A good cake for chocolate lovers – Chocolate Scratch Cake
A thick layer of chocolate icing tops this chocolate cake. That’s a big time bonus!
Chocolate Scratch Cake
This is a simple, delicious chocolate cake topped with a thick layer of chocolate icing.
Ingredients
CAKE
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter
- ½ cup shortening
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated white sugar
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
ICING
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter
- 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
Instructions
CAKE
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch glass baking dish.
- In a medium saucepan, combine the butter, shortening, cocoa and water. Bring to a boil and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, buttermilk, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla and eggs. Add the chocolate mixture and mix well. Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
ICING
- While the cake is baking, prepare the icing.
- In a medium saucepan, bring to a boil the butter, cocoa and milk. Add the vanilla and powdered sugar. Then add marshmallows and stir until smooth.
- Pour the warm icing over the hot cake. Let cool completely, then cut and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 492kcal, Carbohydrates: 75g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 11g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 7g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 61mg, Sodium: 201mg, Potassium: 97mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 59g, Vitamin A: 457IU, Vitamin C: 0.01mg, Calcium: 35mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
can you use oil for shortening or does it need to be like Crisco?
I’ve only used solid shortening- Crisco- for this recipe.
Why is it called a scratch cake.
Made from scratch 🙂