts vanilla
Directions
- 1
Cake: 1 c Unsifted unsweetened cocoa 2 c Boiling water 2 3/4 c Sifted all purpose flour 2 ts Baking soda 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking powder 1
- 2
softened 2 1/2 c Sugar 4 Eggs 1 1/2 ts Vanilla Frosting: 6 oz Semisweet chocolate pieces 1/2 c Light cream 1 c Butter or regular margine 2 1
- 3
chilled 1/4 c Unsifted confectioners' -sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract Recipe by: MAUREEN ANTHONY (BJHK38A) 1.In medium bowl, combine cocoa with
- 4
Cool completely
- 5
Sift flour with soda, salt and baking powder
- 6
Preheat oven to 350F
- 7
Grease well and lightly flour three 9 by 1 1/2 inch layer-cake pans
- 8
In large bowl of electric mixer, at high speed, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla, scraping bowl occasionally until light-about 5 mins