Chocolate Cake for Two

Name: Chocolate Cake for Two
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup all purpose flour; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; 3/4 tsp salt; 1 shot expresso; 1/2 cup milk (any variety); 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 egg; 1.5 tsp vanilla bean paste, or extract; 1/2 cup boiling water; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp; 1/4 cup melted bittersweet chocolate, room temp; 1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted; 1.5 cup powdered sugar, sifted; 1 tsp vanilla bean paste, or extract

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:30min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:40:16 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories948.1 kcal (47%)

Total Fat45 g (64%)

Carbs139 g (53%)

Sugars103.2 g (115%)

Protein9.5 g (19%)

Sodium794.4 mg (40%)

Fiber6.4 g (23%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupall purpose flour

1 cupsugar

½ cupcocoa powder

1 tspbaking powder

1 tspbaking soda

¾ tspsalt

1 shotexpresso

½ cupmilk

any variety

¼ cupvegetable oil

1egg

1 ½ tspvanilla bean paste

or extract

½ cupwater

boiling

½ cupunsalted butter

room temp

¼ cupbittersweet chocolate

melted, room temp

¼ cupcocoa powder

sifted

1 ½ cuppowdered sugar

sifted

1 tspvanilla bean paste

or extract

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a small baking dish with melted butter.

Step 2

Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. After whisking together dry , mix in oil, milk, expresso, egg, and vanilla.

Step 3

Add in boiled water while whisking vigorously.

Step 4

Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes.

Step 5

While baking, prepare the frosting by creaming together the butter and chocolate. Fold in cocoa powder and powdered sugar, and mix in vanilla bean paste.

Step 6

When finished baking and cooled, frost or decorate as desired, and enjoy!!!

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