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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 15 |
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Yummy chocolate velvet cake from Southern Living Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
1/2 cup shortening |
3 cups sugar |
5 large eggs |
2 cups cake flour |
1 cup dutch process cocoa |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 1/4 cups buttermilk |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
Directions:
1. Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended.
2. Combine cake flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
3. Pour 7 cups batter into a greased and floured 13- x 9-inch pan, reserving remaining 1 cup batter.
4. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on wire rack.
5. Note: Prepare cake batter 1 1/2 more times; stir in reserved 1 cup batter. Repeat procedure for baking the second 13- x 9-inch layer. Spoon 3 cups batter into a greased and floured 9- x 5-inch pan. Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Repeat procedure with remaining batter for baking the second 9- x 5-inch layer.
6. Yield 1 (13- x 9-inch) layer (8 cups batter).
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