Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake

• 3/4 cup butter or margarine
• 123 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour, all-purpose
• 23 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 113 cups water
• 1/2 cup peppermint stick candy

1. Heat oven to 350F (180C).
2. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
3. In large mixer bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla; beat on high speed of electric mixer 3 minutes.
4. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating until blended.
5. Add candy, if desired.
6. Pour batter into prepared pans.
7. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
9. Cool completely.

butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, baking powder, water, peppermint stick candy

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake-43369 (may not work)