moist chocolate cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup hot brewed coffee
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• frosting:
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup hot milk

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 cooled cake.