perfect Chocolate Cake Mccall's Cooking School Recipe

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perfect Chocolate Cake Mccall's Cooking School
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Nutrition
602
Calories
Total time
180
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup unsifted unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup light cream
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 1/2 cups unsifted confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsifted confectioners' sugar

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 350°F.
  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 minutes.
  7. At low speed, beat in flour mixture (in fourths), alternately with cocoa mixture (in thirds), beginning and ending with flour mixture. Do not overbeat.
  8. Divide evenly into pans;smooth top. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until surface springs back when gently pressed with fingertip.
  9. Cool in pans 10 minutes.
  10. Carefully loosen sides with spatula; 4. Remove from pans; cool on racks.
  11. Frosting: In medium saucepan, combine chocolate pieces,cream, butter;stir over medium heat until smooth.
  12. Remove from heat.
  13. With whisk, blend in 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar.
  14. In bowl set over ice(I use ice cubes) beat until it holds shape.
  15. 18. Filling: whip cream with sugar and vanilla;refrigerate.
  16. To assemble cake: On plate place a layer, top side down;spread with half of cream.
  17. Place second layer, top side down;spread with rest of cream.
  18. Place third layer, top side up. To frost: With spatula, frost sides first,covering whipped cream;use rest of frosting on top, swirling decoratively.
  19. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
  20. To cut, use a thin-edged sharp knife;slice with a sawing motion.
  21. And forget the swirls.
  22. I think it looks gourmet just to spread the frosting.
  23. It dries really dark and looks cool.
  24. Somethimes I just drag a sharp knife across the top in lines and sometimes I leave it as it is. From McCall's Cooking School.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 602.29 Kcal (2522 kJ)
Calories from fat 437.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 48.56g 75%
Cholesterol 179.52mg 60%
Sodium 413.53mg 17%
Potassium 155.12mg 3%
Total Carbs 42.77g 14%
Sugars 39.98g 160%
Dietary Fiber 1.03g 4%
Protein 3.78g 8%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 15%
Iron 1mg 6%
Calcium 50.2mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 327.28 Kcal (1370 kJ)
Calories from fat 237.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.39g 75%
Cholesterol 97.55mg 60%
Sodium 224.71mg 17%
Potassium 84.29mg 3%
Total Carbs 23.24g 14%
Sugars 21.73g 160%
Dietary Fiber 0.56g 4%
Protein 2.06g 8%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 15%
Iron 0.5mg 6%
Calcium 27.3mg 5%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.9
    Points
  • 17
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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