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Chocolate: Chocolate Cocoa Cake

Source of Recipe

www.justmecookin.com


List of Ingredients

3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
1-3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Cocoa
1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/3 cups water
One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting or Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting (recipes follow)



Recipe


Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat 1 minute on medium speed of mixer. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes for 8-inch layers; 30 to 35 minutes for 9-inch layers or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.

Frost with One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting or Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting.

One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting

6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
2-2/3 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup Cocoa
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Beat butter in medium bowl. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk; beat to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed). Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.

Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting

1 cup milk
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dash salt

Gradually stir milk into flour in small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until very thick. Transfer to medium bowl; press plastic wrap directly on surface. Cool to room temperature, about 1/2 hour.

Add sugar, peanut butter, shortening, vanilla and salt. Beat on high speed of mixer until frosting becomes fluffy and sugar is completely dissolved. About 3 cups frosting.