Black Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cups sugar (reduce sugar to 1-1/2 cups for a less sweeter cake)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1 cup hot boiled water
• 1 cup strong brewed coffee (or use boiling water mixed with instant coffee granules)
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 eggs

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees (oven rack to second-lowest position).
• 2 generoulsy grease and flour a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• 3 in a bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt; set aside.
• 4 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.
• 5 mix in vanilla.
• 6 stir un the flour mixture until blended, then beat in eggs (batter will be thin).
• 7 pour the batter into prepared baking dish.
• 8 bake for 30-35 minutes or until cake test done.
• 9 allow to cool completely before frosting.