Name: Dark Chocolate Cake I
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Boiling water - 2 cups; Unsweetened cocoa powder - 1 cup; All-purpose flour - 2 ¾ cups; Baking soda - 2 teaspoons; Baking powder - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Butter, softened - 1 cup; White sugar - 2 ¼ cups; Eggs - 4; Vanilla extract - 1 ½ teaspoons

Ingredients for - Dark Chocolate Cake I

1. Boiling water 2 cups

2. Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 cup

3. All-purpose flour 2 ¾ cups

4. Baking soda 2 teaspoons

5. Baking powder ½ teaspoon

6. Salt ½ teaspoon

7. Butter, softened 1 cup

8. White sugar 2 ¼ cups

9. Eggs 4

10. Vanilla extract 1 ½ teaspoons

How to cook deliciously - Dark Chocolate Cake I

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 3 - 9 inch round cake pans. In medium bowl, pour boiling water over cocoa, and whisk until smooth. Let mixture cool. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at time, then stir in vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with the cocoa mixture. Spread batter evenly between the 3 prepared pans.

3 . Stage

Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool. Meredith Food Studios