Family Chocolate Cake Food

BEST-EVER CHOCOLATE FUDGE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Chop 2 oz. chocolate. Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, oil and water in large bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in chopped chocolate. Pour into 2 (9-inch) round pans sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min. Loosen cakes from sides of pans. Invert onto wire racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.
• Microwave COOL WHIP and remaining chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 1 min. Let stand 15 min. to thicken.
• Stack cake layers on plate, filling and frosting with COOL WHIP mixture. Sprinkle with nuts.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat all ingredients except COOL WHIP, semi-sweet chocolate and berries in large bowl with mixer until blended. Pour into 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan; invert onto wire rack. Gently remove pan. Cool cake completely. Transfer to plate.
• Reserve 2 Tbsp. COOL WHIP. Microwave remaining COOL WHIP and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Drizzle over cake. Immediately drop scant teaspoonfuls of the reserved COOL WHIP around top of cake; draw toothpick through center of each to resemble star. Fill center of cake with berries.

FAMILY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter and golden syrup together.
• Warm milk and dissolve the baking soda in it.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder and cocoa into large bowl of mixer.
• Stir through the sugar.
• Add eggs, butter mixture and milk mixture.
• Beat on medium speed until combined.
• Lastly add vinegar and beat well for 2 minutes.
• Pour into a 9" tin which has been greased and bottom lined with baking paper.
• Bake at 350F for 45 minutes or until cake springs back after touching with finger.
• Cool in tin for 10 minutes before turning onto a rack to cool completely.
• Ice/frost with your favourite chocolate icing/frosting.

AMAZING SOLAN FAMILY CHOCOLATE CAKE (AKA 3-HOLE CAKE)

Steps:

• Instructions for Cake:.
• Mix dry ingredients together in large bowl.
• Mix wet ingredients together in separate bowl.
• Add wet to dry a little at a time, stirring as you add.
• Pour batter into WELL-GREASED bundt cake pan (well-greased is key--this is a sticky cake; I use Pam with great results), bake at 350 for 35-40 minute.
• Serving suggestions: with fresh whipped cream& strawberries, or drizzle with warm caramel or Kahlua, or glaze with mocha glaze (or some combo thereof!).
• Instructions for Glaze:.
• Mix dry ingredients together in bowl.
• Dissolve coffee in 1 tablespoon of milk; add extract.
• Whisk coffee liquid into dry ingredients; whisk until all blended and if needed, add 1/2 tablespoon more milk.
• USE GLAZE IMMEDIATELY OVER CAKE. It will harden quickly.

MY FAMILY FAVOURITE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream the margarine and the sugar until light and fluffy. I personally prefer to lessen the amount of sugar as I don't like things overly sweet but 80z is the original recipe.
• Whisk the eggs into the sugar/margarine mixture.
• Slowly add the flour, baking powder and cocoa. Sieve these to avoid lumps (especially in the cocoa).
• Stir in a figure of 8 fashion. Gradually add enough water to loosen the cake mix up a bit. It should be the consistency of a slightly thin custard.
• Pour into a non stick cake tin, preferably with loose bottom. I use an 8'' round tin for this cake.
• Bake on a middle/top shelf in the oven at 180 c for around 45 mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
• Remove from tin and cool on wire rack. Once cooled, top with chocolate icing, frosting etc or dust with icing sugar and cocoa powder.

JACKIES FAMILY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and line a deep 27X33cm baking dish.
• Combine first five ingredients in a large pan. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Boil, then immediately simmer uncovered for 5 minute Transfer to a large bowl and cool.
• Add sifted flour and eggs, and beat with electric mixer until smooth. Pour int dish.
• Bake in mod (160c ff) oven for 50 minute Cool for 10 min then turn onto rack.
• Frosting: combine butter water and sugar in small pan, stir over heat without boiling until sugar dissolves. Sift icing sugar and cocoa into medium bowl. Stir in hot butter mixture in batches. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hours Beat until spreadable.

THE ONLY CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE YOU'LL EVER NEED! (DEVIL'S FOOD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Add oil, coffee and milk and mix at medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and beat 2 more minutes. Expect batter to be thin.
• Pour into a 9" x 13" greased and floured pan or 2- 9" round pans. Bake 9 x 13 pan for about 45 minutes or 9" pans for about 30 minutes. Cool in pans for about 15 minutes and then cool completely on racks.
• While cake is cooling make the icing: Combine the milk and flour in a saucepan and cook over low heat until thick, whisking constantly. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• In a medium bowl, beat butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add chilled milk and flour mixture and beat for 10 minutes. Frost cooled cake and enjoy! The frosting sounds intimidating, but it is worth it! By the way, for some reason, we prefer this cake chilled, right out of the refrigerator. The rich chocolate and cool frosting just seem to taste best this way.

HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Coat with flour; set aside. Stir cake mix and 1/2 cup cocoa in large mixing bowl. Add eggs, water and dressing; beat with mixer until blended. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack.
• Beat cream cheese, milk and vanilla with mixer until blended. Gradually add combined powdered sugar and remaining cocoa, beating well after each addition. Spread over cake.