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Festive Chocolate Cake
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Servings: 8-10 |
Comments: This is my "pick" for starting Spring out right, a beautiful and delicious chocolate cake. |
Ingredients: Cake: 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa or dutch processed cocoa 1/2 cup boiling water 2/3 cup solid vegetable shortening 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 eggs 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/3 cups buttermilk or sour milk* (see note) Frosting: 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick/3 oz./84g) butter or margarine, softened 2 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened or dutch processed cocoa 1/3 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Garnish: (optional) Decorate with fresh strawberries and chocolate curls |
Instructions: Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans. Stir together cocoa and water in small bowl until smooth. Beat shortening, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to shortening mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until well blended. Add cocoa mixture; beat well. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely before filling and frosting. If desired, garnish cake with fresh strawberries and chocolate curls and sprinkle curls with a little confectioners' sugar. Makes 8-10 servings. Note: To Sour Milk: Use 4 teaspoons white vinegar plus enough milk to equal 1 1/3 cups. Frosting: Beat butter in small bowl. Add confectioners' sugar and cocoa alternately with milk; beat to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed). Stir in vanilla. Makes about 2 cups frosting. |
Source: DianasDesserts.com |
Date: March 14, 2002 |
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Reviewer: nafesa
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lovely cake delicious
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lovely cake delicious
Reviewer: amy doyle
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the amounts were not right. the cake was too doughy.
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the amounts were not right. the cake was too doughy.
Reviewer: karla
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