Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake
Yield
16 servingsPrep
20 minCook
35 minReady
70 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
¾ | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
1 ⅔ | cups |
sugar
|
|
3 | large |
eggs
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
⅔ | cup |
cocoa powder
|
|
1 ¼ | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
¼ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
1 ⅓ | cups |
water
|
|
1 | x |
chocolate frosting
|
* |
Ingredients
Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
---|---|---|---|
177 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
394 | ml |
sugar
|
|
3 | large |
eggs
|
|
5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
158 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
6.3 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
1.3 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
5 | ml |
salt
|
|
315 | ml |
water
|
|
1 | x |
chocolate frosting
|
* |
Directions
Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Grease and flour two 9 inch round baking pans or one 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan.
In large mixing bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Beat on high speed 3 minutes.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add alternately with water to butter mixture.
Blend just until combined.
Pour into prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans.
Cool completely; frost with chocolate frosting.