The Easiest Chocolate Cake Recipe

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The Easiest Chocolate Cake
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch cake pan.
  2. Whip the sugar, eggs, baking powder, and the vanilla sugar. (To make Vanilla Sugar: Place one clean vanilla bean in a pint jar with 1 - 1 1/2 cups white sugar. Shake occasionally. After a few days, use the sugar and replenish as necessary.) Add the shortening and mix well.
  3. Stir in the flour, the cocoa powder, and the orange juice and mix until homogeneous. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  4. Bake cake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 40 minutes. Remove cake from oven and immediately spread coffee glaze over top.
  5. To Make Glaze: Five minutes before cake is done, mix together confectioners' sugar, Nescafe powder, and milk. Use immediately to spread over hot cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5672.22 Kcal (23748 kJ)
Calories from fat 2034.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 226.09g 348%
Cholesterol 503.03mg 168%
Sodium 264.37mg 11%
Potassium 2056.35mg 44%
Total Carbs 865.74g 289%
Sugars 548.03g 2192%
Dietary Fiber 14.05g 56%
Protein 61.53g 123%
Vitamin C 124.4mg 207%
Iron 8.1mg 45%
Calcium 532.9mg 53%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 359.05 Kcal (1503 kJ)
Calories from fat 128.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.31g 348%
Cholesterol 31.84mg 168%
Sodium 16.73mg 11%
Potassium 130.16mg 44%
Total Carbs 54.8g 289%
Sugars 34.69g 2192%
Dietary Fiber 0.89g 56%
Protein 3.89g 123%
Vitamin C 7.9mg 207%
Iron 0.5mg 45%
Calcium 33.7mg 53%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 131.5
    Points
  • 157
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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