Claim Jumper's Chocolate Motherlode Cake
This recipe comes from the Claim Jumper Restaurant in Colorado. We ate there several years ago and my daughter loved this cake. Definitely something for the serious chocolate lover.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 6
- 3cups sugar
- 6
- 3cups vegetable oil
- 1 1⁄2cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1⁄2cups buttermilk
- 3teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 3⁄4cups flour
- 4 1⁄2teaspoons baking powder
- 4 1⁄2teaspoons baking soda
- 3⁄4teaspoon salt
- 3cups boiling water
- 3cups chocolate chips
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DIRECTIONS
- Add first seven ingredients into a mixing bowl, mixing well in between each ingredient.
- Sift flour, baking powder and soda, and salt and add to mixing bowl.
- Fold the boilingwater into the ingredients in the mixing bowl.
- Mix well.
- Grease and flour six 8" round baking pans.
- Pour batter equally into each of the pans.
- Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips into each pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
- Let cakes cool for 10 minutes on a rack, then remove from pans.
- When completely cool, ice with Chocolate Motherlode Frosting (recipe#109447).
- Coat with nuts if desired.
- Cake will keep for 3 days if covered and chill.
- Serve at room temperature.
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