Follow these steps to bake a chocolate cake.
Gather your ingredients: You will need flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.
Preheat the oven: Set the oven to 350°F (175°C).
Mix dry ingredients: In a large bowl, combine 1 and ¾ cups of flour, 1 and ½ cups of sugar, ¾ cup of cocoa powder, 1 and ½ teaspoons of baking powder, and ½ teaspoon of salt.
Mix wet ingredients: In another bowl, beat together 2 eggs, 1 cup of milk, ½ cup of vegetable oil, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
Combine mixtures: Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until well combined.
Pour batter into a pan: Grease a cake pan and pour the batter into it.
Bake: Place the pan in the preheated oven and bake for 30-35 minutes. Check if it's done by inserting a toothpick in the center; it should come out clean.
Cool and serve: Let the cake cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan. Serve with your favorite frosting or toppings.
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