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Grandmom's Chocolate Cake

The BEST chocolate cake recipe you'll ever make: moist, chocolatey, and made with whole ingredients.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: Dessert
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 c. organic cane sugar
  • ¾ c. coconut oil or softened organic butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 2½ cups flour
  • 2½ tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ cup cocoa
  • 1 c. organic plain yogurt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup HOT coffee

Method
 

  1. PREHEAT oven to 350. Grease and flour desired pan(s): either two 9" round pans or two muffin tins (24 cupcakes).
  2. Cream the sugar and oil until fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
  4. Sift together the dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
  5. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the yogurt to the creamed mixture.
  6. Add vanilla and stir through.
  7. Add the hot coffee and stir gently. The batter will be very hot and watery! Use caution when transferring to baking pans.
  8. Pour the batter into greased and floured pan and CAREFULLY transfer to the oven.
  9. Bake cake for 55-60 minutes; cupcakes 20 minutes.
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