ISO -Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Ever

[disbridemimi]

In search of the best chocolate cake recipe you have, please

My DF birthday is coming up and he is a chocoholic. He loves chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. I would prefer something that is pretty easy, but don't want to make the standard boxed mix, unless you have some fabulous tips to jazz it up. If it is more involved, I will try, but I will be really sad if I ruin it.


Help please! Lead me to your chocolate cake recipe ........I really want it to wow him.

[stsomewhere]

This is a great cake. DH makes it for work parties.

3 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups buttermilk, at room temp.
1 cup strong brewed liquid coffee, cooled
6 eggs, room temp
1 1/4 cups butter, melted
2 tsp. vanilla
4 cans (1 lb each) milk choclate frosting
chocalate curls , optional


Preheat oven 350. Butter and flour 3 (9in) round cake pans.

In a large bowl whisk together first six ingredients until combined well.

In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, coffee, eggs, butter and vanilla until blendedour into flour mixture. Whisk gently until just combined (batter may be lumpy) do not over beat.

Divide batter evenly among pans. Bake 22-25 minutes until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on racks, 30 minutes. Remove from pans:coo on racks.

Step 2
Preheat oven 350
Trim tops of cakes level. Break trimmed tops into piecesspread on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until almost dry. Remove from oven and cool.
In food processor pulse cake pieces into crumbs.

Step 3
Place strips of wax paper on the edge of serving plate. Place 1 cake layer on the wax paper on the plate. spread with 1 1/2 cups of frosting to within 1/2inch of the edge. J(just top)
Repeat layering with 1 1/2 cuos of frasting and remaining cake layers. Spread remaining frosting over top and side of cake. Press cake crumbs onto the sides of the cake. Remove wax paper strips. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired

Good Luck

[BunsenH]

A few years ago, my wife made a chocolate cake from Emeril's Christmas book (Chocolate, Chocolate Pudding Cake with Chocolate Ganache). Among our friends, it's still the benchmark for all other desserts. The shorthand name for it is the "Oh My God" cake. Expect to spend a few hours making it.

[Ohiodislover]

Originally Posted by stsomewhere

This is a great cake. DH makes it for work parties.

3 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups buttermilk, at room temp.
1 cup strong brewed liquid coffee, cooled
6 eggs, room temp
1 1/4 cups butter, melted
2 tsp. vanilla
4 cans (1 lb each) milk choclate frosting
chocalate curls , optional



Good Luck

Question? All purpose flour?

[Meriweather]

I am a chocoholic....and this is my favorite.....other than the wonderful one that Costco sells with the dark chocolate shavings all around it.


* Exported from MasterCook *

"Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cake

Recipe By :Hersheys
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa or Dutch processed 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
1 cup boiling water

Oven to 350 degrees.
Combine dry ingredients in large bowl.
Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed. Stir in boiling water. (Batter will be thin.)
Pour into 2 -9" round greased and floured pans.
Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely.
Frost.


* Exported from MasterCook *

"Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Frosting

Recipe By :Hersheys
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1/2 cup butter or margarine
2/3 cup cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Melt butter.
Stir in cocoa.
Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on med. speed to spreading consistency.
Add more milk, if needed.
Add vanilla.

[catgirl]

This is from the Cake Doctor Cook book. It is very easy & so moist, no frosting needed.

1- box devils food or dark choclate fudge cake mix
1 - box (3.9 ounces) chocolate instant pudding mix
4 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350, lightly mist bundt pan with oil (pam) and dust with flour (i use cake mix, then no white residue on cake)

In large mixing bowl, blend with electric mixer, cake mix, pudding, eggs, sour cream, warm water, and oil for 1 min on low. Scrape sides of bowl & then increase the speed to medium and beat 2 to 3 min. Batter should look thick and well combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour in the pan & bake 45 to 50 min. Cake should spring back when lightly pressed with your finger and just start to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool for 20 min on wire rack before removing from pan.

I have made this several times for work and it was a huge hit.

Good luck & enjoy!

[tchrrx]

Here is the recipe that my family uses. The cake is very moist and delicious! The icing on top is incredible. Be sure to serve it with ice cream.

Pre-heat oven to 350.


