Black Magic Cake

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Title: BLACK MAGIC CAKE
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 1 cake

2 c Sugar
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
3/4 c Hershey's Cocoa
2 ts Baking soda
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
2 Eggs
1 c Buttermilk or sour milk*
1 c Strong black coffee; OR...
2 ts -powdered instant coffee
-plus 1 cup boiling water
1/2 c Vegetable oil
1 ts Vanilla extract

Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease and flour two 9-inch round
baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan. In large bowl, stir together
sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add eggs,
buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric
mixer 2 minutes (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular
pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10
minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost as
desired. 10 to 12 servings.

* To sour milk: Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.

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Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.