Deep Dark Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup black coffee
• 1/2 cup canola oil (or any vegetable oil)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease and flour one 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• 3 if you want a layer cake, use two 9-inch pans.
• 4 in large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• 5 add eggs, buttermilk, coffee (if making with instant, use 2 tsp to make 1 cup), oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. batter will be thin.
• 6 pour into prepared pan.
• 7 bake until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean (30-35 minutes for round pans, 35-40 minutes for rectangular pans).
• 8 cool 10 minutes; (if using 9-inch round cake pans, remove from pan) and cool on wire racks.
• 9 cool completely, then frost with your favourite vanilla icing.