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Simple Chocolate Cake
A quick and easy two‑layer chocolate cake with a rich, glossy chocolate buttercream frosting. Made with pantry staples, no electric mixer required, and ready in under two hours.
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Critical Success Points
- • Preheat Oven
- • Prepare Cake Pans
- • Combine Wet & Dry
- • Divide Batter
- • Bake Cakes
- • Melt Chocolate
- • Cool Melted Chocolate
- • Incorporate Chocolate
- • Frost the Cake
Safety Warnings
- • Use oven mitts when handling hot pans.
- • Be careful when working with hot melted chocolate to avoid burns.
- • Do not leave the oven unattended while baking.
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