Cocoa-Buttermilk Cake Recipe

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Cocoa-Buttermilk Cake
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
1677
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp baking soda
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 4 1/2 oz buttermilk
  • 7 1/2 tbsp cocoa
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar , sifted

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Butter and line with parchment a 9 x 13 cake pan Melt butter, stir in water and cocoa and whisk until smooth.
  3. Set aside.
  4. Sift together flour, sugar, salt and baking soda.
  5. In a separate bowl, whick together eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
  6. Add cocoa mixture and buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients.
  7. Combine very well.
  8. Pour into cake pan and bake until skewer comes out clean.
  9. Cool for 20 minutes while making icing.
  10. ICING: Melt butter, add buttermilk and cocoa.
  11. Whisk until smooth.
  12. Put powdered sugar into a food processor.
  13. With motor running, pour cocoa mixture through feed tube.
  14. Do not over process.
  15. Put a platter over the cake pan, flip over so that the cake comes out onto the platter.
  16. Remove parchment Pour icing over the top of cake and spread evenly over cake to the edges using an offset spatula.
  17. Do not worry if some goes over the sides.
  18. Refrigerate cake for 2 hours.
  19. Remove from refrigerator and with a serrated knife, trim all 4 sides of the cake about 1/4 inch.
  20. Cut into pieces to serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1676.99 Kcal (7021 kJ)
Calories from fat 850.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 94.5g 145%
Cholesterol 211.29mg 70%
Sodium 3394.44mg 141%
Potassium 1772.99mg 38%
Total Carbs 195.22g 65%
Sugars 104.65g 419%
Dietary Fiber 8.54g 34%
Protein 19.24g 38%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 21%
Iron 4.8mg 27%
Calcium 309.6mg 31%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 379.84 Kcal (1590 kJ)
Calories from fat 192.64 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.4g 145%
Cholesterol 47.86mg 70%
Sodium 768.84mg 141%
Potassium 401.58mg 38%
Total Carbs 44.22g 65%
Sugars 23.7g 419%
Dietary Fiber 1.93g 34%
Protein 4.36g 38%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 21%
Iron 1.1mg 27%
Calcium 70.1mg 31%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 40.6
    Points
  • 47
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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