Dark Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Dark Chocolate Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 1 3/8 cups plus 1 1/2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 7/8 cups sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp baking sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/8 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups boiling water
  • 1 1/2 cups butter
  • 4 eggs

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Measure dry ingredients, minus the cocoa powder, into a mixing bowl, mix well, set aside. Mix cocoa powder and water in a separate bowl using a whisk, set aside. Add butter to your dry mix the add 90 percent of your liquid mix to the butter and dry mix, mix until smooth. Add eggs to left over liquid and whisk. Then add half your egg mixture to your smooth batter and mix, then add the other half of the egg mix and mix in. The batter will be fluid. Pour into sheet pans or 13-inch round pans lined with parchment. Bake for about 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
  3. This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 770.45 Kcal (3226 kJ)
Calories from fat 448.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 49.79g 77%
Cholesterol 231.13mg 77%
Sodium 319.94mg 13%
Potassium 195.58mg 4%
Total Carbs 73.82g 25%
Sugars 47.59g 190%
Dietary Fiber 1.46g 6%
Protein 8.3g 17%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 1mg 6%
Calcium 61mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 334.19 Kcal (1399 kJ)
Calories from fat 194.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.6g 77%
Cholesterol 100.26mg 77%
Sodium 138.78mg 13%
Potassium 84.83mg 4%
Total Carbs 32.02g 25%
Sugars 20.64g 190%
Dietary Fiber 0.63g 6%
Protein 3.6g 17%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 19%
Iron 0.4mg 6%
Calcium 26.4mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.3
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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