Dessert for 12
Double Chocolate Cake
$7.52for 455 minServes 12
This rich chocolate cake bakes in two layers, then gets covered with a smooth cocoa buttercream frosting.
Photo: pinchofyum.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 4.5 oz | $2.02Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
 | Buttermilk$0.05/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $0.43Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 12 oz | $4.80Typical price |
 | Coffee and tea$0.80/oz typical | 8 oz | $6.40Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.17Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $22.57 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarFlourBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 55 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetDesserts
Typical price
$1.88 per serving$7.52 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot coffee
- 2 sticks butter
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- Whisk sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
- Beat in eggs, buttermilk, 1/2 cup melted butter, and vanilla, then stir in hot coffee.
- Divide the batter between the pans and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cakes in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer them to a rack to cool completely.
- Beat 2 sticks softened butter, cocoa, milk, powdered sugar, and a pinch of salt until smooth.
- Spread the frosting between the cooled layers and over the top and sides.
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