Jan's Grandmothers Puerto Rican Chocolate Cake

Name: Jan's Grandmothers Puerto Rican Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon(s) cornstarch; 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 1/2 - 2 cup(s) sugar (add with the dry ingredients); 1 stick(s) butter; 4 tablespoon(s) baking cocoa; 2/3 cup(s) water; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 2 - eggs, slightly beaten; 3/4 cup(s) buttermilk, or regular milk + 3 tsp vinegar; FROSTING; 1/2 stick(s) butter; 3 tablespoon(s) baking cocoa; 2 tablespoon(s) milk; 1 1/4 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla

Instructions

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That secret ingredient really spices up the flavor in this chocolate cake! The buttermilk makes it really moist. And that frosting... oh my. It's delicious and I recommend doubling it. Next time I am going to... I like a lot of frosting on my cake!

Updated at: Thu, 23 Oct 2025 01:33:30 GMT