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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake

A moist, deep chocolate cake made with a whisk and one bowl. Good for birthdays and Tuesdays.

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot coffee or hot water

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans.
2. Whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
3. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
4. Stir in the hot coffee. The batter will be thin. That's right.
5. Divide between the pans and bake 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
6. Cool in the pans 10 minutes, then turn out onto racks. Cool completely before frosting.

Notes

Coffee won't make the cake taste like coffee. It just deepens the chocolate. Wrap cooled layers in plastic and freeze up to 2 months.

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