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Forget boxed cake mix! This chocolate cake with caramel frosting comes together really fast, and you don't need any...

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • (makes 28 cupcakes, and reduce baking time to approximately 20 minutes)
  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoons salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup black coffee, cooled (I used a dark roast coffee. You can't taste the coffee, but the chocolate is deeper in flavor and richness with this ingredient)
  • 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 tablespoon lemon juice with milk to equal 1 cup; or 1 tablespoon vinegar with milk to equal 1 cup)
  • 1/2 cup canola (or vegetable) oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • CARAMEL SYRUP:
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup water
  • CARAMEL FROSTING:
  • 12 tablespoons (that's 1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
  • 6 cups powdered sugar*
  • 4 to 6 tablespoons heavy cream (I used 4 tablespoons)**
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons caramel syrup (I used 2 tablespoons; recipe below)
  • Pinch kosher salt (important... salted caramels are the food rage, these days)
4.1/5 (28 Votes)

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Cook's Country Magazine featured a Reduced-Fat German Chocolate Cake

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 3 ounces milk chocolate , chopped
  • 3 tablespoons Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup boiling water
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 large eggs , room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream , room temperature
  • FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 1 cup fat-free evaporated milk
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup pecans , toasted (see note) and chopped fine
  • 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut , toasted (see note)
  • NOTE: Avoid fat-free sour cream, which will make the cake gummy. Toast the coconut and nuts in a 325-degree oven, shaking the pan often, for about 15 minutes.
4/5 (43 Votes)

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1. Place an oven rack in the lower third of the oven

  • 1 cup brown rice flour
  • 3/4 cup corn starch (tapioca starch would work)
  • 3/4 cup millet flour
  • 1 tsp. xanthan gum
  • 2.5 tsp baking powder
  • 1.5 cups sugar
  • 8.5 oz water
  • 8.0 oz butter, melted (0.5 pounds or 2 stick)
  • 1 tsp orange extract (more if you want - just taste the batter and see)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 large eggs
4.1/5 (16 Votes)

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If you love chocolate, this is a deep dark bundt cake that delivers

  • For the glaze:
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup brewed espresso
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup bourbon
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips (I used mocha chips)
  • 6 Tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 6 Tablespoons packed light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
  • 6 Tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons bourbon
4/5 (7 Votes)

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Coconut Flour Chocolate Cake is the gluten-free, chocolate indulgence, rich, and moist cake made from coconut flour...

  • 1/4 cup Naked Chocolate or a quality cocoa, about 30-grams or 1-ounce
  • 1/4 cup coconut flour, see notes, about 35-grams or 1.25-ounces
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder, about 7-grams
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch of sea salt
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/4 cup honey or organic maple syrup, about 3 tablespoons
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • 1/4 cup macadamia nut oil or melted coconut oil or melted butter, about 60-milliliters or 2-ounces
3.7/5 (108 Votes)

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CAKE: Heat oven to 350 degrees

  • CAKE
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 sticks margarine or butter
  • 4 tbsp cocoa
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ICING
  • 1/2 stick margarine or butter
  • 2 tbsp cocoa
  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 1/2 box (8-oz) powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans, or more if desired
3.9/5 (10 Votes)

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Bake While hot, poke holes and pour condensed milk, carmel topping, and cool whip on top

  • Heath bars, chopped
0/5 (0 Votes)

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