J Alexanders Very Best Chocolate Cake Recipe 45

Steps:

• Generously grease inside and top edges of a 15 cup capacity bundt pan with softened butter Melt chopped chocolate bars and cook around body temperature Melt butter and cool about 15 minutes While chocolate and butter are cooling sift together flour, baking soda and salt Preheat oven to 325 degrees In the bowl of an electric mixer, mix cooled butter an sugar with the paddle attachment on medium speed, 1 minute Add eggs one at a time beating 10 seconds after each addition Add chocolate syrup mixing well Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture along with the buttermilk Mix well about 30 seconds Do not overbeat Add vanilla and melted chocolate bars, mixing well Turn off the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Finish combining the batter by hand by folding with a large spatula Pour into the prepared pan and transfer to a sheet pan to catch any drips Bake for one hour and 20 minutes or untiol cake reaches an internal temperature of 195 degrees on an instant read thermometer Remove from oben When cool enough to touch gently push down toward the cake any edges of cake that remain at the top of the pan Cool completely preferably overnight Cake will fall in slightly on itself To release the cake place the pan in a 250 degree oven for several minutes Remove from the oven and place a large plate or cutting board over the cake and flip the cake over releasing from the pan Cut desired number of slices Serve warm cake topped with warm hot fudge sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Sift 2 cups white sugar and 2 cups flour together; set aside.
• In a sauce pan; combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, oil, water, and 1/4 cup cocoa. Bring mixture to a boil, remove from heat and add to dry ingredients.
• Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk; add with eggs, salt, cinnamon and 1 teaspoon vanilla to cocoa, flour mixture and stir well.
• Pour batter into a 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 20 minutes.
• To Make Frosting: Five minutes before cake is done combine 1/2 cup butter,1/4 cup cocoa and 1/4 cup milk in saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and chopped pecans. Pour frosting over hot cake. Cake remains moist and may be frozen. Serves 20.