Chocolate Fudgy Layer Cake Recipe
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Ingredients: 1¾ cups all purpose flour
1 cup less 1 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1¼ tsps. baking soda
⅛ tsp. salt
¾ cup butter, softened
⅔ cup granulated sugar
⅔ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 large eggs
2 tsps. vanilla extract
1½ cups buttermilk
Frosting & Garnish:
½ cup butter, softened
1½ cups confectioners sugar, sifted
3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 tsps. vanilla extract
chocolate shavings, optional
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Directions:Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line bottoms of two 9" round cake pans with wax paper. Grease paper and sides of pans. Dust with flour. Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Add vanilla. At low speed, alternately beat flour mixture and buttermilk into butter mixture just until blended. Divide batter equally between prepared pans, Bake cakes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Frosting: Beat butter and confectioners sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add melted chocolate and vanilla; continue beating until shiny and smooth. Place one cake on serving plate; spread with frosting. Top with remaining layer cake. Spread frosting on top and sides of cake. Let cake stand for at least 30 minutes before sprinkling with chocolate shavings and slicing. |
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