Recipe: Homemade Chocolate Cake Mix and Chocolate Cake Recipes for Naty

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE MIX

2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
1 2/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 pound (1 stick) butter or margarine, at room temperature, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
3 tablespoons oil

Place all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Combine thoroughly with a fork.

Add the butter or margarine and the oil. Blend with an electric mixer on the lowest speed until the fats are evenly distributed and the mix has the consistency of fine gravel.

Keep refrigerated in a covered container. To be used within 3 months.

Makes 5 cups, equal to 1 (18-ounce) package of cake mix

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CHOCOLATE CAKE
(using Homemade Chocolate Cake Mix)

5 cups homemade chocolate cake mix
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon white vinegar
3 large eggs

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

Place the homemade cake mix in a large mixing bowl and form a well in the center.

Pour all remaining ingredients into a liquid measuring cup, but do not mix.

Pour the wet ingredients into the well and mix with an electric mixer for 5 to 6 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula 2 to 3 times during mixing.

Pour into the prepared pans and bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and a cake tester inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Let cool in the pans on a wire rack for 30 minutes, then frost and serve as desired.

Makes 1 (2-layer, 9-inch round) cake
Adapted from source: The Food Maven Diary