AMAZING CHOCOLATE CAKE

Another of my multi-bowl recipes - WAY more involved than a box mix, but absolutely worth the trouble!!


Measure 1-1/8 cups of unsweetened cocoa into a heat proof bowl and add 1-1/2 cups boiling water and whisk till smooth, set aside.

Measure 1-1/2 cups WHOLE milk, add 1 tablespoon of good vanilla, set aside.

Measure 2-2/3 cups all purpose flour into bowl, add 2-1/4 teaspoons EACH baking soda and baking powder.  You can add 1 teaspoon of salt. but I don't.  Mix together. Sift, if you are into that kind of thing.

Now for the main bowl, the big one! Get out your mixer, measure 3 cups of brown sugar, packed. (YES! Brown sugar)
then 3/4 cup canola oil  (Not soybean or olive or even corn oil), and 3 eggs. Beat this for a minute or so, scraping the bowl often.

Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk mixture, beating and scraping constantly.
Finally, beat in the cocoa mixture and blend completely.

This recipe makes 3 - 10in layer cakes or about 4 doz cupcakes.

Bake at 350 - about 13-15 minutes for cupcakes, about 35 minutes for layer cakes.

Start with this delicious cake batter and make this pretty Black Forest Cupcake.

Test with toothpick, when it comes out clean, its done!