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Chocolate cake (Matilda cake)

Ingredients

Dry (3 layer | 2 layer)

AP four - 3 cups | 2 cups
Sugar - 3 cups | 2 cups
Cocao powder - 1.5 cups | 1 cup
Baking soda - 1 tbsp | 2 tsp
Baking Powder - 1.5 tsp | 1 tsp
Salt - 1.5 tsp | 1 ts
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Wet ingredients

Eggs (room temperature) - 4 | 2
Buttermilk - 1.5 cups | 1 cup
Hot Water - 1.5 cups | 1 cup
Vegetable oil - 0.5 cups | 1/3 cup
Frosting / icing - room temperature
Cream cheese - 8oz | 3 oz
Butter - 1.5 | 0.5 cups
Cocoa powder - 1.5 | 0.5 cups
Powdered Sugar - 5 cups | 3 cups
Milk - as needed (or fruit jelly - currant, orange, raspberry, etc.)

Preparation method

Prep

  • Grease three 9-inch pans with butter. Use cocoa poweder to coat the butter. Use parchment paper in the bottom for better and easier cake seperation.
  • Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
  • Heat water, at least 1.5 times the required quantity.

Baking

  • In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients.
  • Add wet ingredients and mix until well incorporated into a mix.
  • Pour into 3 pans and bake for 35 mins. Check after 20 mins to determine baking time. You can cook in a tall enough pan to cut into three layers as well.

Frosting

  • Beat cream cheese, vanilla and butter a nice creamy mix.
  • Add cocoa powder and mix well.
  • Add powdered sugar cup by cup. Mix well.
  • Add milk or fruit jelly in 1 tsp at a time and mixing well. Continue until frosting is prepared.

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