Friday, February 17, 2012

Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake




Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups hot brewed coffee
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add hot coffee, oil and vanilla, mix until smooth. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Frost with Chocolate Frosting.
4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons evaporated milk

Ingredients must be room temperature. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or microwave oven. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Pour melted chocolate into cream cheese and mix on medium speed until well blended. Add vanilla, and salt. Slowly mix in the confectioners sugar.

Scrape the sides of the bowl and increase mixer speed to medium-high. Slowly add evaporated milk until the frosting is spreading consistency.

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