2 c. sugar
1/2 c. cocoa
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk (or do the milk & vinegar trick)
2 c. all purpose flour
2 tsp. soda
2 eggs
1 c. oil (Mom says that it has to be Wesson Oil, so that's what I always use!)

Mix the above ingredients together in a large bowl. Then, add 1 cup of boiling water and 1 tsp. of vanilla. Pour into a 9x13 pan. This will be an extremely thin batter. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.

Icing:

2 c. sugar
1/2 c. milk
1/4 c. light corn syrup
1/2 stick oleo

Mix the above ingredients into a sauce pan. Bring to a boil & boil for 2 min. Stir frequently.

Then, add in:

1 c. chocolate chips (I use semi-sweet)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. pecans (broken into small pieces, but not chopped too small)

Pour the icing onto the cake (this also is very thin, but will set up once it cools). Once everything has cooled, serve it up!

[stsomewhere]

Originally Posted by Ohiodislover

Question? All purpose flour?

Yes he uses all purpose flour

[BuffettFan]

Originally Posted by catgirl

This is from the Cake Doctor Cook book. It is very easy & so moist, no frosting needed.

1- box devils food or dark choclate fudge cake mix
1 - box (3.9 ounces) chocolate instant pudding mix
4 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350, lightly mist bundt pan with oil (pam) and dust with flour (i use cake mix, then no white residue on cake)

In large mixing bowl, blend with electric mixer, cake mix, pudding, eggs, sour cream, warm water, and oil for 1 min on low. Scrape sides of bowl & then increase the speed to medium and beat 2 to 3 min. Batter should look thick and well combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour in the pan & bake 45 to 50 min. Cake should spring back when lightly pressed with your finger and just start to pull away from the sides of the pan. Cool for 20 min on wire rack before removing from pan.

I have made this several times for work and it was a huge hit.

Good luck & enjoy!

Catgirl-
This sounds deliciious!
Quick question.....Have you ever tried this in a pan other than a bundt?
My kids scratched mine up with forks after they forgot to prepare the pan before DD baked her last cake.
I really want to try this today....but I dont feel like driving all the way to town for a new bundt pan!! (haha yes, I live ini the sticks!!)
Thanks!

[mom2rb]

Originally Posted by BuffettFan

Catgirl-
This sounds deliciious!
Quick question.....Have you ever tried this in a pan other than a bundt?
My kids scratched mine up with forks after they forgot to prepare the pan before DD baked her last cake.
I really want to try this today....but I dont feel like driving all the way to town for a new bundt pan!! (haha yes, I live ini the sticks!!)
Thanks!

I have made this cake many times. You can use a loaf pan if you need to. Cut the slices small, it is very dense and rich.

[deelam]

Originally Posted by stsomewhere

This is a great cake. DH makes it for work parties.

3 1/2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 cups buttermilk, at room temp.
1 cup strong brewed liquid coffee, cooled
6 eggs, room temp
1 1/4 cups butter, melted
2 tsp. vanilla
4 cans (1 lb each) milk choclate frosting
chocalate curls , optional


Preheat oven 350. Butter and flour 3 (9in) round cake pans.

In a large bowl whisk together first six ingredients until combined well.

In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, coffee, eggs, butter and vanilla until blendedour into flour mixture. Whisk gently until just combined (batter may be lumpy) do not over beat.

Divide batter evenly among pans. Bake 22-25 minutes until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on racks, 30 minutes. Remove from pans:coo on racks.

This sound really good! almost like a chocolate pound cake. My only concern is the coffee. Can you taste the coffee?

Also, do you think this could be made in a tube pan?

[Bella the Ball 360]

Why did I open this thread? YOu guys are killing me!! Thank goodness there are no pictures! I want chocolate cake...and not the store bought kind!

