In my infinite wisdom I decided to make my baby's christening cake, but I'm really struggling to get the cake big right... Which is kind of essential to the plan I'm on the verge of cheating and turning to Betty Crocker

Please save my sanity and post your best chocolate cake recipe...

One Chcolate Cake

okay. here's one:

ingredients:

cherries
graham crackers
peanut butter
bar of dark chocolate
cake

instructions:

one layer graham crackers, second layer of melted chocolate, third layer angel food cake, fourth layer peanut butter, fifth layer graham crackers, sixth layer melted chcocolate, seventh layer cake, eighth layer peanut butter. top with chocolate and cherries. serve hot or cold

sounds yummy! Thank you! One thing - what's the British equivilent of Graham crackers?

XxAxX said:

Hershey's Cocoa ( powder )
100% Cacao
" SPECIAL DARK "

on the back try ~
Hershey's Especially Dark Chocolate Cake recipe
& the
Especially Dark Chocolate Frosting recipe


it's freaking YUMMERZ !!

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MrsGoodnight said:

tea bisquits
[Edited 8/21/09 18:28pm]

HERSHEY'S "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:
•2 cups sugar
•1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
•3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
•1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
•1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
•1 teaspoon salt
•2 eggs
•1 cup milk
•1/2 cup vegetable oil
•2 teaspoons vanilla extract
•1 cup boiling water

•"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING(recipe follows)

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.

3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with "PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING. 10 to 12 servings.

VARIATIONS:

ONE-PAN CAKE: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350° F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.

THREE LAYER CAKE: Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.

BUNDT CAKE: Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost.

CUPCAKES: Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. About 30 cupcakes.

"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.


[Edited 8/22/09 1:29am]

OOhh my goodness, I once used a recipe for chocolate cake, that called for mayonnaise in the batter. I was so scared, but the cake was awesome!! But I lost the recipe!

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake Recipe

A chocolate mayonnaise cake, made with mayonnaise in place of eggs and oil.

Ingredients:
•2 cups flour
•1/2 cup cocoa
•1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
•1/4 teaspoon salt
•1 cup sugar
•3/4 cup mayonnaise
•1 cup water
•1 teaspoon vanilla
Preparation:
Sift together the flour, cocoa, soda and salt. Cream together the sugar, mayonnaise, water and vanilla. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; stir until well blended. Pour batter into greased and floured layer cake pans (or a 9- x 13-inch pan). Bake at 350°F. for about 25 minutes.

Is this it?

EmeraldSkies said:

This is it!!! Thanks!!! It comes out sooo moist!

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Can you taste the mayo?and your welcome
[Edited 8/25/09 22:53pm]

These recipes sound yummy! :food:

I've never used cups before when baking, we weigh our ingredients over here.. I do have a set of baking cups though, so I'll give these a try - I take it that the ingredients have to be levelled off at the top if the cup?

I'm gonna make a chocolate mud pie today (without the coffee)... Wish me luck!

EmeraldSkies said:

You can so not taste the mayo!! It is moist beyond reason, but no one in my family knew there was mayo in it but me, tell I told them.

What difference does it make? You know you can't make chocolate cake if ain't nobody ever showed you how.

mypancakeplaces said:

I was waiting for someone to say this

PaisleyPark5083 said:

MrsGoodnight said:

mypancakeplaces said:

EmeraldSkies said:

I love this recipe. The frosting is good!

ThreadCula said:

I have never made a chocolate cake from scratch before,I usually just get a box of Betty Crocker,but this recipe is making me want to give it a try.