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Fri Feb 19 08:02:46 1982
The Perfect Chocolate Cake
The Perfect Chocolate Cake

1 cup unsifted unsweetened cocoa
2 cups boiling water
2 3/4 cup sifted all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup butter
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla



1.  Make cake:  In a medium bowl, combine cocoa with boiling water
    mixing with wire whisk until smooth.  Allow to cool completely.

2.  Sift flour with soda, salt and baking powder.  Preheat oven to
    350.  Grease and lightly flour 3 9" cake pans.

3.  In a large bowl of an electric mixer, at high speed, beat 1 cup
    butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light, ~5 mins.  At low
    speed beat in flour (in fourths) and cocoa ( in thirds) beginning
    with flour and ending with flour.  Do not over beat!  Divide into
    pans and smooth tops.

4.  Bake 25-30 mins until surface springs back.  Cool in pans 10 mins
    Carefully loosen sides and remove from pans and cool.  Frost!


You can use any frosting that you like,  I chose to use chocolate
whipping cream,  because it was light!


Chocolate Whipping Cream

Mix in a large bowl of an electric mixer the following:

  2 cups whipping cream
  1/2 cup powdered sugar
  3 tbls cocoa
  1 tsp vanilla

Stir with a wire whisk initially, once mixture has begun to dissolve
whip using electric mixer until proper consistancy.

Frost cake generously.

Enjoy!