CLASSIC CHOCOLATE CAKE

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If you need to learn how to make chocolate cake from scratch, this easy homemade chocolate cake recipe is a perfect place to start. It appeared on a can of Hershey's cocoa way back in 1943. I tried it, my boys liked it, and I've been making it ever since. -Betty Follas, Morgan Hill, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 50m

Yield 15 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
1-2/3 cups sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup baking cocoa
1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/3 cups whole milk
Confectioners' sugar or favorite frosting

Steps:

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating until smooth after each addition. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. When cake is cool, dust with confectioners' sugar or top with your favorite frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 257 calories, Fat 10g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 67mg cholesterol, Sodium 368mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.