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Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

15 25 40

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 cup baking cocoa
2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
1 cup brewed coffee
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
FAVORITE ICING:
1 cup milk
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Sift together dry ingredients in a bowl. Add oil, coffee and milk; mix at medium speed for 1 minute. Add eggs and vanilla; beat 2 more minutes. (Batter will be thin.)
Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans (or two 8-in. round baking pans and six muffin cups).
Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes. Cool cakes for 10 minutes before removing from pans. Cool on wire racks.
Meanwhile, for icing, combine the milk and flour in a saucepan; cook until thick. Cover and refrigerate.
In a bowl, beat butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add chilled milk/flour mixture and beat for 10 minutes. Frost cooled cake. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 636 calories, 37 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 61 mg cholesterol, 549 mg sodium, 73 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Moist Chocolate Cake in Taste of Home February/March 1993, p63

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Reviewed on May. 06, 2011 by zegunism

Best ever!

Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2011 by Marks Girl

I have made this cake ever since it came out in the cookbook back in about 1992. I love it! It is failproof. If you want it to fill a 13 x 9 full, just do one and a half batches of the recipe. After it cools, slice off the extra (it is the best part!) and then turn the cake out onto the cooling rack.

Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2011 by Loriel143

I found this recipe in the premiere edition of Taste of Home. It has been our family's traditional birthday cake ever since, made for every family member. Taste's best after it's been refrigerated. Beware this cake can be addicting!

Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2011 by mrsgi2

My family and friends LOVE this cake! I saw this recipe when TOH first came out almost 20yrs ago, I've been making this cake ever since. I make a lot of cakes, but this is the one EVERYONE asks for and there is never any leftovers...YUM!!

Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2011 by cindyost

Best Chocolate Cake ever.

Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2011 by mgarif

This is by far the best chocolate cake ever! Better than a cake mix!

Reviewed on Feb. 09, 2011 by tmat33

Wow, was this ever an addicting cake to eat! I couldn't stop eating it! I made it for my daughter's 7th birthday. I made cupcakes & one round cake and doubled the recipe for the frosting because I didn't want to run out. It was perfect!

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2011 by misssixx

THE best chocolate cake recipe I have ever made. I use to only make it for special occations but they are far and few so now I make it regularly. Very moist for days and the frosting isn't sickly sweet. A keeper....

Reviewed on Jan. 08, 2011 by CristaandScott

I've made this special cake for many family birthdays. My husband loves the frosting and it looks beautiful on the table!

Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2010 by bphillips355

This is THE chocolate cake recipe in our house. We love it both plain and or with the frosting. We like the frosting because it's not overly sweet as so many frostings tend to be. Our older son insisted on this cake for every birthday when he was little. A surefire winner!

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