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Chocolate Cake

One of the most dessert-cravedrecipes in the world… This recipe prepares a chocolate cake that is sweet,fudgy and decadent as well.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 35 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 402 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ½ cup cake flour
  • pinch salt
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 425 °F.
  • Grease a cake pan with cooking spray.
  • In a bowl, mix together cocoapowder and flour.
  • In another bowl, add the eggs,butter and sugar and beat until fluffy.
  • Add in flour mixture and beatuntil just combined.
  • Pour the batter into preparedbaking pan.
  • Bake for about 25-30 minutes.
  • Remove the cake pan from oven and place onto a wire rack to cool forabout 10 minutes.
  • Carefully invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely beforefrosting.
  • For frosting:in a smallsaucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
  • Add milk, sugar, cocoa powderand vanilla extract and bring to a rolling boil, stirring frequently.
  • Cook for about 1 minute,stirring continuously.
  • Remove from heat and setaside to cool slightly.
  • With an electric mixer, beat themilk mixture for about 3 minutes or until the mixture cools and thickened.
  • Spread frosting over cooledcake evenly.
  • Cut into desired-sized slices and serve.

Notes

For a richer cake, use a combination of Dutch-processed and regular unsweetened cocoa powder.

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcalCarbohydrates: 74gProtein: 7gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 104mgSodium: 50mgPotassium: 255mgFiber: 5gSugar: 60gVitamin A: 385IUCalcium: 56mgIron: 2mg
Keyword cake flour, cocoa powder
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