Susan's Grandmother's Cake

Name: Susan''s Grandmother''s Cake Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Cake; 3 oz. unsweetened chocolate; 2 1/4 cups cake flour; 1 cup butter; 1 1/2 tsp. salt; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 1/8 tsp. baking powder; 3 eggs; 1 7/8 cup milk; 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla; Frosting; 6 oz. unsweetened chocolate; 4 1/2 Tbsp. butter; 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1/8 tsp. salt; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 10-11 Tbsp. milk

Minutes to Prepare: 25
Minutes to Cook: 40

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

Cake3 oz. unsweetened chocolate2 1/4 cups cake flour1 cup butter1 1/2 tsp. salt1 1/2 tsp baking soda1 1/8 tsp. baking powder3 eggs1 7/8 cup milk1 1/2 tsp. vanillaFrosting6 oz. unsweetened chocolate4 1/2 Tbsp. butter4 1/2 cups powdered sugar1/8 tsp. salt2 tsp. vanilla extract10-11 Tbsp. milk

Directions

Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler.

Combine dry ingredients in cake mixing bowl. Add chocolate/butter mixture, milk, and vanilla. Mix on speed 2 with flat beater (in a cake mixer) for 1 minute.

Add eggs. Beat speed 2 for 30 seconds. Scrape bowl. Beat speed 6 for 1 minute.

Pour into 2 9-inch greased and floured pans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans.

FROSTING

Melt butter and chocolate together. In mixing bowl beat butter/chocolate mixture and rest of ingredients. Beat until smooth.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ZUMBACYN.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 960.5
Total Fat: 42.7 g
Cholesterol: 164.6 mg
Sodium: 1,527.6 mg
Total Carbs: 140.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
Protein: 9.8 g

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