chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting

Name: Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - ½ stick unsalted butter, softened; - ¼ cup crisco; - 2 cups sugar; - 1 teaspoon vanilla; - 2 eggs; - 1¾ cups cake flour; - ¾ cup cocoa; - ¾ teaspoon baking powder; - ¾ teaspoon baking soda; - dash of salt; - 1¾ cups whole milk; - chocolate buttercream frosting:; - ½ cup unsalted butter, softened; - ½ cup crisco; - ¼ cup whole milk; - 4 cups powdered sugar; - 2 tablespoons cocoa; - 1 teaspoon vanilla

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Crystal ~

Somewhere, IL

Updated on Oct 19, 2014

I found this recipe in a 1990’s Hershey’s Chocolate Cookbook. It is one of my favorite chocolate cake recipes. I also use this cake recipe as a base in many other chocolate cake recipes, tweaking it here and there as needed. I like to use a chocolate buttercream icing on this cake, but use any kind you like. One can never have too much chocolate! :)

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 35 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

- ½ stick unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ cup crisco
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1¾ cups cake flour
- ¾ cup cocoa
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- dash of salt
- 1¾ cups whole milk
- chocolate buttercream frosting:
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup crisco
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla

How To Make chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2

Grease and flour a 13x9x2 inch baking pan or, two 8 or 9 inch round pans.
Step 3

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, Crisco, sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add eggs. Beat well
Step 4

In another bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together; add to the butter-sugar mixture alternately the with milk. Blend well.
Step 5

Pour batter into pan(s) and bake the oblong pan for 35-40 minutes and the round for 30-35 minutes or until wooden tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Ice cake with chocolate buttercream icing.
Step 6

Chocolate Buttercream Icing: In a mixing bowl, with mixer on medium speed, cream the softened butter and Crisco until well blended.
Step 7

Add the powdered sugar, cocoa, vanilla, and milk. Beat mixture until smooth and creamy; about 2-3 minutes. If icing appears a little too thick, add just a tad more milk; one teaspoon at a time. You do not want it too soft. You want a medium consistency. When icing is light and fluffy, you are ready to ice!
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