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Chocolate Cake Recipe

If you want to make a chocolate cake from scratch, this is a simple, yet easy recipe to make. It's one you are certain to enjoy.

Chocolate Cake Ingredients:

• 3/4 cups butter or margarine, softened

• 3 eggs

• 2 cups flour

• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

• 2 cups sugar

• 2 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 1/2 cup milk

How to make Chocolate Cake:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Grease and flour three 6" X 1 1/2" round cake pans.

3. In a large bowl, beat butter.

4. Gradually add sugar.

5. Beat on medium to high speed for about 3-4 minutes until well mixed.

6. Add eggs and vanilla, beating for a couple minutes.

7. Alternately combine in flour and milk to mixture while beating.

8. Continue to beat until batter is smooth.

9. Pour equal amounts of batter into greased and floured round cake pans.

10. Bake 30 to 35 minutes.

11. Check with a toothpick to se if it is done. Bake a few minutes more, if needed.

12. Remove from oven and allow cakes to cool in pans for a few minutes.

13. Place cakes on a wire rack, to them allow to completely cool.

Frosting Cakes:

1. If you want to make  your own frosting, see How to make Chocolate Frosting
2. Place one round cake on a cake plate.
3. Spread frosting on top.
4. Repeat this for the third cake.
5. Frost top of the third cake.
6. Frost the side for the cake.

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