Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients <br>- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour <br>- 1 cup cocoa powder <br>- 1 teaspoon baking powder <br>- 1 teaspoon baking soda <br>- ¼ teaspoon salt <br>- 1 cup hot brewed coffee <br>- ½ cup butter or margarine <br>- 1 cup white sugar <br>- 2 eggs <br>- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract <br>- 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar <br>- 1 cup cocoa powder <br>- ½ cup butter or margarine <br>- 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract <br>- ½ cup hot milk <br><p></p>Directions <br>step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 or two 9 inch round pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine hot coffee with 1 cup cocoa and let cool to lukewarm. <br>step 2: In a large bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with the coffee and cocoa mixture; beat well. <br>step 3: Pour batter into a 9x13 inch cake or two 9 inch round pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool. <br>step 4: To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, combine confectioners sugar, 1 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup butter and 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla. Mix until smooth. Add hot milk a teaspoon at a time to make a smooth, spreadable consistency. Spread onto cooled cake. <br>

Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup hot brewed coffee
- ½ cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup butter or margarine
- 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup hot milk

Directions
step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 or two 9 inch round pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine hot coffee with 1 cup cocoa and let cool to lukewarm.
step 2: In a large bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with the coffee and cocoa mixture; beat well.
step 3: Pour batter into a 9x13 inch cake or two 9 inch round pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
step 4: To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, combine confectioners sugar, 1 cup cocoa, 1/2 cup butter and 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla. Mix until smooth. Add hot milk a teaspoon at a time to make a smooth, spreadable consistency. Spread onto cooled cake.

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