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BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe
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👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h⏳ Prep: 45 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Dorothy Kern📖 crazyforcrust
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●measuring cup
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Make the Cake:
2
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare cupcake pans with liners or grease and flour cake pan(s).
3
Whisk together sugar, cocoa, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and flour in a large bowl. Set aside.
salt1 teaspoonunsalted butter, melted (227g)1 cup½ teaspoon salt
4
Whisk oil, eggs, water, buttermilk, and vanilla in a large measuring cup or bowl.
large eggs2hot water (237ml)1 cupbuttermilk (237ml)1 cupmilk ((75ml), use regular milk for best results)5 tablespoons
5
Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and whisk until smooth. Batter will be thin.
6
Pour into prepared pans and bake as directed, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center. Cool completely before frosting.
7
Make the Frosting right before using:
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Add powdered sugar and cocoa to a very large bowl. Whisk to combine and get out any lumps.
powdered sugar (565g)5 cups
9
Pour in unsalted butter and mix with a hand mixer or stand mixer until crumbly, then add vanilla and salt.
salt1 teaspoonunsalted butter, melted (227g)1 cup½ teaspoon salt
10
Add milk and mix until frosting is smooth and the desired consistency. Use immediately.
buttermilk (237ml)1 cupmilk ((75ml), use regular milk for best results)5 tablespoons
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Bake Time:24 cupcakes: 13-16 minutesTwo 9-inch rounds: 28-35 minutes9x13-inch pan: ⏱️ 35-40 minutes
Nutrition Facts
calories
664 kcal
fat Content
28 g
serving Size
1 slice
fiber Content
6 g
sugar Content
73 g
sodium Content
566 mg
protein Content
7 g
cholesterol Content
72 mg
carbohydrate Content
103 g
saturated Fat Content
13 g
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