Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. butter or margarine
1 2/3 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all-purpose flour
2/3 c. Hershey's cocoa
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/3 c. water

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
In large mixer bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Beat on high speed 3 minutes.
Combine dry ingredients; add alternately with water to butter mixture.
Blend just until combined.
Pour into prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes.
Remove from pans to wire racks.
Cool completely.
Frost with chocolate buttercream frosting.