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Chocolate Layer Cake

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Ingredients (10)
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened, plus some for the pans and the paper
  • 2 cups cake or all-purpose flour, plus some for the pans
  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups milk

Step 1 of 5

Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease the bottom and sides of two 9-inch or three 8-inch layer cake pans; cover the bottom with a circle of wax or parchment paper, grease the paper, and sift flour over the pans; invert and tap to remove the excess flour.