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Old-Fashioned Mee Maw's Chocolate Cake Recipe

Jennifer
Old-Fashioned Mee Maw's Chocolate Cake Recipe is a classic, incredibly moist double-layer dessert. The secret ingredient of hot coffee makes the chocolate flavor wonderfully rich!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 8
Calories 809 kcal

Equipment

  • Cake Pans (8 inch or 9 inch)
  • Large bowl
  • Electric hand mixer
  • Wire rack

Ingredients
  

Cake:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup coffee room temp or warm
  • 2 eggs

Frosting:

  • 1/3 cup butter room temp
  • 3 oz melted chocolate
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup sour cream room temp
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour two 8" or 9" round cake pans. Line your cake pans with parchment and grease.
  • In a large bowl mix together your flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt.
  • Add your milk, oil, vanilla, coffee and eggs to your mixture.
  • Mix until combined. Scrape the bottom and sides of your bowl. Batter will be thin.
  • Pour batter into your prepared cake pans.
  • Bake for 45 minutes or a few minutes less if using 9" pans. Test with tooth pick in the middle of your cake.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes. Loosen edges of pan and turn cake onto wire rack to cool. Remove parchment if used. Allow cake to cool completely.
  • Cool your melted chocolate. It should not be hot but still runny. Using an electric mixer mix your butter, chocolate, powdered sugar, sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
  • Take one layer of cake and place on serving plate. Cover with frosting.
  • Top with second layer of cake and frost top and sides of your cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 809kcalCarbohydrates: 132gProtein: 8gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 378mgPotassium: 337mgFiber: 4gSugar: 102gVitamin A: 435IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 101mgIron: 3mg

*Nutritional information is a calculated guesstimate. Please note that this can change with different brands and modifications you may make to the recipe. For the most accurate information, use a nutritional calculator with the exact brands and measurements you're using with each recipe.

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