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From My Mother’s Kitchen: Birthday Cake
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From My Mother’s Kitchen: Birthday Cake

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From My Mother’s Kitchen: Birthday Cake
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1000
Calories
29g
Protein
35g
Fat
138g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cake not in our table 0
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Rich Chocolate Cake
  • Any and all celebrations, (e.g. Cara’s 25th Birthday)
  • We start this post back in pre-1984 New York City. I wasn’t around yet, and my parents were living in Greenwich Village in an apartment that was soon to become too small. Its kitchen must have been spacious enough though for an electric mixer, because that was what made my mother’s Rich Chocolate Ca
  • and soon she started baking it to celebrate nearly every occasion. The cake is pretty easy to make if you do have an electric mixer, but it tastes like a labor of love.
  • 2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 c. sugar
  • 3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) butter, room temp.
  • 3/4 c. milk
  • 4 oz. (4 sq.) unsweetened baking chocolate, melted
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 c. milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • Rich Chocolate Frosting (see below)
  • 6 to 8 oz. (6 to 8 sq.) unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 3/4 c. (1 1/2 sticks) butter
  • 4 c. sifted powdered sugar
  • 6 tbsp. strongly brewed coffee
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla
  • Pinch of salt

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By biggirlssmallkitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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