moist chocolate cake
This is the best darn cake that I ever made. OMG just had to let others know about this recipe. Hats off to Debbie Hoggan
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Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa, unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
- 3 - large eggs
- 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate melted
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- HEAVENLY ICING
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
How To Make moist chocolate cake
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Step 1Pre-heat oven to 350
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Step 2Grease and flour a 9" round cake pan. Line bottom of pans with waxed paper;grease and flour paper. For the cake in a medium bowl stir together flour,cocoa powder, baking powder,and baking soda.
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Step 3In a large bowl,with electric mixer set om medium, beat,butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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Step 4Beat in chocolate and vanilla. Alternately fold flour mixture and milk into batter.
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Step 5Pour into prepared pans.Baked until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
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Step 6Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Run a knife around edge of pan; invert cake onto rack; cool completely.
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Step 7For Icing, in a small saucepan, bring cream to a boil over medium heat. Add chocolate; remove from heat.
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Step 8Cover; let stand for 10 minutes. Whisk until thick. Cool for 15 minutes. Place a sheet of waxed paper under rack. Pour icing over cake; spread to cover. Cool until set.
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Step 9Chef tip: Easiest frosting of cakes is done by placing the cakes in your desired frosting dish,and refrigerate the cakes for 1 hour. I did mines over night and brushed off any crumbs before icing
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