How to Make Chocolate Cake

1. This simple, delicious chocolate cake recipe has enough body to easily hold the various shapes after cutting.

   
   

   Ingredients:

   1-1/2 cups (375 mL) butter, softened

   2-1/4 cups (550 mL) granulated sugar

   3 eggs

   1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) vanilla

   3 cups (750 mL) all-purpose flour

   3/4 cup (175 mL) cocoa powder

   1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) baking powder

   1-1/2 tsp (7 mL) baking soda

   1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt

   2-1/4 cups (550 mL) buttermilk

   
   

   Directions:

   1. Grease sides of 13- x 9-inch (3.5 L) metal cake pan; line bottom with parchment paper. Set aside. 

   
   2. In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until light. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time; beat in vanilla.
   
   3. In separate bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt ; sift again. Stir into butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of buttermilk. Scrape into prepared pan; smooth top.
   
   3. Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Turn out onto rack; peel off paper. Invert top side up; let cool completely. 

   
   

   Make-ahead: Wrap in plastic wrap and store at room temperature for up to 24 hours or overwrap in foil and freeze for up to 2 weeks.
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   Canadian Living Magazine: November 2008