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Time
1 hr 30 min
Makes
16
Ingredients
16

6 things you may not have.

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Ingredients

Servings
16 servings
Amounts
  • ½ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder, (such as Hershey's)
  • 2½ cups sugar, (divided)
  • ½ cup water
  • 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate, (best quality such as Ghirardelli, broken into 1-in pieces)
  • 1 cup buttermilk ((see note))
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Shopping list

“What I'm missing” leaves off staples you almost certainly have — salt, pepper, oil, water — and anything already in your pantry.

Nutrition · per serving

Calories
443 kcal
Fat
19 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
45 g
Sodium
223 mg
Protein
5 g
Cholesterol
87 mg
Carbohydrate
66 g
Saturated fat
12 g

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