Homemade Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting
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Homemade Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Description
This Homemade Chocolate Cake recipe combines all-purpose flour, sugar, cocoa powder, buttermilk, and butter-flavored shortening to produce a moist, tender cake. Baking soda and salt provide leavening and flavor balance, while eggs and vanilla add structure and depth. The batter is beaten thoroughly to create a smooth texture and poured into a greased and floured 9x13 pan before baking at 350°F for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
The frosting is made by cooking sugar, cocoa, butter, and milk in a saucepan to a rolling boil, then cooling and beating it to a spreadable consistency after adding vanilla. This method yields a rich, creamy chocolate frosting that contrasts with the cake’s soft crumb. Spreading the frosting evenly over the cooled cake creates a harmonious chocolate finish.
The cake works well sliced as a dessert or party cake. Its texture and flavor highlight the use of buttermilk and cooked frosting, offering a classic chocolate treat. Storing it in an airtight container preserves freshness for a few days. This cake is suitable for those who appreciate a traditional chocolate cake with homemade frosting rather than pre-made mixes.
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 ⅔ c. all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ c. white sugar
- ⅔ c. cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 ½ c. buttermilk
- ½ c. shortening butter flavored
- 2 egg
Frosting
- 1 c. white sugar
- ½ c. cocoa powder unsweetened
- ¼ c. butter
- ¼ c. milk
- salt dash
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9 x 13 inch pan and set aside.
- 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.
- 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).
- Remove cake from oven and cool.
- 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.
- Remove from heat and cool for 1 hour.
- When cooled add 1 tsp vanilla. Beat with hand mixer until spreading consistency (smooth and thick). Spread over prepared cake.
- Store in air tight container 2-3 days.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition 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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