About a year ago, Mark brought home from work this recipe for chocolate cake. He said that one of the women he worked with made this cake on a regular basis and that it was guaranteed to result in a wonderful, moist, chocolate-y cake.
Now, I admit, I almost never make cake from scratch. Icing? Yes! Homemade icing is far superior to the stuff in a can. But, cake? Why bother? The box kind is consistently quite good.
So, a few months later, when it became clear to Mark that I was in no hurry to try his friend's cake recipe, he pulled out the ingredients and got to work. (Mark knows that if he wants dessert, he'd better make a specific request or make it himself, as I am not one to crave sweets.)
The result? Yummy! I now have several boxes of cake mix in the pantry that I look past in order to get out the ingredients for this delicious and easy cake.
Chocolate Cake
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. oil
1 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. flour
3/4 c. cocoa (or 3 squares melted)
Mix together all ingredients. Add 1 cup boiling water. Mix and pour into greased and floured pan(s). Bake at 350 deg. until done (35 - 50 minutes, depending on type of pan you use). Let cool 10 minutes before removing from pans and cooling on rack. When completely cooled, add a dusting of powdered sugar or your favorite icing.
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