Dragonfly Dark Chocolate Cake
By
Cynthia Guptill
@wyndupdragonfly
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I have been looking for a great chocolate cake recipe most of my life. I found a good one then tweaked it up to make it great. ;)
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Chocolate lovers unite over this decadently dark and delicious delight!
Rating:
★★★★★ 36 votes5
Comments:
Serves:
10-12 or about 30 cupcakes
Prep:
15 Min
Cook:
40 Min
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
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CAKE
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2 call purpose flour
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2 csugar
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1/4 chershey's special dark cocoa
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1/2 cregular cocoa
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2 tspbaking soda
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1 tspsalt
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2large eggs
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1 cbuttermilk
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1/2 cmelted butter
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1/2 cvegetable oil
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1 1/2 tspvanilla extract
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1 cboiling water
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FROSTING
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1/2 cbutter
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3 Tbsphershey's special dark cocoa
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1/2 cregular cocoa
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abt. 4 1/2 cpowdered sugar
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1/3-1/2 chalf and half
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 pinchsalt
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2 Tbspcorn syrup, light
How to Make Dragonfly Dark Chocolate Cake
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
No, this is not a typo. This is a slow bake cake. - Grease and flour one 9x13 or three 8" round cake pans.
Use liners if making cupcakes. - Put all the ingredients in a large bowl.
- Mix till smooth.
- Pour in pan(s).
- Bake one 9x13 cake, one hour. (Check at 40 min.) Or until toothpick comes out clean.
Bake three 8" round cakes, 40 min. Or until toothpick comes out clean.
Bake cupcakes, 30-35 min. Or until toothpick comes out clean. - I have always had trouble with being able to consistently make a creamy chocolate frosting, until I found this tip on the internet... wait for it... melt the butter. lol
So, for the frosting, melt the butter ;)
stir in the cocoa's till smooth
add powdered sugar and half&half alternately till smooth.
stir in vanilla, and salt. Add the corn syrup, stir till creamy.
This will frost an eight inch three layer cake, cut recipe in half for 9x13 or cupcakes
About Dragonfly Dark Chocolate Cake
Main Ingredient: Eggs
Regional Style: American
Collection: Father's Day
Other Tag: Quick & Easy
Recipe For: The Best Chocolate Cake
