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Deep Dark Chocolate Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Ambauer / All my dishes 9 months, 2 weeks ago This light and satisfying chocolate cake goes well with the coffee cream cheese frosting. Modified from a recipe in "The Bake Sale" cookbook. Prep:15m Cook:30m Servings:28	Ambauer
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Piped frosting.

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Ingredients

2 cups Sugar

1¾ cups Cake Flour

¾ cup Cocoa powder

1½ teasp Baking powder

1½ teasp Baking soda

1 teasp Salt

2 Eggs

1 cup Milk

½ cup Vegetable Oil

2 teasp Vanilla extract

2 oz Unsweetened chocolate, melted

1 cup Boiling water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350oF.

Grease and flour two 9" round pans.

In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add eggs, milk, oil, melted chocolate, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes.

Stir in water. Batter will be thin.

Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool 10 minutes and remove from pans to wire racks to finish cooling.

Frost.

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haleema55 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Aaaah lovely but what about the icing girl?

ambauer 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I posted a separate icing recipe, the coffee cream cheese frosting is what I used. Then I decorated with melted chocolate and chocolate covered espresso beans.

pinkpasta 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
What a gorgeous cake! Looking over the recipe it looks like it tastes as "gorgeous" too!
I'm going to bake this, but hope that my hand is as artistic at the decorating as yours!!!
Great post...thanks!

henrie 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I agree, that's one gorgeous cake, I must try it also and hope mine comes out at least close to yours, it's beautiful, great post, thanks for sharing.

ahmed1 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Great post.Garnishing and frostin are really great.I can immagine how does it taste...

michellem 9 months, 1 week ago said:
This cake looks like something I would see on a fancy bakery shelf...Yum! You are a great cake baker and decorater! Thanks for the wonderful recipe and the lovely photos..