classic chocolate bar cake

How To Make classic chocolate bar cake

• 1

  Heat oven to 350.
• 2

  Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan or 12-cup fluted tube pan.
• 3

  In large mixer bowl, beat butter until creamy; gradually add granulated sugar, beating on medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
• 4

  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5

  Add chocolate; beat until blended.
• 6

  Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add to chocolate mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating until blended.
• 7

  Add syrup and vanilla; beat until blended.
• 8

  Stir in pecans.
• 9

  Pour batter into prepared pan.
• 10

  Bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• 11

  Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack.
• 12

  Cool completely. Sift powdered sugar over top, if desired.
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