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Chocolate Sybil Cake

By Paula Deen

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Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 16-20

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Ingredients

  • 2 sticks butter, divided
  • 2 cups sugar, divided
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
  • 1 (16-oz) can chocolate syrup
  • 1/3 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup pecans (or walnuts), chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 °F. Grease and flour a 13x9x2 inch pan.

Using an electric mixer, cream 1 stick butter and 1 cup sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl. Add to creamed mixture, continuing to beat. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and chocolate syrup to batter and mix well. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Just before cake is done, prepare frosting. Put 1 stick butter, chocolate chips, 1 cup sugar and evaporated milk in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Stirring ingredients together, boil for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla and nuts. Pour over warm cake. Delicious!!

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Terry c.

January 22, 2014
Granddaughter ask if i could make a chocolate. syrup cake . can't wait to make with her

Sheila Donohue

December 06, 2013
I had made a book with all my favorite recipes and it got lost in my move. This recipe is the best chocalated caske I have ever made. Thanks you. All your recipes are so good. Thank you, Sheila onohue

Blackberry Cobbler

December 19, 2012
My hubby liked the cake, but he didn't care for the frosting because he said the sugar tasted too grainy. Maybe Paula's other recipe called 'Hot Fudge Sauce' would have been smoother using powdered sugar.

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October 16, 2021
could the nutrition content for this please. ? takes wonderful! makes contain a high caloric content,,,,

The Deen Team

October 18, 2021

Paula does not do nutrtional information for her recipes or those that have been given to her. Looking at other similar recipes on the internet, it appears to be somewhere between 300 and 400 calories a piece. 

December 16, 2018
Ms Sybils Chocolate Cake
The recipe says 2 sticks of sugar divided. When you read the directions, it is explained, but thought you would want to know. Thanks.

The Deen Team

December 17, 2018
Thank you! We've corrected the recipe!