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Easy Chocolate Cake

Harpa — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:24:12 GMT

This is a throw-together!

I've only ever made cupcakes from this recipe. For cupcakes, bake for about 22 minutes or according to oven. Batter will be thin.

2 C sugar (or less)

2 C flour

½ C cocoa

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1 C milk

1 C salad oil (3/4 C works better)

1 C boiling coffee

2 eggs (3 if small)

350 degrees

I never use all that sugar. And I always add vanilla & almond extract.

Frost or not.

Re: Easy Chocolate Cake

AuntG — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:29:16 GMT

How many cupcakes do you get in a batch? Also, do you typically frost them?

Re: Easy Chocolate Cake

Harpa — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:37:12 GMT

@AuntG wrote:
How many cupcakes do you get in a batch? Also, do you typically frost them?

@AuntG

Yes, I usually frost w/ butter cream icing. But they are good plain, too.

Yields about 2 dozen. Only fill 3/4 full. They do rise.

Re: Easy Chocolate Cake

dex — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:08:03 GMT

@Harpa @That looks like a great recipe...do you mix the liquid ingredients together before adding to the dry?

Re: Easy Chocolate Cake

Silver Fox1 — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:17:32 GMT

Hi @Harpa , how long do you bake the cake and what size pan ?

Re: Easy Chocolate Cake

dex — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:27:37 GMT

@Silver Fox1 wrote:
Hi @Harpa , how long do you bake the cake and what size pan ?

I checked online at allrecipes ...have very similar...9 by13 pan for 40 min.

Re: Easy Chocolate Cake

x Hedge — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:14:09 GMT

Hi @Harpa

I've seen that "coffee" cake.

As I recall, canola oil doesn't contribute any taste to compete with the coffee & cocoa.

Many other oils add a distracting flavor, especially when adding so much.

Happy baking!! 😋

Re: Easy Chocolate Cake

Harpa — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:27:48 GMT

@dex wrote:
@Harpa @That looks like a great recipe...do you mix the liquid ingredients together before adding to the dry?

@dex

Mix ingredients in the order written.

Re: Easy Chocolate Cake

Nightowlz — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:41:36 GMT

Yum!!! The boiling coffee should enhance the chocolate.

I like to put espresso powder in hot chocolate or baking sometimes.

Just made Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate cake for DH's birthday Monday.

Re: Easy Chocolate Cake

Swedishmiss — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 19:47:31 GMT

Mmmmm...sounds delicious, and my two of my favorite things - chocolate and easy 😊

Thank you for posting this. I am going to give it a try!

Re: Easy Chocolate Cake

Silver Fox1 — Sat, 15 Feb 2020 03:12:22 GMT

@dex wrote:
@Silver Fox1 wrote:
Hi @Harpa , how long do you bake the cake and what size pan ?
I checked online at allrecipes ...have very similar...9 by13 pan for 40 min.

Thank you @dex !, That was so sweet of you !