Hand-Me-Down Chocolate Cake

"My Mom always made this for family birthdays. The original recipe was on a can of Hershey's Cocoa Powder. I still have the original taped to an index card. The flour amount is different from the recipe I found already posted here."
 
Download
photo by a food.com user photo by a food.com user
Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
16
Advertisement

ingredients

Advertisement

directions

  • Grease and flour two 8" cake pans (or use Pan Release, Professional Pan Coating, Recipe #78579, by Kittencal).
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs and vanilla; beat 1 minute at medium speed.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
  • Alternately add the flour mixture and the water to the creamed mixture, while mixing.
  • Pour batter into pans, dividing equally.
  • Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
  • Cool cake for 5 minutes, then remove from pans and place on wire racks to fully cool before frosting.

Questions & Replies

Got a question? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

Reviews

Have any thoughts about this recipe? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes