Chocolate Cake

Recipe for a yummy/moist chocolate cake

Easy One-Bowl Chocolate Cake- Martha Stewart

oven: 325 (for a cake); 350 (for cupcakes)

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 cup warm water

3/4 cup buttermilk*

2 eggs

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 heapin' spoonfuls sour cream (optional; i added this for extra moist-ness)

Sift cocoa powder, flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and, baking powder into a large bowl. Add water, buttermilk, eggs, oil, vanilla, and sour cream (if desired), and mix together until smooth.

For cupcakes bake at 350 for about 17-20 minutes, for cake bake at 325 for 27-32 minutes, always until a toothpick inserted in center comes out mostly clean with a few clingy crumbs.

This recipe will make:

-2, 8-inch cakes

-1, 9 by 13 cake

-18 cupcakes