Old-Fashioned Cocoa Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2/3 c. butter or margarine
1 2/3 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 c. all-purpose flour
2/3 c. cocoa
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 1/3 c. sweet milk
1/2 c. crushed peppermint candy (optional)

Preparation

Cream butter or margarine, sugar and eggs until fluffy.
Beat on high speed of mixer 3 minutes.
Reduce speed to low.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
Add alternately with milk to creamed mixture.
Blend in crushed candy.
Pour into 2 greased and cocoa dusted 9-inch cake pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes.
Remove from pans.
Frost with frosting of your choice.