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Ultimate Chocolate Cake
 
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Ingredients

Cake

4 ounces bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

3 tablespoons water

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar

3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

2 tablespoons vanilla

1/3 cup vegetable oil

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup buttermilk  

Frosting

4 ounces bittersweet baking chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

2 teaspoons vanilla

3 cups powdered sugar

4 to 5 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream

 *Substitute 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice and enough milk to equal 1 cup. Let stand 5 minutes.

How to make

  1. STEP 1

    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9-inch baking pan; set aside.

  2. STEP 2

    Combine 4 ounces chocolate, 1/4 cup butter, water and baking soda in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until melted. (Mixture will foam slightly.) Remove from heat; set aside.

  3. STEP 3

    Combine remaining 1/4 cup butter, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add melted chocolate mixture and oil; continue beating until well mixed.

  4. STEP 4

    Combine flour and salt in another bowl. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating at low speed until well mixed.

  5. STEP 5

    Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake 33-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.

  6. STEP 6

    Melt 4 ounces chocolate in 1-quart saucepan over low heat; cool. Combine melted chocolate, 1/2 cup butter and 2 teaspoons vanilla in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add powdered sugar and enough whipping cream for desired spreading consistency, beating at low speed until well mixed. Frost cooled cake.

Tip #1

Bittersweet chocolate is not as sweet as semi-sweet chocolate, but slightly sweeter than unsweetened chocolate. It has a rich intense chocolate flavor.

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