Cocoa Cake
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Author: Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)
Recipe type: Desserts
Cuisine: Caribbean
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup shortening
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1⅓ cups unsweetened cocoa tea (use about ¼ c. powder and 1¾ c. water)
- 2¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- 2 tbsp. cocoa powder
Instructions
- Grate the cocoa bar. Boil and strain to make about 1 cup of unsweetened cocoa “tea”. Note: About 3 tbsp should do.
- Cream together butter, shortening and sugar in large mixing bowl.
- Add eggs, vanilla and cocoa tea liquid; blend well.
- Combine dry ingredients except the cocoa powder. Alternately add dry ingredients and cocoa powder to creamed mixture.
- Pour into 2 greased, floured 9-inch round layer pans or 2 8-inch square pans. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven 35 to 40 minutes for 9-inch layer; or 40 to 46 minutes for 8-inch square layer or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely; frost as desired.
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