classic chocolate cake

Name: Classic Chocolate Cake
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 4 ounce(s) semi-sweet chocolate; 1/2 cup(s) water, cold; 1 cup(s) butter; 2 cup(s) sugar; 4 large eggs separated; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) flour unsifted; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 cup(s) buttermilk or strong cold coffee; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt

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52 Pinches

cindy blaylock

danville, VA

Updated on Jul 24, 2011

this came from and old friend and we love this cake

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cook time 30 Min

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yield 12 to 14

Ingredients

4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
1/2 cup water, cold
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs separated
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour unsifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk or strong cold coffee
1/2 teaspoon salt

How To Make classic chocolate cake

Step 1

In heavy saucepan on low heat, melt broken chocolate with water; set aside. Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time beating after each addition. Mix in melted chocolate and vanilla. Sift flour with soda. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk or coffee to chocolate mixture; mix until smooth. Beat egg whites with salt until very stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Spread into three 8 or 9" round cake pans lined with wax paper. Bake at 350-F about 30 minutes. Cool on rack 10 minutes; remove cake
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