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Mahogany Cake
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
7 (1-ounce) squares semisweet chocolate, grated
1/2 cup boiling water
4 eggs
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
filling
sour cream chocolate frosting
Directions:
1. Combine butter, sugar, chocolate, and boiling water in a large mixing bowl; beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
2. Dissolve soda in buttermilk; set aside. Combine flour and baking powder; add to chocolate mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla
3. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 325° for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove the layers from pans, and let cool completely.
4. Spread the filling between layers; spread top and sides of the cooled cake with Sour Cream Chocolate Frosting.
By RecipeOfHealth.com