My Family Favourite Chocolate Cake Food

FAVORITE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Add egg and butter; mix well. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

BEATTY'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 8-inch x 2-inch round cake pans. Line with parchment paper, then butter and flour the pans.
• Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and mix on low speed until combined. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry. With mixer still on low, add the coffee and stir just to combine, scraping the bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then turn them out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
• Place 1 layer, flat side up, on a flat plate or cake pedestal. With a knife or offset spatula, spread the top with frosting. Place the second layer on top, rounded side up, and spread the frosting evenly on the top and sides of the cake.
• Chop the chocolate and place it in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir until just melted and set aside until cooled to room temperature.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium-high speed until light yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and continue beating for 3 minutes. Turn the mixer to low, gradually add the confectioners' sugar, then beat at medium speed, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until smooth and creamy. Dissolve the coffee powder in 2 teaspoons of the hottest tap water. On low speed, add the chocolate and coffee to the butter mixture and mix until blended. Don't whip! Spread immediately on the cooled cake.

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.

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.