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Swiss Chocolate Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Michelle Dolorfino PHOTO BY: italiagurl112

"Delicious chocolate layer cake that melts in your mouth."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 16 stars. This recipe average a 4.3 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 1 - 9 inch layer cake

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring

DIRECTIONS

  1. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and sugar.
  2. Stir butter just to soften, and add to flour mixture. Add 1 cup milk until all flour is dampened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed, or 300 vigorous strokes by hand.
  3. Add to the flour mixture eggs, vanilla, melted chocolate, food coloring, and remaining 1/4 cup milk. Beat 1 minute in mixer, or 150 strokes by hand. Line the bottoms of two 9 inch round cake pans with parchment paper. Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool.
  5. Frost with Chocolate Torte Frosting when completely cooled.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 25, 2004 by LADYGAME
This cake was the best!!!!!!!!! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2006 by Sarah Lizzy
Absolutely delicious! This cake is silky smooth as can be, fairly dense and moist yet not... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2006 by JAUSIONS
This is the first time making this cake and I made this cake today for my husband's birthday... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 20, 2006 by Perversia
Very easy recipe and makes a gorgeous cake that was perfect for my mum's birthday MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2005 by ANIT01
This cake was very heavy and not what I was looking for. My husband thought it was brownies. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 17, 2008 by stacey_j
I used normal milk instead of condensed milk (was by accident) and baked it for an hour, did... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2007 by Gracie
This is a really good recipe for chocolate cake. I had made it last year at christmas time... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2007 by ladyofshallot
This cake turned out very nice. Not my favorite cake of all time but it was a very good basic... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2007 by miss_katamari
this cake is lovely! i made it last week for my friends birthday and it got rave reviews. i... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2007 by Timiah
Amazing cake! Very moist, easy and chocolatey; Came out beautifully! Thank you for this recipe :)! MORE

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