Moist Chocolate Cake
What you need:
Cake:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup dark cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
2 large eggs
1 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup canola oil
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
Chocolate Frosting:
1 stick butter
2/3 cup dark cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup low-fat milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Equipment and Supplies:
oven (you'll need help from an adult
assistant)
bowls — large bowl &
medium bowl
rubber spatula
electric mixer
measuring cups and spoons
baking pan (9x13")
What to do:
To make the Cake:
Preheat the oven to 150ºC.
Lightly grease and flour
your baking pan.
In a large bowl, add-in the
flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder,
and salt. Mix well to combine.
Crack-in the eggs; and pour-in
the buttermilk, canola oil, and vanilla extract.
Mix at medium speed for 1 minute, then
pour-in the boiling water.
Continue mixing until well-blended and
smooth.
Pour into the baking pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or
until a knife inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Remove from oven (with help from
your adult assistant).
Allow to cool on a wire rack before
removing cake from pan.
To make the Chocolate Frosting:
In a medium bowl, melt butter, and stir-in
cocoa.
Then, alternately add the powdered
sugar and milk; beating to spreading consistency.
Stir-in vanilla. Mix well until smooth.
Frost the cake; Serve and Enjoy!
