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Mocha Chocolate Cake - Last Slice (true)
3rd PlaceMocha Chocolate Cake - Last Slice (true)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Recipe (Food or Beverage) III (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D600
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Date: Jul 19, 2019
Date Uploaded: Jul 24, 2019

 I had intended to take more shots of this slice of cake the next day, however, that it disappeared before I could do that, lol. Hubby did not know I was using it for photos. It is delicious.

CHOCOLATE MOCHA CAKE

3 Cups all purpose flour
1 ½ t TSP Baking Powder
1 TBS Baking Soda
¾ TSP Salt
½ Cup Cocoa Powder
2 2/3 Cup Granulated Sugar
¾ Cup Vegetable Oil
1 ½ Cup hot coffee
½ Cup Sour Cream
3 large eggs beaten
1 Cup Buttermilk
1 TBS Vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Grease and lightly flour three 8” cake pans
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt
cocoa and sugar
Mix together thoroughly oil, coffee, sour cream, eggs,
buttermilk, vanilla
Gradually add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture. Do not over beat.
Pour into the three pans and bake for approximately 22-25 minutes.

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1 ½ Cups butter
4 Cups of confectioner sugar
2 TBS cream or milk
1 TSP Vanilla extract
2/3 Cup Cocoa powder
Pinch of salt

Cream butter for approximately 5 minutes
Beat in sugar, beat in cocoa, beat in cream, vanilla and salt

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 14
Avg (all users): 6.9348
Avg (participants): 6.4000
Avg (non-participants): 7.0833
Views since voting: 964
Views during voting: 101
Votes: 46
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-80D
 08/04/2019 04:07:21 PM
Congratulations
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 08/02/2019 10:14:52 PM
Looks like it would melt in your mouth! Such a great image!
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 08/02/2019 01:17:29 AM
another of my favs .. so good you got the red ..
CONGRATS .!!.
this challenge makes me very happy .. all my top four favs got in the top four ..
what were the chances .. !!! .. not great i've got to say .. !! .. ;)
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 08/02/2019 12:31:59 AM
Beautiful photo of a scrumptious looking cake. I'm going to have to try that (not that I'm allowed to). One of my top picks. Congrats on the ribbon.
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 08/02/2019 12:05:02 AM
That lighting was so good, congratulations on your ribbon I knew this would do well, this was also in my top picks.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 08/01/2019 05:34:39 PM
very tempting looking .. and last slice .. bet its a thing of the past now .. great shot . love the low key and lighting .. :)
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 07/31/2019 09:21:10 PM
nicely shot.
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Canon EOS R
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
07/31/2019 05:24:09 AM
Fabulous moody lighting. Very romantic. A great shot. (my wife says "yummm")
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 07/31/2019 04:11:05 AM
Beautiful lighting in this one, and great composition.
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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM
 07/29/2019 11:50:55 AM
Looks too good to turn down. Nicely presented. Top 5 for me.
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 07/26/2019 09:33:53 AM
Oh yum!
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Sony DSLR-A550
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 07/26/2019 03:25:26 AM
Pass the plate this looks Like the diet is out the window !!!!
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