Grandma Gorman’s Chocolate Cake

Name: Grandma Gorman’s Chocolate Cake
Yield: Makes 10 to 12 Servings
Ingredients: 2 large eggs; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ⅓ cup best-quality unsweetened cocoa powder; 1⅔ cups granulated sugar; Pinch of salt; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 2½ cups confectioners’ sugar; 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces and at room temperature; ½ to ⅓ cup heavy cream; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1⅔ cups milk; #1½ teaspoons baking soda

Preparation info

Makes
10 to 12
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Get in There and Cook

By Richard Sax

Published 1997

About

Who can say “no” to chocolate cake? This old-fashioned two-layer classic is the kind you only can find these days when you bake it at home. This particular recipe I’ve borrowed from my editor.

Ingredients

Cake

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
4 ounces

Dessert
Snack
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare the cakes: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter two 9-inch-round cake pans. Dust the insides of the pans generously with unsweetened cocoa powder or all-purpose flour (tap out any excess).
Melt together the butter and chocolate in a