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Are you ready for the best slice of chocolate cake in your life? This chocolate cake recipe is super easy to make & will be a staple in your kitchen for years to come.

This recipe for chocolate cake is perfect for every occasion. I like to make it for birthdays, holidays, or parties.

You will learn the exact steps to make a perfectly-moist chocolate cake from scratch with easy steps & instructions.

After reading this Chocolate Cake Recipe, you will be ready to impress your friends & family with your baking skills & bake for every celebratory occasion.

This post is all about my favorite Chocolate Cake Recipe!

Chocolate Cake Recipe

Sister's Chocolate Cake

This is my sister's chocolate cake recipe! It is my favorite chocolate cake I have ever had- I know you will love it too.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 20

Total Time 1 30

Ingredients

2 cups Sugar
1¾ cups Flour
¾ cup Baking Cocoa
1½ tsp Baking Powder
1½ tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
2 Eggs
1 cup Milk
½ cup Vegetable Oil Substatute: Olive or Coconut Oil
2 tsp Vanilla Extract or Paste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350℉
Mix dry ingredients together (flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt)
In a seperate bowl, mix the wet ingredients together (sugar, eggs, milk, oil, vanilla extract/paste).
Combine dry & wet ingredients.
After dry & wet ingredients are mixed, add 1 cup of boiling hot water. The consistency should be like soup.
Add cake mix to a pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray.
Bake for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, test with toothpick or fork. If it is not completely cooked through, continue to cool in 5 minute increments unitl done.
Let cool for 20-25 minutes before serving.

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