HAND-ME-DOWN CHOCOLATE CAKE

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My Mom always made this for family birthdays. The original recipe was on a can of Hershey's Cocoa Powder. I still have the original taped to an index card. The flour amount is different from the recipe I found already posted here.

Provided by Carol

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 cup margarine
1 3/4 cups sugar, granulated
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder, Hershey's
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups water

Steps:

  • Grease and flour two 8" cake pans (or use Pan Release, Professional Pan Coating, Recipe #78579, by Kittencal).
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs and vanilla; beat 1 minute at medium speed.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
  • Alternately add the flour mixture and the water to the creamed mixture, while mixing.
  • Pour batter into pans, dividing equally.
  • Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
  • Cool cake for 5 minutes, then remove from pans and place on wire racks to fully cool before frosting.

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