Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake Recipe

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Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
840
Calories
Total time
75
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1 cup minus 1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup butter (or 1 1/2 sticks)
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Line bottoms of two 9 round cake pans with waxed paper.
  2. Grease paper and sides of pan.
  3. Dust with flour, set aside.
  4. In bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, soda and salt til mixed.
  5. In large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugars at medium-speed til light and fluffy.
  6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  7. Add vanilla.
  8. On low speed, alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk just til blended.
  9. Divide batter equally into prepared pans.
  10. Bake in 350 oven for 25-30 minutes, or til a toothpick comes out clean.
  11. Cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes.
  12. Turn cakes out onto racks.
  13. Remove waxed paper.
  14. Turn layers top-side up, and cool completely.
  15. Frosting:.
  16. Beat butter and powdered sugar on medium speed til light and fluffy.
  17. Add melted chocolate and vanilla.
  18. Continue beating til shiny and smooth.
  19. Place one cake onto serving platter.
  20. Spread with frosting.
  21. Top with remaining cake layer.
  22. Frost top and sides.
  23. Let cake stand for 30 minutes before topping with chocolate shavings, and before slicing.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 840.39 Kcal (3519 kJ)
Calories from fat 440.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 48.9g 75%
Cholesterol 102.25mg 34%
Sodium 1180.24mg 49%
Potassium 981.68mg 21%
Total Carbs 94.97g 32%
Sugars 50.44g 202%
Dietary Fiber 4.43g 18%
Protein 10.14g 20%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 171.7mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 395.41 Kcal (1656 kJ)
Calories from fat 207.07 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.01g 75%
Cholesterol 48.11mg 34%
Sodium 555.31mg 49%
Potassium 461.89mg 21%
Total Carbs 44.68g 32%
Sugars 23.73g 202%
Dietary Fiber 2.08g 18%
Protein 4.77g 20%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 1.1mg 13%
Calcium 80.8mg 17%

* 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

  • 20.1
    Points
  • 23
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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