Best Ever Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Ingredients
23
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Nutrition
705
Calories
Total time
25
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup unsifted unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 3/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • softened
  • 2 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • frosting
  • 6 oz. semisweet chocolate pieces
  • 1/2 cup light cream
  • 1 cup butter or regular margarine
  • 2 1/2 cup unsifted confectioners
  • filling
  • 1/4 cup unsifted confectioners

Directions:

  1. In medium bowl, combine cocoa with boiling water, mixing with wire whisk until smooth.
  2. Cool completely.
  3. Sift flour with soda, salt and baking powder.
  4. Preheat oven to 350F.
  5. Grease well and lightly flour three 9 by 1 1/2 inch layer-cake pans.
  6. In large bowl of electric mixer, at high speed, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla, scraping bowl occasionally until light-about 5 mins.
  7. At low speed, beat in flour mixture (in fourths), alternately with cocoa mixture (in thirds), beginning.
  8. And ending with flour mixture.
  9. Do not overbeat.
  10. Divide evenly into pans;smooth top. Bake 25 to 30 mins.
  11. , or until surface springs back when gently pressed with fingertip.
  12. Cool in pans 10 mins.
  13. Carefully loosen sides with spatula; 4. Remove from pans; cool on racks.
  14. Frosting:In medium saucepan, combine chocolate pieces,cream, butter;stir over medium heat until smooth.
  15. Remove from heat.
  16. With whisk, blend in 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar.
  17. In bowl set over ice(I use ice cubes) beat until it holds shape.
  18. Filling: whip cream with sugar and vanilla;refrigerate.
  19. To assemble cake: On plate place a layer, top side down;spread with half of cream.
  20. Place second layer, top side down;spread with rest of cream.
  21. Place third layer, top side up. To frost: With spatula, frost sides first,covering whipped cream;use rest of frosting on top, swirling decoratively.
  22. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 705.27 Kcal (2953 kJ)
Calories from fat 458.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50.99g 78%
Cholesterol 149.99mg 50%
Sodium 378.89mg 16%
Potassium 242.24mg 5%
Total Carbs 60.57g 20%
Sugars 57.47g 230%
Dietary Fiber 0.85g 3%
Protein 5.49g 11%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 0.8mg 5%
Calcium 121.7mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 366.72 Kcal (1535 kJ)
Calories from fat 238.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.51g 78%
Cholesterol 77.99mg 50%
Sodium 197.01mg 16%
Potassium 125.96mg 5%
Total Carbs 31.5g 20%
Sugars 29.88g 230%
Dietary Fiber 0.44g 3%
Protein 2.85g 11%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 13%
Iron 0.4mg 5%
Calcium 63.3mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 18.2
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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