Chocolate Cake Recipe
Rich chocolate cake with cream frosting.
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Ingredients
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Cake Ingredients
Method
Cake Preparation
- 1
Preheat the oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- 2
Mix dry ingredients
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- 3
- 4
Combine mixtures
Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until just combined. Carefully stir in the boiling water until the batter is smooth.
- 5
Bake the cake
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 6
Cool the cakes
Once baked, remove the cakes from the oven and let them cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Then turn them out onto wire racks to cool completely.
