rich chocolate cake
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This rich cake makes a great birthday cake for chocolate lovers or a special way to end a formal dinner party.
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yield
1 8inch cake
prep time
15 Min
cook time
45 Min
Ingredients For rich chocolate cake
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1 2/3 cself rising flour
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1/3 cunsweetened cocoa powder
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1/2 tspbaking powder
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3/4 cbutter,softened (1 1/2stick)
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3/4 csuperfine sugar
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2 lgeggs, separated
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1/8 tspsalt
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cocoa, unsweetened, to dust
- CHOCOLATE CREAM FROSTING
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6 ozsemisweet chocolate,coarsely chopped
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1/3 cbutter
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1/2 csweetned condensed milk
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6 ozsemisweet chocolate, coarsely grated
How To Make rich chocolate cake
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1Preheat oven to 350. Butter and flour an 8inch springform pan. Sift the flour,cocoa, and baking powder into a large bowl. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed until creamy.
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2Add the egg yolks, one at a time,until just blended after each addition. With mixer at low speed, gradually beat in the dry ingredients.
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3With mixer at medium speed, beat the egg whites and salt until stiff peaks form. Use a large rubber spatula to fold them into the batter. Spoon the batter into prepared pan.
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4Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cool cake in the pan for 5 minutes. Loosen and remove the pan sides. Invert onto a rack and remove the pan bottom. Let cool completely. Dust with the cocoa powder.
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5Frosting: Melt the chocolate,butter and condensed milk in a double boiler over barely simmering water. Spoon the frosting into a pastry bag and pipe onto top of the cake in a decorative manner. Decorate the sides of the cake with the grated chocolate.
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