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Dark Chocolate Cake
INGREDIENTS
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1 1/2 - 2 cups granulated sugar
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1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
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1 cup Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 teaspoon salt
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4 egg whites, room temperature
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1 cup coconut milk
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3/4 cup coconut milk, boiling
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1/3 cup vegetable oil
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1 1/2 - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Dark Chocolate Buttermilk Icing
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1/2 cup butter, salted or margarine, at room temperature
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3/4 - 1 cup Hershey's Dark Special Cocoa
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3 - 3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
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1/3 to 2/3, more if needed, buttermilk, room temperature
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Beat together with mixer, starting with lowest amount of buttermilk
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and adding more as need to attain the consistency you want. Ice cake when cool.
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Topping
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sweetened coconut
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sliced almonds
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While cake is cooling, spread coconut and almonds in a layer, on a cookie sheet.
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I used 1 1/2 cup coconut and 1/2 cup sliced almonds Use as the amounts you want of each.
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Cook for 5-8 minutes, turning after 3 minutes and then every minute or so until lightly browned. Sprinkle on cake.
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