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Swiss Chocolate Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Michelle Dolorfino  PHOTO BY: rcwebb 

"Delicious chocolate layer cake that melts in your mouth."
Swiss Chocolate Cake Recipe
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 21 times with an average star rating of 4.0
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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

What to Drink?
Wine Port
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee

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 4 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 4 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 4 star rating.
Reviewed on dec. 29, 2006 by Latoya 
I try this cake at home for my friends this was my first time doing it from scratch it was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4 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 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed on jan. 31, 2008 by BILLIEBCC 
Extremely disappointed in this. Followed recipe to the letter. I wanted another chocolate... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4 star rating.
Reviewed on mar. 30, 2009 by Laura M. 
Dry and heavy. I'm not sure if I did something wrong, but I make all my cakes from scratch and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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

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Nutritional Information
Swiss Chocolate Cake

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 283

  • Total Fat: 11.7g
  • Cholesterol: 56mg
  • Sodium: 369mg
  • Total Carbs: 43.4g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1.3g
  • Protein: 3.6g

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