Make your own Homemade Cake Mix, then make a chocolate cake from that mix. It's easy to make your own mix, less expensive, and good for you - you control the ingredients!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients:
- 4 cups Homemade Cake Mix
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/3 cup oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 2 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 8" round cake pans OR one 13" x 9" cake pan with nonstick baking spray containing flour and set aside.
Pour one portion of the cake mix into a large bowl. In small bowl, combine cocoa powder and hot water; mix well.
Make a well in center of the cake mix and add vanilla, oil, eggs, and 1 cup milk. Beat mixture 1 minute with electric mixer at low speed until blended. then stir in the cocoa mixture and the melted chocolate. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl and beat 2 minutes longer at medium speed until batter is smooth.
Pour into prepared pans and bake the layer cakes at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes, or until cake springs back when pressed lightly in center and begins to pull away from edges of pan. Bake the 9" x 13" cake for 25-35 minutes until the cake tests done.
