All-American Chocolate Cake

Name: All-American Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 4 oz unsweetened chocolate; 1/2 lb butter; 2 tsp vanilla; 2 c flour; 2 c sugar; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1 c milk; 4 eggs; ICING INGREDIENTS; 2 stick butter, softened; 2 Tbsp meringue powder; 2 lb confectioners' sugar; 4 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tsp butter flavoring; 16 Tbsp cocoa powder; 4 Tbsp water

By Stephen Beerley
@ChefBeerley

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4 oz

unsweetened chocolate
1/2 lb

butter
2 tsp

vanilla
2 c

flour
2 c

sugar
1 1/2 tsp

baking powder
1 tsp

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
1 c

milk
4

eggs
ICING INGREDIENTS
2 stick

butter, softened
2 Tbsp

meringue powder
2 lb

confectioners' sugar
4 tsp

vanilla extract
2 tsp

butter flavoring
16 Tbsp

cocoa powder
4 Tbsp

water

How to Make All-American Chocolate Cake

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a small, heavy-bottomed pan, melt chocolate and butter, stirring over low heat until smooth and melted.
Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Add chocolate mixture, milk and eggs, beating until smooth.
Spread mixture in two greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
Cool in pans 5 minutes before turning out onto wire rack.
ICING DIRECTIONS
Blend butter, vanilla extract, butter flavor and water together. Then add confectioners sugar and meringue powder and blend. Add cocoa and blend again.