#2372 - Cake Flour Chocolate Cake

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/2 cup softened butter
2 eggs
1 TBSP cider vinegar
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup hot water
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa
2 cups sifted cake flour (measure before sifting)
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

In a mixer add softened butter, white sugar and eggs--beat. Add cake flour, salt, buttermilk and vanilla--beat.  In a bowl add cocoa and hot water--stir until mixed. Add cocoa mixture to batter--beat. In a cup add vinegar and baking soda--stir until it fizzes. Add vinegar mixture to batter--beat. Pour batter into a greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness).