Best-Ever Chocolate Cake

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prep time

20 min

total time

2 hr 10 min

makes

20 servings, 1/20 recipe (105 g) each

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kraft

recipe by: kraft

What You Need

Cake

2/3 cup butter, softened

1-3/4 cups each flour and granulated sugar

1-1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. Magic Baking Powder

1-1/4 cups water

4 squares Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate, melted, cooled

1 tsp. vanilla

3 eggs

Frosting

4 squares Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate, chopped

1/4 cup butter

3-1/2 cups icing sugar

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Make It

HEAT oven to 350ºF.

CAKE:
GREASE and flour 2 (9-inch) round pans. Beat all cake ingredients except eggs in large bowl with mixer 2 min. or until well blended. Add eggs; beat 2 min. Pour into prepared pans.

BAKE 35 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in centres comes out clean. Cool 10 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely. Meanwhile, prepare Frosting.

FROSTING:
MICROWAVE chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on MEDIUM 1 to 2 min. or until butter is melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool.

ADD remaining ingredients; beat with mixer 2 to 3 min. or until shiny and smooth. Refrigerate until cake layers are cooled.

REMOVE frosting from refrigerator; let stand 30 min. Stack cake layers on plate, filling and frosting with frosting.

kraft kitchens tips

Special Extra

Garnish with chocolate curls made from additional chocolate squares. Melt chocolate as directed on package. Use spatula to spread into very thin layer on baking sheet. Refrigerate 10 min. or until chocolate is firm but still pliable. Push metal spatula firmly along baking sheet, under the chocolate, so the chocolate curls as it is pushed. (If chocolate is too firm to curl, let stand a few min. at room temperature; refrigerate again if it becomes too soft.) Use a toothpick to carefully place chocolate curls on a waxed paper-covered tray. Refrigerate 15 min. or until firm. Use toothpick to arrange curls on dessert. Store any remaining curls in airtight container in the freezer for up to 6 months.