Chocolate Cake with Yeast Starter (Chocolate Cake)

Name: Chocolate Cake with Yeast Starter
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon active dry yeast for bread; 1/2 cup milk; 1/8 cup unsalted butter or margarine, softened; 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 large egg; 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, chopped; Icing; 1 cup icing sugar; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 3/4 cups milk (approximately)

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2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon active dry yeast for bread
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1/2 cup milk
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1/8 cup unsalted butter or margarine, softened
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6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 large egg
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1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, chopped
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Icing
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1 cup icing sugar
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1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 3/4 cups milk (approximately)

Ingredients

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2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon active dry yeast for bread
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1/2 cup milk
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1/8 cup unsalted butter or margarine, softened
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6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 large egg
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1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, chopped
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Icing
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1 cup icing sugar
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1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 3/4 cups milk (approximately)

Directions

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In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups of flour and the yeast starter
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Heat the milk, butter or margarine, cocoa powder, salt, and egg until warm, stirring constantly to melt the butter
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Add the remaining flour and mix with a wooden spoon
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Beat in the egg and mix on low speed for 1/2 minute, scraping the sides of the bowl
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Beat for 3 minutes at high speed
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Add the remaining flour and mix gently
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Add the chocolate pieces and stir well
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Pour into a small cake pan (with a hole in the center) that has been greased
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Let rise for 50 minutes
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Bake in a hot oven for 12 to 15 minutes
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Remove from the pan and drizzle with icing while still warm
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Serve warm or cold.