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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!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 20
Calories: 304 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 ⅔ c. all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ c. white sugar
- ⅔ 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
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.
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Nutrition Information
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
% 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.