Dragonfly Dark Chocolate Cake

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Dragonfly Dark Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

CAKE

2 c all-purpose flour
2 c sugar
1/4 c Hershey’s special dark cocoa
1/2 c regular cocoa
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 large eggs
1 c buttermilk
1/2 c melted butter
1/2 c vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c boiling water

FROSTING

1/2 c butter
3 Tbsp. Hershey’s special dark cocoa
1/3 c regular cocoa
2 Tbsp. cocoa +1 tsp. cocoa
~ 4 1/2 c powdered sugar
1/3-1/2 c half and half
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
2 Tbsp. corn syrup, light

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  No, this is not a typo.  This is a slow bake cake.
2. Grease and flour
   1. One 9×13 or
   2. Three 8″ round cake pans.
   3. 30 cupcakes – use liners
3. Put all the ingredients in a large bowl.
4. Mix till smooth.
5. Pour in pan(s).
6. Bake
   1. One 9×13 cake, 1 hour.
   2. Three 8″ round cakes, 40 min.
   3. Cupcakes, 30-35 min.
7. For the Frosting – melt the butter, stir in the cocoas till smooth add powdered sugar and half & half alternately till smooth. Stir in vanilla, and salt. Add the corn syrup, stir till creamy.
8. Note: This will frost an eight inch three layer cake, cut recipe in half for 9×13 or cupcakes”

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