Basic Chocolate Cake

80 minutes Prep: 40 minutes Cook: 30 minutes

385 calories per serving view nutrition facts

8 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

4	ounces	chocolate unsweetened	squares
1/2	cup	vegetable shortening
2	cups	sugar
2	large	eggs
2	cups	cake flour	sifted
1/2	teaspoon	baking powder
1	teaspoon	baking soda
3/4	teaspoon	salt
3/4	cup	buttermilk
3/4	cup	water
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract

Directions

Place chocolate in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil.

Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts.

Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Add chocolate, mixing well.

Combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt; add to chocolate mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

Mix after each addition.

Add water, mixing well. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 151g

Amount per Serving

Calories 385 14% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.0g	9%
Saturated Fat 3.0g	16%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 54mg	18%
Sodium 335mg	14%
Total Carbohydrate 80.0g	27%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g	8%
Sugars 51.0g
Protein 6.0g	12%

Vitamin A	1%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	5%		Iron	23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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