Chocolate Cake

Have all ingredients at room temperature.

Preheat oven to 350

Grease and flour cake pan(s).  

Sift together the following:

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

2 cups sugar

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Combine the following in a bowl:  

1 cup milk

2 large eggs (added one at a time to the mixture)

1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil 

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients on low.

Continue on low for about 2 minutes.

Add 1 cup boiling water

Distribute evenly in two prepared cake pans and bake about 30-35 minutes.  Toothpick test okay.  If using a bundt pan at 350 degrees, allow about 35 - 40 minutes, check with toothpick.  Cool for about 10 minutes and then remove from pan and let cool completely.

Ghirardelli Brownies

2 eggs

3/4 Cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract 

1/2 Cup Butter

3/4 Cup Ghirardelli  sweet ground chocolate and cocoa

2/3 Cup all purpose flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 Cup walnuts or Pecans

1 Cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350

Stir eggs, sugar and vanilla together and then add butter.  Add flour, chocolate, salt and baking powder together and combine with egg mixture.  Add nuts and chocolate chips.  Spread into 8" or 9" baking pan and bake about 20 - 30 minutes.  Less baking time for chewy brownies.