Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• frosting

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350°f grease and flour two 9-inch round pans and set them aside.
• 2 in a microwave-safe, liquid measuring cup, measure 1 1/2 cups water.
• 3 add the unsweetened chocolate squares to the water.
• 4 microwave for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring after 1 1/2 minutes or until the chocolate has melted.
• 5 stir in the cocoa and set the mixture aside.
• 6 in a large mixing bowl, cream the butter for 1 minute, add the granulated and brown sugars, and cream for another 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• 7 add the eggs individually, beating well after each one.
• 8 beat in the vanilla extract.
• 9 in a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• 10 beginning with about a third of the flour mixture, add the flour mixture and the chocolate mixture alternately to the butter, stirring well after each addition.
• 11 divide the cake batter evenly between the two pans, scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula.
• 12 place the pans on the middle oven rack and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cakes comes out clean.