Quick and Easy Chocolate Cake
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Satisfy your chocolate fix with this decadent cake you will end up making every month!
Ingredients
| 4 | ounces |
unsweetened chocolate
baking chocolate, unsweetened, broken into pieces |
|
| ¼ | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 1 ⅔ | cup |
water
boiling |
|
| 2 ⅓ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | cup |
sour cream
or buttermilk |
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
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Directions
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Sift together flour, sugar and salt.
In a saucepan boil butter, water and cocoa while still boiling, pour over flour mixture, mix well. Add sour cream or buttermilk, beaten eggs, soda and vanilla. Again mix well.
Bake in a cookie sheet with sides (well greased) or any large cake pan. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack.
Drizzle with chocolate sauce and top with fresh fruits if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 90g (3.2 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 24928% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8g
12%
Saturated Fat 5g
23%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 40mg
13%
Sodium 268mg
11%
Total Carbohydrate
14g
14%
Dietary Fiber 1g
5%
Sugars g
Protein
7g
Vitamin A 4%
•
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 2%
•
Iron 10%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?
Catherine
For how long?
almost 12 years agoZhangbo
Thanks for your comment, just updated the recipe, the cake should be baked at 350 F for 35 to 40 minutes. Enjoy!
almost 12 years agoButtermilk? That's not listed in the ingredients.
over 5 years agoThanks for your comment. It should be sour cream or buttermilk, either one of these two. Just edited the recipe. Happy Baking :-)
sean