Soft Chocolate Frosting For Black Magic Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Stir melted butter and cocoa powder in a bowl until evenly mixed. Add confectioners' sugar and milk; beat until smooth and easily spread. Stir in vanilla extract.

Steps:

• 1. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl or stand mixer.
• 2. Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Beat at medium speed for two minutes. The batter will be thin.
• 3. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x13 pan or two 9 inch cake pans.
• 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes for a 9x13, or 30-35 minutes for layer pans.
• 5. Combine frosting ingredients and mix with a hand or stand mixer.
• 6. Spread frosting on cooled cake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans or one 9x13 inch pan.
• In large bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center.
• Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes on medium speed. Batter will be thin. Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and finish cooling on a wire rack. Fill and frost as desired.

Steps:

• 1. Melt chocolate in saucepan over hot water. Beat egg yolks in heavy saucepan until very thick. Add Sugar and beat smoothly together.
• 2. Add milk, instant coffee and butter, stirring well. cook over very low to med.low heat, stirring constantly until it comes to a boil. Cook for 1 minute only after it reaches the boiling point.
• 3. Remove from heat, stir in chocolate, add salt and vanilla. Beat until it reaches a good spreading concistency. It will spread nicely.
• 4. Makes enough to use between two layers and to frost the top and sides of cake. Note: this frosting has glossy appearance and stays soft.

Steps:

• Mix together dry ingredients.
• Add coffee, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and eggs.
• Beat 2 minute.
• Batter will be thin.
• Pour into 9x13" greased pan or 2 9" round pans.
• Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
• For Frosting:.
• Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium size saucepan.
• Stir in boiling water til well blended.
• Cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.
• Add chocolate squares and butter.
• Continue cooking and stirring til melted.
• Remove from heat, stir in vanilla.
• Pour into bowl and chill, stirring several times until thick enough to spread.

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl or stand mixer.
• Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Beat at medium speed for two minutes. Batter will be thin.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x13 pan or two 9 inch cake pans.
• Bake at 350*F. for 35-40 minutes for a 9x13, or 30-35 minutes for layer pans.
• Combine frosting ingredients and mix with a hand or stand mixer. Spread frosting on cooled cakes.