Who doesn't like chocolate? Well,in my house, we all love chocolate, especially my daughter. Any time I want to bake something it has to be with chocolate. We celebrated my husband's birthday yesterday, and guess what cake my kids wanted, chocolate of course. This year I made a simple chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and topped it with toasted walnuts. It was delicious.
Ingredients:
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate,chopped
2 C granulated sugar
1/3 C plus 1/4 C unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 C buttermilk
2 eggs
2 t vanilla extract
3/4 t salt
2 C flour
1 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
6 T milk
3 C confectioners' sugar
1 C walnuts,toasted and chopped
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2.In a large saucepan, melt 1 1/2 sticks butter,chocolate, granulated sugar,1/3 cup cocoa and 1 cup water over medium heat, whisking until smooth and warm. Let cool for10 minutes.
3. Grease bottom and sides of 9-13 inch metal baking pan. Whisk buttermilk,eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon salt into chocolate mixture. Add flour, baking powder and baking soda; whisk jult until blended. Transfer batter to prepared pan; bake until springy in center, about 45minutes.
Frosting:
1. In medium saucepan, melt remainig 1/2 stick butter over medium heat. Whisk in 6 T milk and remaining 1/4 C cocoa, 1 t vanilla and 1/4 t salt; remove from heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth(mix in 1to 2Tmore milk if too thick).
2. Let cake cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes, then frost warm cake.
3. Sprinkle with walnuts. Let the cake cool completely before cutting and serving
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