Best-Ever Chocolate Cake
By
Trina Alaniz
@bagma
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This the best Chocolate Cake I have ever tasted. I tried this recipe for out of town company, and they just loved it as I and my family did. this will be a family favorite- but I believe that what makes it the "best ever" is the combination of coffee and chocolate. It is light and wonderfully moist. The recipe is from Home baking.
The picture is mine and my youngest granddaughter helped with applying the frosting and nuts.
The picture is mine and my youngest granddaughter helped with applying the frosting and nuts.
Ingredients
- 2 c
- all purpose flour
- 2 c
- granulated sugar
- 1/2 c
- unsweetened coca powder
- 1 1/2 tsp
- baking soda
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
- 1/2 c
- vegetable shortening
- 1 c
- milk
- 1/2 c
- cold black coffee
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 2 large
- eggs
- 1 c
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 c
- softened butter
- 1/2 c
- light corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
- 1/4 c
- warm water
- 4 c
- confectioners' sugar
- 1 c
- chopped walnuts, divided
FROSTING
How to Make Best-Ever Chocolate Cake
- 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
- 2Beat in the shortening with an electric mixer on low speed. Beat in milk, coffee and vanilla until combined. Increase speed to high and beat for 2 min. Add the eggs: beat for 2 min.
- 3Pour the batter into the prepared pans: Bake the cakes in the middle of the oven until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Cool the cakes in the pans for 5 minutes, then turn the cakes onto wire racks to cool completely.
- 4For the frosting, combine the cocoa powder, butter, corn syrup, vanilla and salt in a large bowl. Beat on medium speed for 2 min. Add the warm water: mix well. Beat in the confectioners: sugar in two batches. Beat until smooth.
- 5Place one layer top side down on a large, flat plate. Spread with 1 cup of the frosting: sprinkle with 2/3 cup of walnuts. Top with the remaining cake layer, top side up. Frost the the top and sides with the remaining frosting, swirling with a small spatula. Garnish the cake with the remaining walnuts.
- 6WARNING TO ALL CHOCOLATE LOVERS1
THIS IS A MUST TRY RECIPE, I BET YOU WILL BE HOOKED. ENJOY!
