Chocolate Buttermilk Cake
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 3/4 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Recipe
1. Preheat oven to 325* (F).
2. Spread solid shortening on bottom and sides of two 9-inch
layer pans, or one 9x13x1 1/2 inch sheet pan.
3. Dust evenly with unsweetened cocoa or flour; tap out excess.
4. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg.
5. Set aside.
6. Melt chocolate in top pan of double boiler.
7. Remove chocolate from heat after completely melted, and set
aside to cool until comfortable to touch.
8. In large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together.
9. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
10. Add flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and
ending with flour mixture.
11. Add vanilla and cooled chocolate.
12. Pour mixture into prepared pan (s).
13. Bake in lower third of oven for 40-50 minutes for sheet cake,
or 35-45 minutes for layer pans, or until toothpick comes out clean.
14. Leave cake in layer pans for 10 minutes; remove to wire rack
and cool completely.
15. Cool sheet cake completely in pan.
16. Split cake layers with serrated knife-- fill and frost the
layers with chocolate buttercream icing or flavored whipped cream.
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