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National Chocolate Cake Day
January 27
Black Magic Cake from
Hershey
2 cups sugar
1-3/4 cups
all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1
teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk or
sour milk*
1 cup strong black coffee OR 2 teaspoons powdered instant coffee
plus 1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
extract
Heat oven to 350F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans
or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking
soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil
and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes (batter will be thin). Pour
batter evenly into prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans,
35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center
comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool
completely. Frost as desired.
* To sour milk: Use 1 tablespoon white
vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.
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