Perfect Chocolate Cake with Perfect Chocolate Frosting
Yield
6 servingsPrep
40 minCook
40 minReady
80 minTrans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 2 | cups |
water
boiling |
|
| 1 | cup |
margarine
|
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 2 ¾ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | cup |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 6 | ounces |
semi-sweet chocolate
semi-sweet, null, null |
|
| ½ | cup |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
butter
|
|
| 2 ½ | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 473 | ml |
water
boiling |
|
| 237 | ml |
margarine
|
|
| 591 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 4 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 651 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 237 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 59 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 173.4 | ml/g |
semi-sweet chocolate
semi-sweet, null, null |
|
| 118 | ml |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| 177 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 591 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
Directions
Perfect Chocolate Cake:
Combine cocoa and boiling water, stirring until smooth; set aside.
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well.
Add eggs, one at a time.
Combine flour, soda, baking powder, and salt in bowl; add to mixture alternately with cocoa mixture.
Stir in vanilla.
Use two 10 inch; pans. Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 30 to 40 minutes.
Whipped Cream Filling:
Beat whipping cream and vanilla until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar.
Makes 1 cup.
Perfect Chocolate Frosting:
Combine first three ingredients in saucepan; cook until chocolate melts.
Remove from heat; add powdered sugar.
Set pan in ice, and beat until frosting holds it shape and loses it gloss.
Add a few more drops of half/half if needed to make spreading consistency.
Makes 2½ cups
