Black magic cake

16 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
cup Flour; Unbleached, Sifted
2 cups Sugar
¾ cup Cocoa; Baking
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Salt
¼ cup Butter Or Regular Margarine
3 ounces Semisweet Chocolate;3 blocks
1 each Egg; Large
2 cups Confectioners' Sugar
2 eaches Eggs; Large
½ cup Vegetable Oil
1 cup Coffee; Black, Strong
1 cup Buttermilk
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 tablespoon Vanilla
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 cup Walnuts; Chopped

Directions

HUNDRED DOLLAR FROSTING

Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Add eggs, oil, coffee, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed for 3 minutes. Pour batter into greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes or until the cake tests done. Cool in pan on rack. Frost with Hundred Dollar Frosting. Cut into squares. HUNDRED DOLLAR FROSTING: Combine butter and semisweet choclolate in a double boiler top. Place over hot water, stirring until melted. Remove and cool well.

Add egg and stir vigorously. Stir in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and lemon juice. Beat until smooth.

Stir in walnuts and frost cake with icing.

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