Double Chocolate Cake

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  • Makes •

    12

    large squares
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
100 Afternoon Sweets: With Snacking Cakes, Brownies, Blondies, and More

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

  • About

This cake is a riff on the recipe on the back of a can of Hershey’s cocoa (also called Black Magic Cake), famous for including one steaming hot cup of coffee poured into the batter right before baking. I have tweaked this variation to create a tender, moist chocolate cake coated in rich ganache. It has become our favorite family celebration cake, but would also serve well as a special afternoon treat. Bittersweet Chocolate Buttercream is also delicious on

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