Best Ever Dark Chocolate Cake
"OMG like Hostess cupcake, moist, dark, just a bit sweet.... Mmmm..."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
26 Cupcakes or 1 standard cake
- Serves:
- 12-24
ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3⁄4 cups flour
- 3⁄4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup oil
- 1 cup boiling water
directions
- First, sift (or push through metal strainer) the cocoa powder to get all of the lumps out.
- Mix in sugar and flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Wisk well.
- Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Mix well, the batter will be very thick.
- Last, add the boiling water. After mixing, the batter will now be very thin.
- Pour into 2 9 inch rounds (greased and floured), 1 9x13 (greased and floured) or about 26 standard sized cupcakes with paper liners. With this thin batter, its about 1/4 cup of batter per cup. (Or, 2 full muffin pans and another small sized something for the extra).
- Bake at 350. 30-35 minutes for cakes and 20-25 minutes for cupcakes.
- These don't rise to be very large and puffy. They have a flat top, perfect for frosting.
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