Best Ever Choclate Cake.
You can cook Best Ever Choclate Cake using 18 ingredients and 22 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Best Ever Choclate Cake
- You need of all-purpose flour.
- You need of granulated sugar.
- It's of unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Prepare of baking soda.
- It's of salt.
- It's of vegetable shortening.
- It's of milk.
- You need of cold black coffee.
- It's of vanilla extract.
- It's of eggs.
- It's of unsweetened cocoa powder.
- Prepare of softened butter.
- It's of light corn syrup.
- Prepare of vanilla extract.
- You need of salt.
- It's of warm water.
- You need of confectioners powder sugar.
- Prepare of chopped walnuts (optional).
Best Ever Choclate Cake step by step
- Preheat oven to 350°F..
- Line two 9 inch cake pans with wax paper so cake doesn't stick, set aside..
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt..
- Beat shortening in another bowl with a mixer on low speed..
- Add milk, coffee, and vanilla while alternating the flour mixture. Mix on low speed until all is mixed..
- Increase speed to high and beat for 2 minutes..
- Add the eggs, beat for 2 minutes..
- Pour batter into prepared pans..
- Smooth with spatula..
- Bake cakes for 25-30 mintes if using dark colored pans. If using other colored pans bake for 30-35 minutes..
- Check to see if batter is done with a toothpick..
- Let cool for 5-10 minutes then flip onto a wire rack. Cool completely..
- For frosting: combine cocoa powder, butter, corn syrup, vanilla, and salt in a larg bowl..
- Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes..
- Add the warm water; mix well..
- Beat in confectioners sugar in two batches..
- Beat until smooth..
- Place one layer top down on a large flat plate or cake holder..
- Spread with icing until completely covered. Use approximately 1 cup of icing. Sprinkle walnuts (optional).
- Stack second layer on top and finish icing..
- Add touch ups..
- Sprinkle walnuts on the top. (Optional).