chocolate heart attack!
A heart attack waiting to happen, You will think you have died and went to chocolate heaven! Enjoy!
prep time
30 Min
cook time
35 Min
method
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yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa, unsweetened
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup boiling water
- FROSTING
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups cocoa, unsweetened
- 5 1/3 cups powdered sugar
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
How To Make chocolate heart attack!
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans. Use the first set of ingredients to make the cake. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix for 3 minutes with an electric mixer. Stir in the boiling water by hand. Pour evenly into the two prepared pans.
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Step 2Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely. To make the frosting, use the second set of ingredients. Cream butter until light and fluffy. Stir in the cocoa and confectioners' sugar alternately with the milk and vanilla. Beat to a spreading consistency. Split the layers of cooled cake horizontally, cover the top of each layer with frosting, then stack them onto a serving plate. Frost the outside of the cake.
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