Dark Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

2 cups boiling water
1 cup cocoa powder
3 cups flour
1 cup softened butter
2 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius. Grease 3-9 inch round cake pans.

2. Pour boiling water over cocoa in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Allow the mixture to cool.

3. Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside.
4. In a bowl add cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

5. Beat in eggs one at time and then stir in vanilla extract.

6. Add the flour mixture alternately with the cocoa mixture. Spread batter evenly between the 3 pans.
7. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.

8. Allow the cake to cool down.