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Moist Butter Cake with Chocolate Frosting

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Every now and then, I get a hankering for a moist buttery cake. Here’s one you can make from scratch!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter, Softened
  • 1-½ cup Sugar
  • 6 whole Egg Yolks (farm Fresh For Best Yellow Coloring)
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
  • 3 cups Cake Flour
  • 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • 1-⅓ cup Buttermilk
  • FOR THE CHOCOLATE TOPPING:
  • 4 ounces, weight Semi Sweet Chocolate Melted
  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter, Room Temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ⅓ cups Baking Cocoa
  • 5 cups Powdered Sugar
  • ⅓ cups Buttermilk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line 2 round cake pans with waxed paper. Spray with cooking spray.

In large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs yolks one at a time. Stir in vanilla.

In small bowl, sift together cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to egg mixture alternately with buttermilk, mixing just until blended.

Pour into cake pans. Bake for 20–25 minutes, or toothpick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before turning onto cooling racks. When cool, frost with chocolate frosting.

To make frosting, in large mixing bowl, cream together melted chocolate and butter until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla, baking cocoa, and powdered sugar. Slowly add buttermilk and whip together until frosting is light and fluffy. Makes enough to frost a 2-layer cake.

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Beatrice on 7.4.2013

This is my son’s favorite cake. It is like the King Arthur Flour Recipe and I love it!! I think it is all in how you “fluff,sprinkle,smooth” the flour. I measure by weight now and I love it. It sure does make a difference when you weigh verses measure, just for me anyway! Great recipe, thanks!!

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Doris Poggi on 6.15.2013

I have to thank you Deb for posting this—just in time for Father’s Day and I will bake this later on tonight. My husband and son’s favorite cake.

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