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Chocolate Cake Recipe: Better Than Grandma’s!

Chocolate Cake that’s Homemade

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Rich, indulgent and topped with obey, gooey caramel sauce, these chocolate bars will make your mouth do a happy dance!

  • Author Alison Wood
  • Prep Time 10 mins
  • Inactive Time 0 hrs
  • Cook Time 35 mins
  • Total Time 45 mins
  • Yield 16 squares 1x
  • Category Desserts
  • Cuisine American

Ingredients

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Chocolate Cake

  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup cocoa
  • ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 3 eggs, (large)
  • ½ tsp vanilla flavoring

Caramel Sauce

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ¼ cup whipping cream
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Chocolate Squares

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Grease the bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan with Crisco® shortening.
  3. Stir together the dry ingredients–sugar, brown sugar, cocoa, flour, salt, and baking powder.
  4. Add the wet ingredients — oil, milk, eggs, milk, and vanilla
  5. Beat until smooth and pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan.
  6. Bake for 35 minutes. You’ll notice that the edges of the chocolate squares will begin to separate from the pan.
  7. Cool completely and cut into squares.
  8. Top with caramel sauce.

Caramel Sauce

  1. Turn the stove top to medium-high heat. Stir the ingredients together in a small saucepan.
  2. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium.
  3. Boil for one minute and remove from heat.
  4. Stir in the vanilla extract.
  5. Allow the sauce to cool some before pouring it over the chocolate squares. It will thicken as it cools down.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 grams
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0