Black Chocolate Cake
Dark rich and moist, this is a chocolate cake lover's dream! This complete recipe may be mixed by hand using a whisk, make certain to grease your baking dish generously for this see my recipe#78579 and also make certain the water is boiling hot and the brewed coffee is hot and strong, use your own favorite frosting or see recipe#89207
Steps
Set oven to 350 degrees.
Generoulsy grease and flour a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
In a bowl mix together flour , sugar , baking powder , baking soda , cocoa and salt.
Set aside.
Place the hot boiled water into a heat-proof mixing bowl along with the hot brewed coffee.
Add in the shortening and mix until melted.
Mix in vanilla.
Stir un the flour mixture until blended , then beat in eggs.
Pour the batter into prepared baking dish.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cake test done.
Allow to cool completely before frosting.
Ingredients
all-purpose flour, white sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, unsweetened cocoa powder, shortening, water, brewed coffee, vanilla, eggs