Something sweet

Classic Chocolate Cake

Serves 10 $0.85 est. / serving

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Estimated ingredient cost$8.55For the whole recipe · ingredients used

Classic Chocolate Cake — Representative photograph; ingredients, garnishes and presentation may vary.

YOUR TIME IN THE KITCHEN

Make something good.

01
Grease bottom and sides of pan then place a wax paper circle in bottom of pan.
02
Stir together cocoa and boiling water in small bowl until smooth; set aside.
03
Cream butter, sugar, vanilla. Blend in eggs. Combine flour, baking soda, salt; add alternately with buttermilk or sour milk to creamed mixture.
04
Blend in reserved cocoa mixture. Pour into two greased 9 inch layer pans.
05
Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans.
06
Use 2 tsp. vinegar plus milk to equal 3/4 c.

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Foodista / Common Pile

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Photograph

Photo of Chocolate Layer Cake With Ganache — Foodista. Source-provided contributor credit: By Foodista member Joy Zhang

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Ingredient photographs (8)

Baking cocoa powder
File:Cocoa powder.jpg — blair. originally posted to Flickr as IMG_1121.jpg
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Butter
File:Butter curls.jpg — David Masters. Flickr : Curled Butter
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Sugar
File:Bowl of white sugar.jpg — Douglas P Perkins. Own work
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Vanilla extract
File:Homemade Vanilla Extract (4107750384).jpg — Veganbaking.net from USA. Homemade Vanilla Extract
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Egg
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Flour
File:All-Purpose Flour (4107895947).jpg — Veganbaking.net from USA. All-Purpose Flour
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Baking soda, dried
File:No name sans nom baking soda.jpg — Michael Francis McCarthy. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sagamiono/4299196396/
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Salt
File:Table salt (53686886134).jpg — Conall from Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. table salt. Original embedded copyright notice: CONALLMCCAUGHEY
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