2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1 cup strong black coffee or 2 teaspoons instant coffee dissolved in 1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cooking Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans or one 13-by-9-inch baking pan. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes (batter will be thin). Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes. Turn cake out onto rack to cool completely.
Yields: 10 to 12 servings
