new year's chocolate cake
This is a rich chocolate cake I adapted from the Hershey's cocoa recipe. The addition of cinnamon adds a richness and flavor all it's own. The addition of Mexican vanilla is my signature secret ingredient. If you can't get your hands on Mexican vanilla, use a high quality vanilla. A special cake, indeed!
prep time
20 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
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yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 - eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons mexican vanilla
- 1 cup boiling water
- PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE FROSTING
- 1 1/2 sticks melted butter
- 1 cup cocoa, unsweetened
- 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons mexican vanilla
How To Make new year's chocolate cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9" cake pans.Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla.Beat for 2 minutes. Add boiling water, (batter will be thin).Pour into pans and bake for 30 min.
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Step 2Let cool in pans for 30 minutes, then remove from and cool completely. Frost with "Perfectly Chocolate" chocolate frosting.
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Step 3For frosting: add cocoa to melted butter. Add milk and powdered sugar alternately and beat till smooth. Stir in vanilla. Spread on cooled cake.
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