the Greatest & Easiest Chocolate Cake

Name: the Greatest & Easiest Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 3 1/3 c all purpose flour; 1 1/3 c cocoa powder; 3 c sugar; 3 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 3/4 c butter; 3 c buttermilk; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 5 eggs; CHOCOLATE FROSTING; 2 1/3 c powdered sugar (sugar free : 2 1/3 c splenda 4 tablespoons cornstarch, blend in blender) i use 1 c. + 2 tbsp slimtevia, 4 tbsp cornstarch, blend); 1/3 c cocoa; 1/3 c butter; 1/3 c very hot water; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp vanilla extract

By Lyn Starr
@lynstarr

Use the finest Chocolate (NOT Dutch) you can find. The original recipe came from the back of a cocoa can years ago.

ENJOY!!

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Comments:

3 Comments

Serves:

10-12

Prep:

5 Min

Cook:

55 Min

Ingredients

3 1/3 c

all purpose flour
1 1/3 c

cocoa powder
3 c

sugar
3 tsp

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
3/4 c

butter
3 c

buttermilk
1 tsp

pure vanilla extract
5

eggs
CHOCOLATE FROSTING
2 1/3 c

powdered sugar (sugar free : 2 1/3 c splenda 4 tablespoons cornstarch, blend in blender) i use 1 c. + 2 tbsp slimtevia, 4 tbsp cornstarch, blend)
1/3 c

cocoa
1/3 c

butter
1/3 c

very hot water
1 tsp

salt
1 tsp

vanilla extract
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How to Make the Greatest & Easiest Chocolate Cake

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven 350. Grease and flour 9" (two) cake pans, tube pan. OR cup cake liners
Place all ingredients in mixing bowl and mix on high speed for 3 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl once; pour into prepared pans or fill cupcake liners to 3/4 full.
Bake 9" cakes for 55 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Bundt cake will take longer.

Cupcakes 20-25 minutes.
FROSTING:

Place all ingredients in small mixing bowl and beat for 3 minutes. Frost cooled cake/cupcakes

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