Black Magic Cake
This rich chocolate cake offers a great opportunity to mix and match with some of the other recipes from our Halloween countdown. Consider taking a frosting recipe from one of our other offerings (maybe Caramel?) and use it to enhance this cake!
| ILoveToBake.com HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN Black Magic Cake |
| A rich, chocolate cake… Frost as desired! An Orange frosting would make the a wonderful cake for Halloween, and I don’t know about you, but Orange and Chocolate one of my favorite flavor combos! This recipe makes two 9 inch round cakes or one 13×9 inch sheet cake. |
| Ingredients |
| 2 cups granulated 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 large 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 extractHINT - * To sour milk: Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup. |
| Step by Step |
| Preheat oven to 350°F 1) Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. 2) Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl 3) Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes (batter will be thin) 4) Pour batter evenly into prepared pans 5) 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 6) Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks 7) Cool completely  Frost as desired9) Serve and Enjoy! |
| Check out today’s Halloween Countdown recipe at TheArmchairChef.com
Caramel Apple Quesadillas |