Dessert for 12
Chocolate Cake (12 servings)
$7.50for 440 minServes 12
Rich cocoa cake blends with boiling water, bakes until set, and is finished with chocolate buttercream.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
 | Milk$0.04/oz typical | 14 oz | $0.57Typical price |
 | Coffee and tea$0.80/oz typical | a little | $0.13Typical price |
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.20Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $22.50 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarFlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaBaking powder and sodaOlive and cooking oilSyrups, 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
- 40 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetDesserts
$1.88 per serving$7.50 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 all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cups cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp instant espresso powder
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/3 cups cocoa powder
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
- Whisk the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder, then beat in the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla.
- Stir in the boiling water, divide the thin batter between the pans, and bake for 28 to 32 minutes, until the cakes are set.
- Cool the cakes in the pans for 5 minutes, then cool them completely on racks while beating the butter, cocoa, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
- Spread the frosting between the cooled layers and over the top and sides.
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