Cooking time: 30 mins

INGREDIENTS

1. All purpose flour-1 1/2cup
2. Veg oil-1/2 cup
3. Hot black coffee-3/4 cup
4. Milk/Buttermilk – 3/4 cup
5. Baking powder- 1 1/4 tsp
6. Soda Bicarb- 1 1/4 tsp
7. Salt- 1 tsp
8. Fine Sugar- 1 3/4 cup
9. Eggs(at room temp)-2
10. Vanilla extract- 2 tsps
11. Unsweetned Cocoa powder-1/2 cup

STEPS

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, sieve the flour, baking powder,soda bicarb,cocoa,sugar and salt.
• Now make a small well in the center using spatula.
• Add the eggs,oil,vanilla and milk.
• Mix the batter using hand mixer or by hand until well combined.
• Do not overmix!
• Lastly add the hot coffee and fold gently using a spatula.
• Batter will be quite runny which is normal.
• Pour it into a 13 x 9″ pan or 2 8″pans
• Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack and then frost with your favorite frosting or serve with whipped cream.
• This cake works well for Black Forest Recipe too!