Delicious chocolate cake recipes?!
Delicious chocolate cake recipes?
I need a recipe for a delicious chocolate cake. I do not want to use a cake mix. Please give me some ideas on variations to this cake, I have to bring one for the holiday this weekend. By the way, I already know about allrecipes.com, so please please please do not submit an answer that says "Try allrecipes.com". I looked but was overwhelmed by all the recipes =)
Answers:
ohh you have to try this one...i made it 3 days ago and my friends loved it, and its soo simple and moist!!!
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/moms-chocol...
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-f...
trust me its awsome!!!
TEXAS CHOCOLATE CAKE
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
1 cup water
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (DON't OMIT)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter
2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
6 tablespoons milk
1 pound confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x13 inch cake pan.
In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cup shortening, 2 ounces chocolate, and water. Heat until chocolate is melted; set aside.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, and baking soda. Make a well in the center, and pour in buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla. Add melted butter/chocolate mixture, and beat until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until cake tests done. Five minutes before cake is done, make frosting.
To make frosting: In a saucepan, combine 1/2 cup butter, 2 ounces chocolate, and 6 tablespoons milk. Heat until bubbles form around the edge; remove from heat. Beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and nuts. Frost cake while still warm. Allow to cool totally before cutting.
my favourite easy one
250 gram butter in the mixer with 300g brown sugar, mix on high for 3 minutes till fluffy, add 1 tsp vanilla and 3 large eggs.
sift together 1 cup plain flour, 1 cup good dark cocoa (try 44% cocoa) , 1/2 tsp sea salt, 3 tsp baking powder.fold into cake alternativley with 250 ml buttermilk, then fold in 100g almond meal.
Scrape into lined cake tin (ring tin is best)
bake 35-45 mins moderate oven (160dg)
let cool in tin 15 mins
turn out, let cool.dust with icing sugar and decorate with fresh strawberries and a bowl of cream.
variations
add 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp ginger
add 1 cup choc chips
add zest of 2 oranges and use 1 cup oj instead of buttermilk
add 4 teaspoons instant coffee dissolved in the milk
frost with melted marshmallows
enjoy, xox
Delicious Chocolate Cake:
1? hours 20 min prep
8-10 servings
3/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup caster sugar
9 ounces dark semi-sweet chocolate, melted
2 cups ground almonds
4 eggs, separated
4 ounces white chocolate, melted,to decorate
1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
2. Grease a deep 8 inch springform cake tin, then line the base with greaseproof paper and grease the paper.
3. Place 1/2 a cup of the butter and all the sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
4. Add two-thirds of the dark chocolate, the ground almonds and the egg yolks and beat until they are evenly blended.
5. Whisk the egg whites in a clean, dry bowl until stiff.
6. Fold them into the chocolate mixture, then transfer to the prepared tin and smooth the surface.
7. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
8. Leave the cake in the tin for about 5 minutes, then turn out on a wire rack, peel off the lining paper and leave to cool completely.
9. Place remaining butter and remaining melted dark chocolate in a saucepan.
10. Heat very gently, stirring constantly, until melted.
11. Pour over the cake, allowing the topping to coat the sides.
12. Leave to set for at least an hour.
13. To decorate, fill a piping bag with the white melted chocolate and snip the end.
14. Drizzle all around the edges to make a squiggly double border.
Chocolate Cavity Maker Cake
INGREDIENTS:
1 (18.25 ounce) package dark
chocolate cake mix
1 (3.9 ounce) package instant
chocolate pudding mix
1 (16 ounce) container sour
cream 3 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup coffee flavored liqueur
2 cups semisweet chocolate
chips
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, eggs, oil and coffee liqueur. Beat until ingredients are well blended. Fold in chocolate chips. Batter will be thick. Spoon into prepared pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, or until cake springs back when lightly tapped. Cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn out and cool completely on wire rack.
Have a look at http://www.chocolatebake.com
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It has recipes for quite a few tasty cakes that can be prepared easily from home ..
TORTA DI CIOCCOLATO (chocolate cake)
Serves 8 to 12
Ingredients
1 lb (450 g) good quality semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 lb (225 g) unsalted butter
1/2 cup (125 ml) sugar
5 eggs
Optional Ingredients.
1 tablespoon (15 ml) Amaretto liqueur, creme de menthe, rum,
or spirit of your choice
Fresh berries for garnish
Whipped cream for garnish
Directions
Combine the butter and chocolate in a bowl and melt in the microwave or place the bowl over a pot of simmering water, mixing well with a rubber spatula. Combine sugar and eggs in a separate bowl and beat until pale yellow and smooth. Stir in chocolate mixture and optional Amaretto. Pour into greased 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan and bake in a preheated 350F (180C) oven for 10 minutes. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake an additional 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature and then refrigerate overnight. To serve, run a knife around the side of the pan before removing the outer ring of the springform pan. Serve chilled, topped with fresh berries and/or whipped cream if desired.
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So delicious, everybody asks for the recipe!
Mayonnaise Cake
"Mayonnaise makes this cake nice and moist."
Original recipe yield: 2 -8 or 9 inch layers.
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans.
Sift all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa together.
Whip mayonnaise, white sugar, cold water, and vanilla together until mixed thoroughly. Add flour mixture slowly and beat at medium speed of an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Frost with your favorite frosting.