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Description:
This Sunday Chocolate Cake is the easiest, most comforting chocolate cake recipe ever. The boiled frosting on top is flaky, fudgy and delicious!
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Ingredients:
Cake
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening (you can sub in butter if you prefer)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
Icing
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup milk + 2 Tbsp
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat a 9×13 baking pan with nonstick spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together sugar, flour, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
- In another bowl whisk eggs, milk, vinegar and vanilla together. Set aside.
- In a saucepan melt butter, shortening and cocoa powder together, whisking until completely melted and smooth.
- Remove from heat and pour into flour mixture, and then add the other liquid ingredients. Stir together until smooth and there are no more lumps.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 15-20 minutes until center of cake is set.
- Prepare icing when cake is almost ready.
Icing
- Melt butter, cocoa powder and milk together over medium heat. Bring just to a boil and remove from heat. Whisk in powered sugar and vanilla until there are no lumps.
- Pour icing over hot cake in pan.
- Allow cake to cool before slicing.
Notes:
Store airtight at room temperature for up to 3 days
Nutrition Information:
1 slice
773
118.6 g
236 mg
25.2 g
136.6 g
5.3 g
94.9 mg
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