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Black Magic Cake

Black Magic Cake

A moist and magical buttermilk chocolate cake recipe that will have your friends demanding seconds. Customize this black magic cake by using different cake and bundt pans or by adding a quick buttercream icing.
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Recipe - Dearborn Market
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Black Magic Cake
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings12
Cook Time39 Minutes
Ingredients
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk *
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup strong black coffee OR 2 teaspoons powdered instant coffee plus 1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan, two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

 

2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes (Batter will be thin). Pour batter evenly into prepared pan.

 

3. Bake 50 to 55 minutes for fluted tube pan, 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen cake from side of pan and remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost as desired. Makes 12 servings.

 

Notes: * To make sour milk (buttermilk): Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.

 

15 minutes
Prep Time
39 minutes
Cook Time
12
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 12 servings
2 cups sugar
Sugar in the Raw Turbinado Cane Sugar, 32 oz
Sugar in the Raw Turbinado Cane Sugar, 32 oz
$4.99$2.49/lb
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
King Arthur Baking Company Unbleached All-Purpose Flour, 5 lbs
King Arthur Baking Company Unbleached All-Purpose Flour, 5 lbs
$6.99$1.40/lb
3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
Not Available
2 tsp baking soda
Arm & Hammer Fridge-N-Freezer Baking Soda, 14 oz
Arm & Hammer Fridge-N-Freezer Baking Soda, 14 oz
$1.49$0.11/oz
1 tsp baking powder
Davis OK Double Acting Baking Powder, 8.1 oz
Davis OK Double Acting Baking Powder, 8.1 oz
$4.79$0.59/oz
1 tsp salt
Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, 8.5 oz
Maldon Sea Salt Flakes, 8.5 oz
$6.99$0.82/oz
2 eggs
Puglisi Egg Farms Organic Large Eggs, 12 count, 24 oz
Puglisi Egg Farms Organic Large Eggs, 12 count, 24 oz
$4.99
1 cup buttermilk or sour milk *
Farmily Farmstead Dairy Cultured Buttermilk, 32 fl oz
Farmily Farmstead Dairy Cultured Buttermilk, 32 fl oz
$5.99$0.19/fl oz
1 tsp vanilla extract
Simply Organic Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract, 8 fl oz
Simply Organic Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract, 8 fl oz
$27.99$3.50/fl oz
1 cup strong black coffee OR 2 teaspoons powdered instant coffee plus 1 cup boiling water
Nescafe Taster's Choice French Roast Instant Coffee, 7 oz
Nescafe Taster's Choice French Roast Instant Coffee, 7 oz
$14.99$2.14/oz
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Wesson Pure Vegetable Oil, 40 fl oz
Wesson Pure Vegetable Oil, 40 fl oz
$5.49$0.14/fl oz

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan, two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

 

2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes (Batter will be thin). Pour batter evenly into prepared pan.

 

3. Bake 50 to 55 minutes for fluted tube pan, 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen cake from side of pan and remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost as desired. Makes 12 servings.

 

Notes: * To make sour milk (buttermilk): Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1 cup.