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Recipes-Cakes-Chocolate Cake w/ Chocolate-Nut Buttercream
9/10/2006 2:51:21 PM
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Chocolate Cake with Chocolate-Nut Buttercream
 

    

 

    

 
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 Ingredients
2 cups/500 mL sugar

1-3/4 cups/425 mL all-purpose flour

3/4 cup/180 mL Baking Cocoa      add to cart  

1-1/2 tsp/7.5 mL Baking Powder      add to cart  

1-1/2 tsp/7.5 mL baking soda

1 tsp/5 mL salt

1 tsp/5 mL Cinnamon (6 oz)      add to cart  

2 eggs

1 cup/250 mL milk

1/2 cup/125 mL vegetable oil

2 tsp/10 mL Vanilla Nut Extract — Trial Mark Bottle      add to cart  

1 cup/250 mL boiling water

Frosting:

1/2 cup/125 mL butter

3 cups/750 mL confectioner's sugar

1/2 cup/125 mL Baking Cocoa      add to cart  

1/3 cup/80 mL milk

1 tsp/5 mL Vanilla Nut Extract — Trial Mark Bottle      add to cart  *

1 cup/240 mL pecan halves

*Try Butter Pecan — Trial Mark Bottle      add to cart   instead of Vanilla Nut, but beware: it's awfully rich!



Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F/175°C. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans.

In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla nut extract; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Stir in boiling water by hand. Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle of cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely.

To make frosting: Beat butter until light and fluffy. Stir in confectioner's sugar and cocoa alternately with milk. Add butter pecan extract; beat to a spreading consistency.

Frost top of each cake half, then stack them on a serving plate. Frost outside of cake; garnish with pecans.

Makes 12 servings.

 
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