[NMAmy]

Chocolate zuchini cake. Sounds horrible, doesn't it? However, you cannot taste the zuchini but it makes the moistest cake. It looks like a long recipe but the recipe is from a friend who added a lot of helpful notes. Oops--forgot to add my own shortcut--if I'm in a hurry, I just use the canned dark chocolate frosting and it's yummy, too.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

CAKE
1 box Cake mix - dark chocolate fudge type
1 tsp Ground cinnamon
3 Eggs
1¼ cup Water
½ cup Vegetable Oil
1 cup Shredded zucchini, firmly packed (peeled or unpeeled)
-Preheat oven to 350°
-Grease pan(s) – (1) 10”x 13” cake pan or (2) 5”x 9” loaves or bundt pan

Combine cake mix and cinnamon in mixing bowl
-Add egg, water and oil
-Beat with mixer 2 minutes, medium speed
-Stir in zucchini, combine well
-Pour into pan(s)
-Bake at 350° until done – use clean toothpick test (cake: 25-35 min., loaves 30-45 min., bundt 35-50 min)

FROSTING
½ brick Softened cream cheese (I use low-fat Neufschatel)
½ stick Softened butter (unsalted)
2 cups Powdered sugar (use more if frosting gets too runny)
1½ tsp Vanilla extract
1 tsp Milk (use only if frosting gets too stiff)
¼ cup Chopped, toasted nuts (optional)
-Combine butter and cream cheese in mixer
-Beat at medium speed until well blended and smooth
-Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract
-Beat until smooth and creamy
-Add milk or powdered sugar as needed; beat until frosting is right consistency
-Spread on cooled cake(s)
-Sprinkle with chopped nuts, if desired
-KEEP CAKE REFRIGERATED (as well as any leftover frosting)

NOTES:
-I always double the recipes (to make 4 loaves) and freeze half after frosting.
-Any brand of dark, fudge cake mix works great.
-You can be very generous with the zucchini – pack the heck out of that cup! To some extent, the more zucchini you use, the moister the cakes will be.
-Peel very large zucchini (with tough skin). Small zucchini are fine unpeeled.
-To freeze: frost and refrigerate. After the frosting sets up, wrap tightly in Saran Wrap and seal wrapped cake in a Ziploc baggie.
-To toast nuts – spread nuts on cookie sheet and toast in 300° oven for 8-15 minutes, tossing occasionally. Cool, then chop. Pay attention to the smell; don’t let them burn!

[Pamlur]

Cracker Barrel's Coca-Cola Cake:


Ready in: 1-2 hrs
Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)
Serves/Makes: 10


Ingredients:
1 Stick Butter
1 cup Coca Cola
3/4 cup Miniature Marshmallows
1 Square Semi Sweet Baking Chocolate
1/2 cup Shortening
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
3/4 cup Cocoa
2 Eggs
1/2 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Vanilla
3/4 cup Buttermilk
2 cups Sugar
2 1/3 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder


***Frosting***
1 Stick Butter
1/2 cup Cocoa
1/4 cup Coca Cola (plus 2-3 Tbsp. if needed)
3 cups Powder Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 cup Hershey's Chocolate Syrup




Directions:

Place in a sauce pan butter, coke, semi sweet baking square and bring to a boil remove from heat and add marshmallows and stir until all is blended and the marshmallows are disappear. Set aside to cool enough to tepid or room temperature.

In mixing bowl blend the shortening, oil, vanilla and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and buttermilk and beat until smooth. Mix flour with baking soda, cocoa, baking powder and salt, add half of flour mixture to shortening, egg mixture, and beat. Scrape bowl time to time to clean the sides off so ingredients are blended in batter. Add cooled coca cola mixture and beat. Add remainder of flour and beat until completely smooth about 3 - 4 minutes. Batter will be thick.

Place batter into a 13" x 9" x " 2 oiled and floured baking pan. Set pan on top shelf in a preheated 350 degrees oven for 35 - 40 minutes. Check for completed baking time with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean by sticking in the middle of the cake it is time to come out of the oven and cool.

For Frosting: Cream butter, add cocoa, vanilla, Hershey's Syrup, and coca cola, beat until smooth. Add powder sugar a little at a time and beat constantly. Scrape the sides of bowl time to time to get all ingredients into the frosting. If the frosting seams a little dry add a little more coca cola and beat well.

Frost warm cake. Serve with natural vanilla bean ice cream and enjoy.

This recipe from CDKitchen for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Coca Cola Cake serves/makes 10

[TI double GGER]

Catgirl, I'm assuming it is 1/2 cup of vegetable oil but want to be sure. It sounds really delicious. I shouldn't have opened this one either as I'm having that mid afternoon hunger attack!