Dark Chocolate Cake I

Rated : Submitted By: Carol Photo By: Trishie Prep Time: 30 Cook Time: 30

Minutes Minutes

Ready In: 1

Hour 20 Minutes

Servings: 12

"This is an elegant cake to make."

IN R!DI!NTS:

2 cups boiling water 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 3/ cups all!purpose "lour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
DIR!CTI"NS:
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1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup butter# so"tened 2 1/ cups white sugar eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons $anilla e%tract

&reheat o$en to 3'0 degrees ( )1*' degrees C+. ,rease 3 ! - inch round cake pans. .n medium bowl# pour boiling water o$er cocoa# and whisk until smooth. /et mi%ture cool. 0i"t together "lour# baking soda# baking powder and salt1 set aside. .n a large bowl# cream butter and sugar together until light and "lu""2. 3eat in eggs one at time# then stir in $anilla. 4dd the "lour mi%ture alternatel2 with the cocoa mi%ture. 0pread batter e$enl2 between the 3 prepared pans. 3ake in preheated o$en "or 2' to 30 minutes. 4llow to cool.

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