Dark Chocolate Cake

Name: Dark Chocolate Cake
Yield: Makes two 8-x-1¾-inch round layers
Ingredients: 1 cup milk, room temperature; 1½ cups granulated sugar; 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 squares unsweetened chocolate; 3 large eggs, room temperature; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon baking soda; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; 2½ cups sifted cake flour

Preparation info

Makes
two
8-x-1¾ inch round layers

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Simple Art of Perfect Baking

By Flo Braker

Published 1984

About

The unsweetened chocolate flavors the cake with the deep, rich taste of chocolate. I enjoy filling and frosting this cake with Classic Italian Meringue.

Ingredients

3 squares unsweetened chocolate
2½ cups sifted cake flour
1½ teaspoons

Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian
Baking

Method

Ingredient Preparations

Melt the chocolate in a small bowl set over a saucepan of hot water (no hotter than 120 degrees).

Pour the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in that order into a triple sifter. Sift onto a sheet of waxed paper to distribute ingredients evenly and to remove any lumps in the cake flour; set aside.

Crack the eggs into a small bowl and whis