Dark Chocolate Cake
From daisey11 16 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 20
My stepmoms recipe, this was always a favorite for her to make. She used to serve this cake topped with fresh strawberries sprinkled with sugar with whipped cream.
Ingredients
- 1 cup plus tsp unsweetened cocoa powder divided shopping list
- 2 cups each of all-purpose flour and sugar shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter melted shopping list
- 2 large eggs shopping list
- 2 tsp vanilla extract divided shopping list
- 1 tsp baking powder shopping list
- 1 1/8 tsp salt divided shopping list
- 2 tsp baking powder shopping list
- 2 cups boiling water shopping list
- 2 cups whipping cream shopping list
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar shopping list
- 1/3 cup unsweetened dutch cocoa powder shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Grease 13 x 9 baking pan.
- Combine flour gran. sugar, remaining cocoa,butter,eggs,1 tsp salt in large bowl and mix well.
- Dissolve baking soda in boiling water in a bowl. Add flour mixture and mix well. Spoon batter intp prepared baking pan.
- Bake about 35 min until done. Let stand to cool.
- Beat 1 2/3 cups whipping cream in a mixer bowl on high speed until stiff peaks form. Combine remaining whipping cream,powdered sug,dutch cocoa, remaining vanilla and remaining salt in a bowl and mix well. Fold into whipped cream. Spread over cake.
The Rating
Reviewed by 2 people-
Putting strawberries on top, oh mercyyyyy, thats my way of eating! Nothing like chocolate and strawberries! I like this recipe!
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