Chocolate cake with nuts

Here’s a rich, moist Chocolate Cake with Nuts — fudgy, perfectly sweet, and studded with crunchy nuts for extra texture and flavor. 🍫🌰

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Chocolate Cake with Nuts

Servings: 10–12

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Bake Time: 30–35 minutes

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Ingredients:

Dry ingredients:

• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar

• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1 ½ tsp baking powder

• 1 ½ tsp baking soda

• ½ tsp salt

Wet ingredients:

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk + 1 tbsp vinegar, sit 5 min)

• ½ cup vegetable oil

• 2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup hot water or hot coffee (for richer flavor)

Add-ins:

• 1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans, or almonds)

Optional topping:

• ½ cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

• Extra nuts for garnish

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Instructions:

1. Preheat oven:

   • Preheat to 350°F (175°C).

   • Grease and flour a 9×13-inch pan or two 9-inch round pans.

2. Mix dry ingredients:

   • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3. Add wet ingredients:

   • Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla.

   • Mix until smooth and well combined.

4. Add hot water or coffee:

   • Carefully stir in the hot liquid until the batter is thin and smooth.

   • Fold in chopped nuts.

5. Bake:

   • Pour batter into the prepared pan(s).

   • Sprinkle chocolate chips or extra nuts on top (optional).

   • Bake 30–35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

6. Cool and serve:

   • Let cool completely before slicing or frosting.

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Optional Frosting (Simple Chocolate Ganache):

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

• ½ cup heavy cream

  • Heat cream until just simmering, pour over chocolate chips, let sit 1 minute, then whisk until smooth.

  • Spread over cooled cake and top with chopped nuts.

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Tips & Variations:

• ☕ Coffee flavor: Use hot coffee instead of water to intensify the chocolate taste.

• 🧁 Cupcakes: This batter makes 24 moist cupcakes (bake 18–20 minutes).

• 🍫 Double chocolate: Add a handful of chocolate chunks to the batter for extra gooey bites.

• 🌰 Nut mix: Combine walnuts, pecans, and hazelnuts for a richer, more complex flavor.

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Would you like me to give you a flourless chocolate-nut cake version (denser, like a torte) or a frosted layer cake style next?