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Simple Chocolate Cake
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| Servings: 16 |
| Comments: "I adore every one of Dinah Shore's cookbooks. Did you know that she was an excellent cook and loved to entertain? Her three books are all out of print, but if you find them, snatch them up. This perfect cake recipe is from her first book Someone's In The Kitchen With Dinah. She says it comes from Fanny Brice.".......From cookbook article |
Ingredients:  4 squares (4 ounces) unsweetened chocolate 1 stick (4 ounces/1/2 cup) unsalted butter 1 cup hot water 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups granulated sugar pinch of salt 1/3 cup buttermilk 1 1/4 tsp. baking soda 2 eggs, beaten 1 tsp. vanilla extract For Chocolate Frosting 2 squares (2 ounces) unsweetened chocolate 1/4 cup butter 8 tbsp. milk 4 cups confectioners' sugar 1 tbsp. vanilla extract |
| Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 C). Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. In a large saucepan, melt the chocolate and butter in the hot water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add flour, sugar and salt. Mix well with a wire whisk or eggbeater. Then stir in buttermilk, baking soda, eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. Pour into prepared baking pan and bake at 350 degrees F (180 C) for 25-30 minutes, until the top springs back when touched with a fingertip. Make the frosting while the cake is in the oven. While the cake is baking, make the frosting. In a heavy saucepan, melt the chocolate and butter together. Add remaining ingredients and beat well. You may need to add more milk or confectioners' sugar to reach the desired consistency: the frosting should be pourable. When the cake comes out of the oven, let cool for 15 minutes, then pour the frosting over. Spread if necessary, and let the cake cool. Makes 16 servings. |
| Source: Adapted from: Someone's In the Kitchen With Dinah |
| Date: August 2, 2003 |
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I give this recipe a thumbs up! (By the way, I see it's from Dinah Shore's cookbook...this is not a dessert question, but I wonder if you might be able to pass along Dinah's recipe for Tennessee Lasagna?) my email address: bonlee@amtelecom.net
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I give this recipe a thumbs up! (By the way, I see it's from Dinah Shore's cookbook...this is not a dessert question, but I wonder if you might be able to pass along Dinah's recipe for Tennessee Lasagna?) my email address: bonlee@amtelecom.net
Reviewer: maria
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LET THEM EAT CAKE!!!its awesome.....mmm, goood...made me gain 5kg..but it's good!!
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LET THEM EAT CAKE!!!its awesome.....mmm, goood...made me gain 5kg..but it's good!!
Reviewer: k00kie
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looks yummy~ and im making this for my mom... and im 13... so i hope this works!!
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looks yummy~ and im making this for my mom... and im 13... so i hope this works!!
Reviewer: Heather Peskin
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What a lovely chocolate sheet cake. I have just sampled it to see if it's good to go to the Sunday morning coffee hour - it is soft and choclatey and so easy to make. I now have the confidence to try more sheet cakes.
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What a lovely chocolate sheet cake. I have just sampled it to see if it's good to go to the Sunday morning coffee hour - it is soft and choclatey and so easy to make. I now have the confidence to try more sheet cakes.
Reviewer: KIKI
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yum! im just lovin' the taste of it!
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yum! im just lovin' the taste of it!
Reviewer: Roshni Dookhy
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My first impression was WOW, simply delicious. In addition to that its easy to prepare. A GIFT FROM HEAVEN!
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My first impression was WOW, simply delicious. In addition to that its easy to prepare. A GIFT FROM HEAVEN!