DON'S CHOCOLATE BIRTHDAY CAKE - 2012

DON'S CHOCOLATE BIRTHDAY CAKE - 2012 image

Yield 8 people

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups hot water
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
1 tablespoon instant coffee granules
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in center. Spray two 8x2 inch round cake pans with nonstick spray. Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Combine water, oil, vinegar, instant coffee and vanilla in a large measuring cup. Add to the dry ingredients and whisk just until combined - a few lumps are okay. Divide batter between pans, then bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool cakes on a rack for 15 minutes, then invert them onto the rack. Leave cakes upside down (this flattens domed cakes) to cool completely.