Moosewood Perfect Chocolate Cake

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 663.8
  • Total Fat: 27.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 154.6 mg
  • Sodium: 533.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 101.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
  • Protein: 9.9 g

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Introduction

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Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1 c cocoa (unsweetened)
    2 c boiling water
    2 3/4 c all purpose flour
    2 t baking soda
    1/2 t salt
    1/2 t baking powder
    1 c butter
    2 1/2 c sugar
    4 eggs
    1 1/2 t vanilla extract

Directions

yields a 3 layer 9 inch cake (serving size 1/8 of cake)

preheat oven to 350*
butter and flour three 9" round cake pans (line bottoms with parchment or waxed paper)

combine cocoa and boiling water
stir until smooth and cool completely
sift together dry ingredients
in a large bowl beat together butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla
alternate adding the dry ingredients and the cocoa mixture to the other wet ingredients. do not over mix

divide the batter evenly into cake pans
bake 25-30 minutes

cool in pans for 10 minutes then remove from pans
cool completely before frosting