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Buttermilk Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • In a saucepan, bring butter, water and cocoa to a boil.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Add cocoa mixture; mix well.
  • Combine buttermilk and vanilla; add to batter and mix well.
  • Beat in eggs.
  • Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan.
  • Bake at 350° for 23-27 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
  • FROSTING:
  • In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir butter and cocoa until smooth.
  • Remove from the heat.
  • In a small mixing bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt.
  • Add cocoa mixture and enough milk until frosting reaches desired consistency.
  • Frost cake.

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    " It was excellent "
    JAWJAxo ate it and said...
    Had to try this once I seen it .. was incredibly easy and delicious :)
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    " It was excellent "
    emie73 ate it and said...
    looks good and yummy! i love chocolate cakes!
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    " It was excellent "
    thegoldminer ate it and said...
    I am a chocolate fan. Looks good, reads well. cake and pics at 11. JJ
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    " It was excellent "
    tippystclair ate it and said...
    I'm always looking for new choc cake recipes! This one looks wonderful and so easy.
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    " It was good "
    kewpie ate it and said...
    i have to make this - it looks so good!
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    " It was excellent "
    marky90 ate it and said...
    My friends at work gave it "a five" along with me.. I printed out 5 copy's for tomorrow to bring in...Thanks, Marky
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  • arimou0 16 years ago
    Oh deliciousness! I love anything chocolate and this cake looks divine. Yummy!
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  • chefmal 16 years ago
    This looks awesome, thanks for posting it. I've only used buttermilk in biscuts, never in cake. I'll try it one of these days and let you know how it turned out!
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  • lunasea 16 years ago
    You know, it seems like I'm using buttermil a lot lately to cook with...it just adds that special tang to practically everything. So, I know a buttermilk chocolate cake has got to be wonderful...wow. I am printing this out to try soon and I'l let you know what I think. I know it's making me hungry now. Ha! =)
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    " It was excellent "
    clbacon ate it and said...
    I made this yesterday! Delicious!
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  • pat2me 16 years ago
    I just might have to make this very soon, I have everything I need. Thanks for another great post!
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