Photo: Chocolate Sybil Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Cake:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 (16-ounce) can chocolate syrup (recommended: Hershey's)
Frosting:
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan.
For the cake: Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl. Add to creamed mixture, continuing to beat. Add vanilla and chocolate syrup to batter and mix well. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Just before cake is done, prepare frosting.
For the frosting: Put butter, chocolate chips, sugar and evaporated milk in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stirring ingredients together, boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and nuts. Pour over warm cake.
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By lizl58554
Bismarck, ND
on April 25, 2013
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It's my son's 17th Birthday. He has been wanting a homemade chocolate cake. I didn't have the actual Hershey's chocolate syrup so I made homemade syrup. I have to say I just took it out of the oven and I know I made it for him but I want to bury my face in it. I'm saving the chocolate syrup that was left over so he can have it. After it cools I will ice it and set it aside till later. I can't wait to eat it!
By tannie69
on March 16, 2013
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Very good cake, and icing as well. Paired together, however, the cake was chocolate overload for me. Next time I will add in some flavoring to either the cake or frosting so that the two compliment one another rather than over-power each other.
By morningstar663739
on July 23, 2012
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Very Tasty. I ran out of butter so instead of using the frosting, I used a chocolate ganache. Superb: Thank you Paula Dean
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