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One-Bowl Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
butter for pans
1 1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for pans
3 c. all purpose flour
3 c. sugar
1 T. baking soda
1 1/2 t. salt
3 eggs
1 1/2 c. warm water
1 1/2 c. buttermilk (buy 1 pt.= 2 c.)
3/4 c. vegetable oil
1 1/2 t. pure vanilla extract
Directions:
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350º. Butter 2- eight inch round cake pans, line bottoms with parchment; butter, and dust with cocoa. Or, you can make cupcakes.
2. In electrick mixer bowl, sift cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. On low, stir in eggs, 1 1/2 c. warm water, buttermilk, vegetable oil, an dvanilla until smooth, about 3 minutes.
3. Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake, rotating once, until tester inserted in center comes out clean; 35 to 45 minutes for 8-inch layers or 20 to 25 minutes for cupcakes.
4. Let cakes cool on wire rack for 20 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
lots
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
30 min.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Martha Stewart is amazing. This is a very moist chocolate cake that I like to use with the swiss meringue buttercream recipe that is also from Martha. It's a good thing!

 

 

 

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