“This is a recipe I have had since 1954. I use a cream cheese frosting.” - by Pepper
Ingredients
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Original recipe yields 1 - 9 inch 2 layer cake
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch, round cake pans.
- Sift together cake flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and soda. Add shortening, chocolate, buttermilk, and vanilla; beat for 2 minutes. Add eggs, and beat for 2 minutes. Stir in coconut. Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool, and frost.
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving (12 total)
- Calories
- 332 cal
- 17%
- Fat
- 15.1 g
- 23%
- Carbs
- 47.7 g
- 15%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (4)
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"my husband is a confirmed chocoholic and he said this cake was only ok. it had way to much coconut...." See more"
calyn
"I made this cake for my dad for Father's Day, and it was great. The only changes I made were to add a little more chocolate and I took it out of the oven after about 20 min. I am definitely not a grea..." See moret cake baker, and this cake still received rave reviews from the fam. Thank you for the post! "
mauigirl.. Intermediate not a
"I am a chocolate lover. That being said, this was not chocolatey enough for me. I was going to frost it with Rick's Buttercream but with the lack of chocolate, I changed direction and put a french sil..." See morek frosting on it. I also think the method was a bit off and I should have followed my own instincts. The fats should be creamed and then the dry and the buttermilk should be added alternately till blended. The resulting chocolate cake was pale and looked like a beige colored cake. I think it needed 1 more oz of chocolate too. Thanks for sharing."
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