Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake
From mrsc543 14 years ago
- 25-30 minutes to make
- Serves 12
This cake needs no other description, the title says it all! Recipe is courtesy of Great American Home Baking.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 cup less 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder shopping list
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda shopping list
- 1/8 tsp salt shopping list
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened shopping list
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar shopping list
- 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar shopping list
- 2 large eggs shopping list
- 2 tsp vanilla extract shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk shopping list
- frosting and Garnish: shopping list
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened shopping list
- 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted shopping list
- 3 oz ( 3 squares) unsweetened chocolate, melted shopping list
- 2 tsp vanilla extract shopping list
- chocolate shavings shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line bottom of two 9-inch round cake pans with waxed paper. Grease paper and sides of pans. Dust with flour.
- Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla.
- At low speed, alternately beat flour mixture and buttermilk into butter mixture just until blended.
- Divide batter equally between prepared pans.
- Bake cakes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 25 to 30 minutes.
- Transfer pans to wire racks to cool for 10 minutes. Turn out onto racks and remove paper. Turn layers right side up and cool completely.
- To prepare frosting, beat butter and confectioners' sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add melted chocolate and vanilla; continue beating until shiny and smooth.
- Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with frosting.
- Top with remaining cake layer.
- Spread frosting on top and sides of cake.
- Let cake stand for at least 30 minutes before sprinkling with chocolate shavings and slicing.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Very good!!
cuzpat
in Sikeston loved it
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A choc. luvers dream Yeah high5 thanks for sharing
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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I will just add..YUMMY!
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