Homemade Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 50 mins

  • Servings

    20

  • Calories

    304 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Homemade Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting

Easy, Homemade Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe Topped with the BEST Chocolate Frosting! Anyone Can Make This Moist Homemade Cake!

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Ingredients

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Cake

  • 1 ⅔ c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ c. white sugar
  • c. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 ½ c. buttermilk
  • ½ c. butter flavored shortening
  • 2 eggs

Frosting

  • 1 c. white sugar
  • ½ c. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ c. butter
  • ¼ c. milk
  • Dash of Salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9 x 13 inch pan and set aside. 
  2. In a mixing bowl beat together all ingredients on low, for 30 seconds, scraping bowl as needed. Continue to beat on high speed for 3 additional minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 35-40 minutes or until cake tests done (insert toothpick into center and it should be clean when pulled out).
  4. Remove cake from oven and cool. 
  5. Meanwhile to prepare frosting, mix all frosting ingredients, except vanilla, in a medium size saucepan. Cook and stir until it comes to a rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute while stirring. 
  6. Remove from heat and cool for 1 hour. 
  7. When cooled add 1 tsp vanilla. Beat with hand mixer until spreading consistency (smooth and thick). Spread over prepared cake. 
  8. Store in air tight container 2-3 days.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 304kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 53g (18%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 23mg (8%) Sodium 249mg (10%) Potassium 249mg (7%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 30g (60%) Vitamin A 110IU (2%) Calcium 34mg (3%) Iron 2.9mg (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 20Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 304 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 304kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 53g 18%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 23mg 8%
Sodium 249mg 10%
Potassium 249mg 5%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 30g 60%
Vitamin A 110IU 2%
Calcium 34mg 3%
Iron 2.9mg 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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