Easy Chocolate Cake

(from myoung’s recipe box)

Categories: Dessert

Ingredients

  • 3 3cups cups(750 mL) (750 mL) all purpose flour
  • 2 2cups cups(500 mL) (500 mL) granulated sugar
  • 2/3 2/3cups cups(150 mL) (150 mL) cocoa powder
  • 2 2tsp tsp(10 mL) (10 mL) baking soda
  • 1/2 1/2tsp tsp(2 mL) (2 mL) salt
  • 2 2cups cups(500 mL) (500 mL) cold coffee or water
  • 1 1cup cup(250 mL) (250 mL) vegetable oil
  • 2 2tsp tsp(10 mL) (10 mL) vanilla
  • 3 3tbsp tbsp(45 mL) (45 mL) cider vinegar

Directions

  1. In large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk in

  2. coffee, oil and vanilla. Stir in vinegar.

  3. Prepare pans as per below. Pour in batter, smoothing top.

  4. Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until cake tester inserted into centre comes out clean (see below for times).

  5. Let cool for 10 minutes. Invert onto rack and remove pan. Remove paper; let cool completely.

  6. Metal Pan Size:

  7. e 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) cake pan; Grease and line with parchment paper; Bake 30 to 35 minutes.

  8. Metal Pan Size:

  9. o 8-inch (1.2 L) or 9-inch (1.5 L) round cake pans; Grease and line with parchment paper; Bake 20 to 25 minutes.

  10. Metal Pan Size:

  11. o 8-inch (2 L) or 9-inch (2.5 L) square cake pans; Grease and line with parchment paper; Bake 20 to 25 minutes.

  12. Metal Pan Size:

  13. 24 muffin cups for cupcakes; Grease or line with paper cups; Bake 18 to 20 minutes.

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