all-american chocolate cake

How To Make all-american chocolate cake

• 1

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2

  In a small, heavy-bottomed pan, melt chocolate and butter, stirring over low heat until smooth and melted.
• 3

  Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• 4

  In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 5

  Add chocolate mixture, milk and eggs, beating until smooth.
• 6

  Spread mixture in two greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
• 7

  Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• 8

  Cool in pans 5 minutes before turning out onto wire rack.
• 9

  ICING DIRECTIONS
• 10

  Blend butter, vanilla extract, butter flavor and water together. Then add confectioners sugar and meringue powder and blend. Add cocoa and blend again.
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