Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake With Glossy Chocolate Icing
The first chocolate cake recipe dates back to 1764, making it one of the oldest cake recipes in history.
This is vegetarian recipe. Dish can be prepared in 110 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 16.
Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake With Glossy Chocolate Icing
Ingredients
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
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In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
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Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Mix until well combined.
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Stir in boiling water to the batter. The batter will be thin, but that's okay.
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Pour the batter evenly into the prepared cake pans.
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Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Remove the cakes from the oven and let them cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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In the meantime, prepare the glossy chocolate icing. In a saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. Stir in cocoa powder until smooth.
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Remove the saucepan from heat and gradually add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. Stir until well combined and glossy.
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Once the cakes are completely cooled, spread the glossy chocolate icing evenly over one cake layer. Place the second cake layer on top and frost the entire cake with the remaining icing.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 400kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 20g31%
- Total Carbohydrate 50g17%
- Sugars 35g
- Protein 5g10%
* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.
