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Decadent Chocolate Cake

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Decadent Chocolate Cake

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This is a great birthday cake recipe!

Shared by ksteed

Serving Size / Yield

24

Ingredients

  • 1/2 C. butter
  • 2 1/4 C. brown sugar, packed
  • 2 eggs
  • two 1-oz. squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 1/2 C. buttermilk
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 C. boiling water
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 2 1/4 C. flour
  • Frosting:
  • 3 Tbs. unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/2 C. butter
  • 6 Tbs. milk
  • 3 1/2 C. powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 C. nuts, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Grease an 11x15 inch jelly roll pan.  Cream butter and brown sugar.  Add eggs and beat until fluffy.  Stir in chocolate, buttermilk, vanilla, and water mixed with baking soda.  Blend in flour. Pour into prepared pan.  Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

Frosting: In a saucepan, heat and combine cocoa, butter, and milk.  Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and nuts.  Mix well.  Immediately spread on warm cake.

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Reviews (2)

  • Hi Diny1949,
    Thanks for letting me know- I made some changes to the frosting section. Happy baking!

    Flag as inappropriate ksteed  |  January 11, 2011

  • Hello. This recipe sounded good but it seems the instructions are not complete. Could you correct them if they are? Thank you, Diny

    Flag as inappropriate Diny1949  |  January 11, 2011

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