Chocolate cake

Name: Chocolate cake
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 2 Cups (250 g) All-purpose Flour; 2 Cups (400 g) Sugar; 3/4 Cup (75 g) Cocoa Powder; 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder; 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda; 1 Teaspoon Salt; 1 Teaspoon Plain Coffee; 1 cup (240 ml) Liquid Milk (peak milk); 1 cup Vegetable Oil or melted margarine; 2 Eggs (Large); 2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract or Essence; 1 Cup (240 ml) Boiling Water

Elizabeth Zhinubo Ajayi @cook_8320861

I hate when you look up recipes online and you are given names of recipes that it's hard to reach. E.g. Heavy cream etc. I love this recipe so much because it's made with readily accessible Nigeria ingredients. Chocolate cake is my all time favourite.

Elizabeth Zhinubo Ajayi @cook_8320861

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Ingredients

2 Cups (250 g)All-purpose Flour
2 Cups (400 g)Sugar
3/4 Cup (75 g)Cocoa Powder
2 TeaspoonsBaking Powder
1 1/2 TeaspoonsBaking Soda
1 TeaspoonSalt
1 TeaspoonPlain Coffee
1 cup (240 ml)Liquid Milk (peak milk)
1 cupVegetable Oil or melted margarine
2Eggs (Large)
2 TeaspoonVanilla Extract or Essence
1 Cup (240 ml)Boiling Water

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Steps

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1. Preheat oven to 350º F/ Gas Mark 4/180ºC.
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Prepare two 9-inch cake pans by lining with baking sheets.
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Add flour, sugar, Oluji cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and coffee powder to a mixing bowl or the bowl of a cake mixer. Whisk through to combine or, using your paddle attachment, stir through flour mixture until combined well.
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Add liquid milk, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla extract to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter until well combined.
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Share cake batter equally between the two cake pans or put in cupcakes liners. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the centre comes out clean.
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Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely.