the Greatest & Easiest Chocolate Cake

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 votes

Comments:

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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
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

Step-By-Step

1Preheat oven 350. Grease and flour 9" (two) cake pans, tube pan. OR cup cake liners

2Place 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.

3Bake 9" cakes for 55 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Bundt cake will take longer.

Cupcakes 20-25 minutes.

4FROSTING:

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

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