Classic Chocolate Cake Recipe

  TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1-2/3 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/3 cups milk
• Confectioners' sugar or favorite frosting

Directions

1. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating until smooth after each addition. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. pan.
2. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool on a wire rack. When cake is cool, dust with confectioners' sugar or frost with your favorite frosting. Yield: 12-15 servings.

If Cooking for Two: Freeze unfrosted cake in serving-size portions.