midnight dragonfly chocolate cake

Name: Dragonfly Dark Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## CAKE; 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1/4 cup(s) Hershey's special dark cocoa; 1/2 cup(s) regular cocoa; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 - large eggs; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; 1/2 cup(s) melted butter; 1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 cup(s) boiling water; ## FROSTING; 1/2 cup(s) butter; 3 tablespoon(s) Hershey's special dark cocoa; 1/2 cup(s) regular cocoa; abt. 4 1/2 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1/3-1/2 cup(s) half and half; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 pinch(es) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) corn syrup, light

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Cynthia Guptill

Cedar City, UT

Updated on Jan 1, 2022

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. ;)

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Slice of Dragonfly Dark Chocolate Cake on a plate.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Chocolate lovers unite over this decadently dark and delicious chocolate cake. It's super moist and melts in your mouth. On top, is a rich, creamy, and super chocolaty frosting. We love that while there is a ton of chocolate in this cake, it's not overly sweet. It is rich, though.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 15 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 10-12 or about 30 cupcakes

Ingredients

CAKE
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup Hershey's special dark cocoa
1/2 cup regular cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 - large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
FROSTING
1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons Hershey's special dark cocoa
1/2 cup regular cocoa
abt. 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/3-1/2 cup half and half
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons corn syrup, light

How To Make midnight dragonfly chocolate cake

Test Kitchen Tips

Every oven is different. In ours, we baked the 9x13 cake for 50 minutes. Also, we suggest sifting the cocoas in the frosting to prevent lumps. Same for the cocoa and flour in the cake batter.

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Put all the cake ingredients in a large bowl.
Step 3

Mix till smooth.
Step 4

Pour into prepared pan(s).
Step 5

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.
Step 6

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 cocoas until smooth. Add powdered sugar and half & half alternately until smooth. Stir in vanilla and salt. Add the corn syrup, stir until creamy.
Step 7

This will frost an eight-inch three-layer cake. Cut recipe in half for 9x13 or cupcakes
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