Cooking with Kids Recipes
Perfect Chocolate Cake
Cooking Time: 60 minutes or less
Makes: two 8 or 9 in. (20 or 23 cm)layers one 9 x 13 in.(23 x 33 cm) rectangular cake
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In the world of cake, chocolate has to be number one.
ingredients
|
| 2cups |
(500 mL)
all-purpose flour |
| 2cups |
(500 mL)
sugar |
| 1tsp |
(5 mL)
baking powder |
| 1tsp |
(5 mL)
baking soda |
| ¼tsp |
(1 mL)
salt |
| 1½cup |
(375 mL)
milk |
| ½cup |
(125 mL)
vegetable oil |
| 1tsp |
(5 mL)
vanilla |
| 2 | eggs |
| ½cup |
(500 mL)
unsweetened cocoa powder |
directions
| 1. | Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). |
| 2. | Prepare 2 greased and parchment-lined 8 or 9 in. (20 or 23 cm) round layer pans or a 9 x 13 in. (23 x 33 cm) rectangular pan or line 24 muffin cups with paper liners. |
| 3. | In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the milk, vegetable oil and vanilla, and beat with an electric mixer on high speed for about 2 minutes until smooth, scraping down the sides several times. Add the eggs and beat for another two minutes. Batter will be fairly thin. |
| 4. | Pour batter into the prepared pan(s) and place in the preheated oven. Bake round layers for 40 to 45 minutes, rectangular pan for 45 to 50 minutes, or cupcakes for 35 to 40 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick poked into the middle comes out clean. Let cool on a rack for about 5 minutes before removing cake. |
| 5. | Note:
This recipe also makes for 24 delicious cupcakes! |
First published in Today's Parent's 05/2005 issue. © Rogers Media Publishing Inc.
Cooking with Kids
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