Dessert

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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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 oz. Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate, melted, cooled

1 tsp. vanilla

3 eggs

Frosting

4 oz. 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.

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Special Extra

Garnish with chocolate curls made from additional chocolate squares. Warm 1 oz. chocolate by microwaving it on HIGH for a few seconds or just until you can smudge the chocolate with your thumb. Hold the chocolate piece steadily, then draw a vegetable peeler slowly over the flat bottom of the chocolate piece, allowing a thin layer of chocolate to curl as it is peeled off the bottom to make long, delicate curls. Repeat with remaining chocolate piece.

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This must be the most moist cake we have ever eaten, my daughter says that its alot like a brownie? I will make this cake again, n again, for all functions that we have Amazzzzzzzzzzzzing......
posted by shirleyparsons06 | on 10/17/2012

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it was fantastic i did not make the icing because i have my own homemade recipe and i never like the chocolate icing back to the cake it was really good i maid it for a anniversary gift and they loved it now i am making it again today for a birthday gift fantastic cake nice and moist
posted by molly35 | on 8/19/2011

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This was such a good cake. I got rave reviews. It was nice and dense and very chocolatey. Delicious!
posted by aussie_gal_3 | on 12/30/2009

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This was the BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE EVER!!! My boyfriend made it for my birthday cake, he made boiled icing instead and it was fantastic....nice and moist!! LOVE IT :)
posted by April.P | on 11/18/2009

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so simple and delicious
posted by emytill | on 1/24/2009

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Really easy and tastes awesome!
posted by millejen | on 7/6/2008

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Best chocolate cake I have ever made....
posted by a cook | on 4/20/2008

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Awesome! Everybody loved it.
posted by valparsons60 | on 2/28/2008

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Great chocolate cake.
posted by thechristies | on 11/3/2007

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If you are looking for a really great recipe for chocolate cake then use this one. If you like your chocolate icing like most people, sweet but not too sweet, then this cake has the best icing ever. This cake was delicious.
posted by JoCharlie266 | on 10/18/2007