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Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12
Author Princess Tafadzwa

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup hot coffee
    Frosting
  • 2 3 ⁄4 cup powdered sugar
  • 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 6 tablespoons butter softened
  • 5 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350F. Grease and flour two 9 inch baking pans.
  2. Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  3. Add eggs, milk, vegetable oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed for two minutes. Stir in the hot coffee. Pour into pans.
  4. Bake 30 -35 minutes or until a tooth pick when insert ed comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
    Frosting
  5. In a medium bowl, sift together powdered sugar and cocoa. Set aside.
  6. In a large bowl, cream butter until smooth, then gradually beat in sugar mixture alternately with milk. Stir in vanilla extract. Beat until light and fluffy. If necessary, adjust consistency with more milk or sugar.