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Parve
Easy
1 Hour, 10 Minutes
Diets 
A basic, easy chocolate cake, perfect for a birthday or Shabbat dessert.
1 cup Gefen Cocoa
2 cups boiling water
2 and 1/2 cups sugar
5 eggs
2 teaspoons Gefen Vanilla Extract
1 cup shortening or oil
2 and 1/2 cups Glicks Flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Dissolve cocoa in water.
Beat eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add dry ingredients alternately with liquids.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake for one hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a nine- by 13-inch pan with Gefen Parchment Paper.
Styling and Photography by Tamara Friedman
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The cake was great very delicious and moist
how long should it bake for?
can i do less eggs
You can sub out regular eggs for flax eggs!
Can I freeze ahead?
can I make it in a round tin? if so how many cakes does it make?
I’m baking into cupcakes instead of cakes. should I bake for 15 min?
What kind of flour should I use? I’m in the UK. Don’t think we have all purpose flour
The same flour you use for regular baking.
I also made it with gluten-free flour, and it came out absolutely delicious! (It just needed more bake time, which is typical with the gluten-free versions of most recipes I’ve tried.)
amazing
Can this cake be made in a round or square pan instead of a 9 by 13 pan?
Yes- but you will probably have leftover batter (you could probably add the leftover to muffin tins) and you may have to adjust the cooking time.
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easy and yummy I made in cupcakes baked it for abt 15 minutes came out great