classic chocolate bar cake

How To Make classic chocolate bar cake

• Step 1
  Heat oven to 350.
• Step 2
  Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup fluted tube pan.
• Step 3
  In large mixer bowl, beat butter until creamy; gradually add granulated sugar, beating on medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
• Step 4
  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Step 5
  Add chocolate; beat until blended.
• Step 6
  Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to chocolate mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until blended.
• Step 7
  Add syrup and vanilla; beat until blended.
• Step 8
  Stir in pecans.
• Step 9
  Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Step 10
  Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Step 11
  Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
• Step 12
  Cool completely. Sift powdered sugar over top, if desired.
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