Homemade Chocolate Cake

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Description
A chocolate cake substitute using Homemade Cake Mix

Ingredients

 * 4 cups Homemade Cake Mix
 * 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
 * ¼ cup butter, softened
 * 3 eggs
 * 1 cup milk
 * 2 tablespoons milk
 * 3 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Spray two 8" round cake pans or one 13" x 9" cake pan with nonstick baking spray containing flour and set aside.
 * 3) Pour one portion of the cake mix into a large bowl and stir in the cocoa powder.
 * 4) Make a well in center of mix and add vanilla, butter, eggs, and 1 cup milk.
 * 5) Beat mixture 1 minute with electric mixer at low speed until blended.
 * 6) Then stir in 2 tablespoons milk and the melted chocolate.
 * 7) Scrape sides and bottom of bowl and beat 2 minutes longer at medium speed until batter is smooth.
 * 8) Pour into prepared pans and bake the layer cakes at 350°F for 20 – 30 minutes, or until cake springs back when pressed lightly in center and begins to pull away from edges of pan.
 * 9) For a 9" x 13" cake, bake for 25 – 35 minutes until the cake tests done.