Classic Chocolate Cake
By: ruteegee
Published: Monday, August 9, 2010 - 12:55am

Ingredients




3/4 cup Cocoa powder
2/3 cup boiling water
3/4 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups unsifted flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk or* sour milk

Preparation

1 Grease bottom and sides of pan then place a wax paper   circle in bottom of pan. 2 Stir together cocoa and boiling water in small bowl until smooth; set aside. 3 Cream butter, sugar, vanilla. Blend in eggs. Combine flour, baking soda, salt; add alternately with buttermilk or sour milk to creamed mixture. 4 Blend in reserved cocoa mixture. Pour into two greased 9 inch layer pans. 5 Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans. 6 Use 2 tsp. vinegar plus milk to equal 3/4 c.

About


best if topped with CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING.