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Ingredients
- Butter, for greasing pan
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Butter and lightly flour a 9-inch cake pan, knocking out the excess flour, and set aside.
Place the cocoa in a medium bowl and slowly add the hot water, whisking to dissolve. Set aside.
Sift together the sugar, 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, and salt into a large mixing bowl, and set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk, eggs, oil, and vanilla extract until well combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and fold in the cocoa. Stir just until all the ingredients are combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake until set in the center, about 20 minutes.
Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, and then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.
Yield: 1 (9-inch) cake, 8 servings