Rich Chocolate Cake Recipe
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INGREDIENTS
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1¾ cups flour (regular all purpose)
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½ cup cocoa powder (unsweetened, dutch process preferred)
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1 tsp baking soda
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1½ tsp baking powder
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½ tsp salt
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¾ cup unsalted butter
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1¼ cups dark chocolate (I use 50% dark but any good quality semi-sweet chocolate will work)
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⅓ cup milk (cold)
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1½ cups white granulated sugar
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1½ tbsp instant coffee powder
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⅓ cup unflavoured vegetable oil (I use canola oil)
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2 tsp vanilla essence/extract
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3 large eggs (room temperature)
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½ cup hot water
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1 cup whipping/heavy cream
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4 tsp cocoa powder (unsweetened, dutch process preferred)
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2½ cups dark chocolate (I use 50% dark but any good quality semi-sweet chocolate will work)
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1 cup unsalted butter
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1⅓ cups powdered sugar (also known as icing/confectioners sugar)
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½ tsp instant coffee powder
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½ tsp salt
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2 tsp vanilla essence/extract
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