RED WINE CAKE

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This is my interpretation of a cake my friend in Germany has traditionally every year. It's delicious! You may adorn it with icing, candy or fruit. We like to frost it with buttercream frosting.

Provided by Harmony Dame

Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup red wine
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Steps:

Preheat oven to 360 degrees F (170 degrees C). Grease an 9 inch cake pan.
In a large bowl, mix butter, sugar and eggs until smooth and creamy; add the vanilla and chocolate chips and mix well.
In a small bowl, mix baking powder and flour; add to creamed mixture.
Add red wine and mix well, but not for too long. Add cocoa powder to taste.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour; let cool and decorate. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 685.7 calories, Carbohydrate 80.8 g, Cholesterol 154 mg, Fat 38.8 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 9.3 g, SaturatedFat 23.1 g, Sodium 326.8 mg, Sugar 48.4 g