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Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

chocolate buttermilk cake
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This decadent chocolate buttermilk cake is a chocolate lover’s dream!

Ingredients

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For the Cake

  • 1 cup (227 grams) butter
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup (35 grams) unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/2 cup (113 grams) buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (212 grams) packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup (198 grams) granulated sugar
  • 2 cups (255 grams) all-purpose flour

For the Topping

  • 4 ounces (113 grams) butter
  • 1/3 cup (35 grams) cocoa
  • 1/4 cup (52 grams) brown sugar, packed, light or dark
  • 1/4 cup (57 grams) buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups (170 grams) confectioners’ sugar

Instructions

  1. Oven and Pan Prep: Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 13-by-9-inch baking pan or spray it with baking spray. sprayed baking pan
  2. Chocolate Mixture: Combine the butter, water, and cocoa in a saucepan and heat over medium-low heat until the butter is melted.
  3. Cake Batter: In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on low, combine the buttermilk, eggs, soda, salt, and vanilla. Beat until smooth and well blended. Slowly beat in the butter and cocoa mixture. Add the sugar and flour and beat until blended. Spread the batter in the prepared baking pan. chocolate buttermilk cake batter.
  4. Bake: Bake the cake for 25 minutes, or until the cake springs back when gently pressed with a finger. Let the cake cool for 15 minutes, then poke holes evenly over the cake. baked chocolate buttermilk cake
  5. Make the Glaze: Just before the cake is done cooling, combine the butter and cocoa in a saucepan and heat over medium-low heat until the butter is melted. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the brown sugar, buttermilk, and vanilla; stir until smooth. Pour the glaze over the top of the warm cake, spreading it to cover, letting it sink into the holes. glazed or iced chocolate buttermilk cake.
  6. Serve: Cool for at least 25 to 30 minutes, then cut the cake into squares and serve with ice cream or whipped cream. Enjoy! square of chocolate buttermilk cake with ice cream

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