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Best-Ever Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup milk
1/2 cup cold black coffee (this is where we lose Deb)
1 tsp vanilla
2 large eggs

Frosting:
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup warm water
4 cups powdered sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts, divided
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º. Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans. In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Beat in the shortening with an electric mixer on low speed. Beat in milk, coffee and vanilla until combined. Increase speed to high and beat for 2 minutes. Add the eggs; beat for 2 minutes. Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool the cakes for 5 minutes, then turn onto wire racks to cool completely. Frosting: Combine the cocoa powder, butter, corn syrup, vanilla and salt in a large bowl. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the warm water; mix well. Beat in the powdered sugar in two batches. Beat until smooth. Place one layer top side down on a large flat plate. Spread with 1 cup of the frosting; sprinkle with 2/3 cup walnuts. Top with the remaining cake layer, top side up. Frost the top and sides with the remaining frosting. Garnish the cake with the remaining walnuts.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Deb, stop! It has coffee in it!

 

 

 

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