Rich chocolate cake--taste of home version
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Vegetable oil |
| ½ | cup | Cocoa |
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 | cup | Buttermilk |
| 2¼ | cup | All purpose flour |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | cup | Hot water |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking soda |
Directions
Combine oil, cocoa and sugar in mixing bowl and beat on low speed until well-mixed. Add eggs; beat on medium speed until well blended. Add salt, buttermilk, flour and vanilla. Add to mixture on low speed until combined; then beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Add soda to hot water; dissolve well. Add gradually to cake batter and mix just until combined. (Batter will be very thin before baking.) Bake in greased and floured 13x9 inch baking pan or 2 layer pans at 375 for 40 minutes. Test with a toothpick in center of cake for doneness. Frost with Chocolate Fudge Frosting, if desired.
Recipe by: Taste of Home Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #753 by L979@...
on Aug 21, 1997