Chocolate Chip Cake
Created by Fizzybrat on August 24, 2017
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 40m
- Cook Time: 40m
- Recipe #27774
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup dark brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/4 cup milk
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- Filling:
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Topping:
- 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
- Glaze:
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat oven to 350 degrees
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Step 2: Grease and flour two layer pans, 9 or 8 inch pans.
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Step 3: Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix well. Pour into prepared baking pan(s).
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Step 4: Bake 40 - 45 min for rectangle cake, 30 - 35 for layer cake, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Step 5: To make filling, stir together sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan
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Step 6: Add water
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Step 7: Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils
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Step 8: Boil and stir 1 minute
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Step 9: Remove from heat and stir in butter. Cool
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Step 10: For Glaze: Heat all ingredients over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted
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Step 11: Cool slightly
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Step 12: To assemble: Top bottom layer with filling and sprinkle with nuts
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Step 13: Top with second layer
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Step 14: Spread chocolate glaze over top of cake
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (277.3 g)
- Calories 766.7
- Total Fat - 39.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 13.1 g
- Cholesterol - 354.6 mg
- Sodium - 790.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 92.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.7 g
- Sugars - 63.9 g
- Protein - 18.1 g
- Calcium - 245.2 mg
- Iron - 3.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg