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Delicate Chocolate Cake
SUBMITTED BY:
Annette Foster
"'A special friend gave me this recipe more than 20 years ago,' recalls Annette Foster of Taylors, SOuth Carolina. 'The cake has a light cocoa flavor, and the frosting is rich. Because you frost and serve just half the cake, you can use the remainder to make other scrumptious desserts later in the week.'"
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PREP TIME
20 Min
COOK TIME
30 Min
READY IN
50 Min
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INGREDIENTS
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup baking cocoa
2 cups self-rising flour*
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
FROSTING (for the layer cake):
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/4 cup milk
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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DIRECTIONS
In a saucepan, combine oil, water, butter and cocoa. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. In a mixing bowl, combine flour and sugar; gradually add cocoa mixture, beating well. Add buttermilk and eggs; mix well. Pour into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 28-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Cut cake into four 7-1/2-in. x 5-in. rectangles. Wrap two of the rectangles separately in foil; refrigerate or freeze. Set the other two rectangles aside. For frosting, combine butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil; boil for 1 minute (the mixture will appear curdled). Pour into a mixing bowl. Gradually add sugar and vanilla; beat until frosting is cooled and reaches desired spreading consistency. Frost the top of one cake rectangle; top with the second rectangle. Frost the top and sides of cake.
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Editor's Note: As a substitute for each cup of self-rising flour, place 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a measuring cup. Add all-purpose flour to equal 1 cup.
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Reviewed on May 8, 2008 by
Melissa B.
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Melissa B.
May 8, 2008
More like a brownie than a cake. 1 1/2 cups of butter/oil was way too much for me. The cake was very greasy and fell apart easily. If I were to make this again, I would try cutting down on the fat, however, there are so many other good chocolate cake recipes that I probably won't try this one again.
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Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2007 by
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Feb. 15, 2007
This Cake is AWSOME. The best I have ever made. I would refer this recipe to anyone who loves chocolate cake!!!
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