Deep Dark Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup black coffee
• 1/2 cup canola oil (or any vegetable oil)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
2. Grease and flour one 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
3. If you want a layer cake, use two 9-inch pans.
4. In large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
5. Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee (if making with instant, use 2 tsp to make 1 cup), oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. Batter will be thin.
6. Pour into prepared pan.
7. Bake until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean (30-35 minutes for round pans, 35-40 minutes for rectangular pans).
8. Cool 10 minutes; (if using 9-inch round cake pans, remove from pan) and cool on wire racks.
9. Cool completely, then frost with your favourite vanilla icing.

sugar, allpurpose, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, salt, eggs, buttermilk, black coffee, canola oil, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/deep-dark-chocolate-cake-12488 (may not work)