Chocolate Cake
- Vegetable oil cooking spray
- 1 1/4 cups cake flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa plus 1 teaspoon for dusting
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 ounce unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup low-fat (1.5%) buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 large egg white
- 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Spray a 9-by-2-inch round cake pan with cooking spray and line the bottom with parchment or wax paper.
- In a bowl, sift the cake flour with the 1/2 cup cocoa and the baking soda.
- In a small saucepan, combine the granulated sugar, unsweetened chocolate, and 1/2 cup of water.
- Cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the chocolate melts, about 4 minutes.
- Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and stir in the butter until melted.
- Stir in the buttermilk and vanilla.
- Beat in the eggs and egg white and then the flour mixture until combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
- Bake the chocolate cake for about 35 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Set the pan on a rack and let cool for 20 minutes.
- Invert the cake onto a large platter and let cool completely.
- (The chocolate cake can be kept, covered, at room temperature for 1 day.)
- Just before serving, garnish the cake by sifting the confectioners' sugar and the remaining 1 teaspoon cocoa evenly over the top.
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Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-cake (may not work)