Black Magic Cake
Details
- Time
- 3 hours
- Skill Level
- Beginner
- Yields
- 1 cake
A moist and magical buttermilk chocolate cake recipe that will have your friends demanding seconds. Customize this black magic cake by using different cake and bundt pans or by adding a quick buttercream icing.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Bake Time
- 39 minutes
- Cool Time
- 2 hours
Ingredients
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2 cups
sugar
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1-3/4 cups
all-purpose flour
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3/4 cup
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2 tsps
baking soda
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1 tsp
baking powder
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1 tsp
salt
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2
eggs
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1 cup
buttermilk or sour milk*
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1 cup
Coffee strong black or 2 teaspoons powdered instant coffee plus 1 cup boiling water
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1/2 cup
vegetable oil
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1 tsp
vanilla extract
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Add a Garnish
Make our Quick Cocoa Glaze to complete this recipe as shown in the image.
Step-By-Step Directions
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan, two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes (Batter will be thin). Pour batter evenly into prepared pan.
Bake 50 to 55 minutes for fluted tube pan, 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen cake from side of pan and remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost as desired.
To sour milk: Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 12 servingsServing size 1 slice(87g)Amount per servingCalories260% Daily Value*Total Fat 11g 14%Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 35mg 13%Sodium 500mg 22%Total Carbohydrates 41g 15%Dietary Fiber 0g 0%Total Sugars 26gIncludes 24g Added Sugar 48%Protein 4gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 36mg 2%Iron 3mg 15%Potassium 61mg 2%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
