Chocolate Cake Recipes

Ingredients

Cake:
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 eggs
1 package german sweet chocolate melted and cooled (4 oz)
1/2 cup flake coconut
Sifted confectioners sugar

Chocolate Glaze:
3 squares semi-sweet chocolate
1 tablespoon butter

Method

1. Mix first 6 ingredients, set aside.
2. Cream butter to soften; add flour mixture, milk and vanilla.
3. Mix until all flour is moistened; then beat 2 minutes at medium speed with an electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
4. Add eggs and chocolate; beat 1 minute longer.
5. Pour batter into a 10 inch fluted or straight sided tube pan which has been greased and floured.
6. Bake at 325 degrees for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until cake is done.
7. Cool in pan 15 minutes; remove from pan and finish cooling on rack.
8. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar and top with Chocolate glaze and coconut.

Chocolate Glaze:
Melt chocolate and butter in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth. Cool slightly, then drizzle from tip of teaspoon over top of cake, letting glaze run down flutes.

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