Very Best Chocolate Cake

2 hours Prep: 25 minutes Cook: 1 hours

1849 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	cup	dutch process chocolate
2	cups	flour, all-purpose
1/2	teaspoon	baking powder
1/2	teaspoon	salt
3	tablespoons	espresso, instant
1 1/2	cups	butter	unsalted, softened
3	cups	sugar
2	teaspoons	vanilla extract	pure
5	large	eggs
1	cup	buttermilk

Chocolate glaze
1/4	cup	corn syrup, light
3	tablespoons	water
2	tablespoons	butter, unsalted
8	ounces	chocolate (semi-sweet)	bittersweet, chop

Directions

PREHEAT OVER TO 325F.

Butter and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.

Set aside.

Sift cocoa, flour, baking powder, salt and espresso together.

Set aside. Cream butter until light and fluffy.

Add sugar and beat until dissolved, about 5 minutes on high speed.

Slow mixer and add vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one.

Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.

Pour into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until tested done.

Cool cake in pan on rack for 20 minutes.

Turn out on rack to cool completely. Place on serving platter.

Spread cool cake glaze on cake. Cover gently with plastic wrap or plastic dome.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE: Bring corn syrup to a boil in 1 quart pan over high heat.

Remove from heat and add chocolate. Blend with whisk or spatula until smooth, shiny and cool.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 505g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1849 46% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 95.0g	146%
Saturated Fat 57.0g	286%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 465mg	155%
Sodium 958mg	40%
Total Carbohydrate 244.0g	81%
Dietary Fiber 4.0g	17%
Sugars 182.0g
Protein 19.0g	38%

Vitamin A	52%		Vitamin C	1%
Calcium	16%		Iron	30%

* 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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