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Easy Chocolate Syrup Cake

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Submitted by santa'sgurl

Chocolate syrup cake bakes up moist and rich with a thin batter that turns into a fudgy 9×13 sheet cake. A vintage one-bowl dessert built around a full bottle of chocolate syrup.

YIELD

12 servings

PREP

10 min

COOK

35 min

READY

45 min

Chocolate syrup cake is the kind of vintage sheet cake that uses a full 16-ounce bottle of chocolate syrup as its main flavor base. The batter looks alarmingly thin going into the pan, but that’s exactly what gives the finished cake its tight, fudgy crumb. Creaming butter and sugar properly is key here, since there’s no leavening boost from oil or buttermilk to lean on. Add the eggs one at a time so the batter doesn’t break, then fold in the syrup last so the cocoa flavor stays vivid. A classic fudge icing while the cake is still slightly warm lets the frosting sink into the top layer.

Pro Tips

  • Don’t panic at how thin the batter looks. Pouring it into a 9×13 pan is correct, and it bakes up taller than you’d expect.
  • Test with a toothpick at 30 minutes. Chocolate syrup keeps the crumb dark, so you can’t judge doneness by color alone.
  • Frost while the cake is still warm if you want the icing to soak in slightly. Frost cool for a cleaner top layer.

Variations

  • Stir 1 cup of toasted pecans into the batter for a Texas sheet cake feel.
  • Swap vanilla extract for 1 teaspoon of espresso powder to deepen the chocolate flavor.
  • Top with a layer of marshmallow fluff before icing for a rocky-road finish.

Ingredients

½ 118
CUP ML BUTTER
1 237
CUP ML SUGAR
4 4
LARGE LARGE EGGS
beaten
1 237
1 5
TEASPOON ML BAKING POWDER
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML SALT
1 5
TEASPOON ML VANILLA EXTRACT
16 462.4
OUNCES ML/G CHOCOLATE SYRUP

Directions

Cream butter and sugar and add eggs one at a time.

Mix rest of ingredients well.

Pour into a 9 x 13 inch pan. The batter will be thin.

Bake 30 to 35 min at 350℉ (180℃) or until it tests done.

Frost with a fudge icing.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 105g (3.7 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 1117 34% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 42g 64%
Saturated Fat 22g 111%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 276mg 92%
Sodium 1055mg 44%
Total Carbohydrate 57g 57%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20%
Sugars g
Protein 34g
Vitamin A 20% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 21% Iron 27%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
 

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