Rich Chocolate Cake Bars Food

MOIST AND RICH HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE!

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut parchment paper circles to fit three 9 inch cake pans, or 2 larger cake pans (depending on the size and style of cake you want to create).
• Alternatively, this recipe will make about 3 1/2 dozen cupcakes, using muffins tins lined with cupcake papers.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Set aside.
• Whisk the cocoa and coffee together until smooth (no lumps).
• Set aside.
• In a large mixer bowl, cream butter (about 1 minute), add oil, beat for one minute.
• Add sugars, beat for 10 minutes.
• Add eggs, beat 5 minutes.
• Add vanilla, beat until blended.
• Alternately add coffee and cocoa mixture and dry ingredients into butter mixture, mixing after each addition, making sure to scrape the sides of the bowl often.
• Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake for about 25 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• If making cupcakes, bake for about 20 minutes.
• Spread frosting over layers, and frost entire cake.
• Another delicious idea is to melt jam until it's syrup consistency (if using raspberry jam, make sure you strain it!) and brush the tops of the layers with the melted jam before frosting them.

SERIOUSLY RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 170C/Gas 3/fan oven 150C. Grease a 23cm/9in springform cake tin and line the base with greaseproof paper or baking parchment. Dust the sides with a little flour. Put the chocolate and butter into a heatproof bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water. Heat until melted, then remove the bowl from the pan and stir until smooth. Leave for about 5 minutes to cool slightly.
• Stir in the egg yolks, ground almonds, and the liqueur, if using. Put the egg whites into a large bowl, add a pinch of salt and whisk until soft peaks form. Continue whisking, sprinkling in the sugar a little at a time, until stiff peaks form. Stir 2 tablespoons of the whites into the chocolate mixture, then carefully fold in the remainder until no traces of white are left.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30-35 minutes until well risen and just firm to the touch. Cool in the tin (don't worry if the cake sinks and cracks slightly - it will still be fine). You can make the cake up to this stage up to four days ahead and keep it in an airtight container in a cool place. It also freezes well for up to one month.
• To serve, remove the cake from the tin and peel away the lining paper. Sift cocoa powder liberally over the top and cut into slices. Serve with crème fraîche.

EASY RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 13-inch pan.
• Mix cake mix, 1 egg, and butter; press into prepared cake pan. Top with chocolate chips and nuts.
• In a separate bowl, mix confectioner's sugar, 2 eggs, and cream cheese. Pour mixture over the cake mix base.
• Bake until cream cheese layer is bubbly and golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool before serving.

RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 10-in. springform pan and wrap bottom of pan with heavy-duty foil; set aside., In a large saucepan, combine chips, butter, cream and sugar; cook over low heat until chocolate is melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir until smooth. Pour into a large bowl; cool., In another large bowl, beat eggs on high 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat into chocolate mixture, a third at a time, until well blended. Stir in vanilla., Pour into prepared pan; place on a baking sheet. Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs (top will crack). Cool on a wire rack (cake will settle). Cover and chill 1 hour. Run a knife around edge of pan before removing sides., For glaze, in a large saucepan, combine chips, cream, butter and corn syrup; cook over low heat until chocolate is melted; stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir until smooth., Spread enough of the glaze over top and sides of cake to cover. Chill 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining glaze. Chill overnight. Serve with raspberries and mint if desired. Refrigerate leftovers.,

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter and line a 20cm round cake tin (7.5cm deep).
• Put 200g chopped dark chocolate in a medium pan with 200g butter.
• Mix 1 tbsp instant coffee granules into 125ml cold water and pour into the pan.
• Warm through over a low heat just until everything is melted - don't overheat. Or melt in the microwave for about 5 minutes, stirring halfway through.
• Mix 85g self-raising flour, 85g plain flour, ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda, 200g light muscovado sugar, 200g golden caster sugar and 25g cocoa powder, and squash out any lumps.
• Beat 3 medium eggs with 75ml buttermilk.
• Pour the melted chocolate mixture and the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir everything to a smooth, quite runny consistency.
• Pour this into the tin and bake for 1hr 25 - 1hr 30 mins. If you push a skewer into the centre it should come out clean and the top should feel firm (don't worry if it cracks a bit).
• Leave to cool in the tin (don't worry if it dips slightly), then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cut the cold cake horizontally into three.
• To make the ganache, put 200g chopped dark chocolate in a bowl. Pour 300ml double cream into a pan, add 2 tbsp golden caster sugar and heat until it is about to boil.
• Take off the heat and pour it over the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Cool until it is a little thicker but still pourable.
• Sandwich the layers together with just a little of the ganache. Pour the rest over the cake letting it fall down the sides and smooth over any gaps with a palette knife.
• Decorate with 50g grated chocolate or 100g chocolate curls. The cake keeps moist and gooey for 3-4 days.

RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in syrup. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Pour in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , For glaze, in a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, milk and butter. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Add chips and vanilla; beat with a wooden spoon until smooth. Spread over warm bars. Cool on a wire rack before cutting.

BAR COOKIES FROM CHOCOLATE CAKE MIX

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• In A Large Bowl, mix in water and egg, then stir in cake mix and pudding if using. Finally, mix in nuts and chocolate chips. Spread mixture into the pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes in the preheated oven. Check at 25 minutes as you do not want to overcook these. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

THE BEST RICH AND MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Mix all ingredients except chocolate chips at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Gently fold in chips.
• I always use a 9 x 13 pan, by 2 - 9 inch round pans can also be used. Bake for 30 - 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 10-inch springform pan with non-stick cooking spray. Place chocolate and 3 tablespoons of water in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir until melted and smooth; set aside to cool slightly.
• Place egg yolks and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until pale and thick, about 3 minutes. On the medium-low setting, add vanilla and rum. Switch to paddle attachment. On medium speed, gradually add the chocolate mixture and the butter, mixing them together until smooth.
• Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Sift flour, cocoa, and salt over top of mixture, then fold in; set aside.
• Place the egg whites in a clean bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat the whites until almost-stiff peaks form. Fold them into the chocolate mixture in two additions (being careful not to overmix). Carefully transfer the batter to the pan and bake until puffed, cracked, and set, about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool completely in pan on wire rack. Just before serving, remove the cake from the pan and dust with powdered sugar.

SUGAR FREE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare coffee: Make the instant coffee and let cool to room temperature. (putting it in the fridge helps to cool it quickly)
• Preheat oven/prepare tin: Line a 22 cm springform tin with baking paper on the bottom, and grease the sides of the tin with butter. Preheat oven to 175 degrees C or 350 degrees F.
• Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder.
• Whisk Eggs: Use a whisk to beat together the eggs, granulated sweetener and vanilla until fluffy and pale. Hand whisk for about 1 - 2 minutes o make sure sweetener is dissolved.
• Add Wet Ingredients to eggs: Melt butter in microwave and to the egg mixture, along with the sour cream and cooled instant coffee. Whisk vigourously until all the lumps are gone and it is smooth, silky and a caramel like colour. (about 2 minutes or so)
• Combine Dry and Wet Ingredients: Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour in wet ingredient mixture. Use a spatula to mix through, making sure to blend in all the flour. Set Aside.
• Melt Chocolate: Microwave chocolate until its only just melted (suggest microwaving at 50% power in 30 second spurts until it reaches that "just melted"stage)
• Pour Chocolate and Milk into Batter: Add the melted chocolate, along with the milk to the cake batter and gently stir through with spatula to create a thick dark batter.
• Bake: Bake for 30 minutes. To test if cake is cooked, insert a skewer into the centre. If it comes out clean, almost clean with few crumbs, cake is cooked. Let cool on a wire rack before slicing. Store in an air tight container at room temperature for 3 to 4 days.

RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add the hot coffee, oil and vanilla, mix until smooth. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 45 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven. Test with a toothpick for doneness. Allow cake to cool before topping or frosting.

RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Position a rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350F.
• Line the bottoms of two 9x2-inch round pans with parchment paper.
• Melt chocolate in microwave (LOW or MED), stirring occasionally until smooth.
• You may use a double boiler too (make sure water is HOT, not simmering).
• Cool chocolate until tepid.
• Sift flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt into a large mixing bowl.
• Add brown sugar.
• Using a paddle blade on electric mixer, combine the ingredients on low speed.
• Add butter and sour cream.
• Mix on med-low speed for 1 min to make a thick batter.
• Add eggs, melted chocolate and vanilla.
• Increase speed to high and beat for 2 mins.
• Stop and scrape down the bowl.
• Resume mixing at med-high, for about 5 sec.
• Reduce speed to low and slowly pour in the water just until thoroughly blended.
• Spoon batter into prepared pans and spread it evenly.
• Bake until tops spring back when pressed lightly in the centers and a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 30-35 mins.
• Transfer to cooling racks and cool for 10 mins.
• Invert onto racks and remove pans.
• Peel off the parchment and cool the cakes right side up.
• NOTE: The cake can be baked 1 day in advance.
• Wrap the cooled cake layers tightly with plastic wrap to store.
• Or to freeze, over-wrapped with foil, for up to 2 weeks.

RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For cake: Grease bottom and side of 9-inch springform pan. Wrap outside of pan with heavy-duty foil; set aside.
• In small bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
• In large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat margarine or butter and sugar until blended, scraping bowl frequently with rubber spatula.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer at low speed, beat in flour mixture, sour cream, and vanilla extract until mixture is well blended. Stir in melted chocolate.
• Spoon batter into pan. Bake 45 to 50 minutes until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove side of pan and cool cake completely on rack.
• Prepare Creamy Chocolate Frosting. Evenly spread warm frosting on top and side of cake.
• Prepare White & Dark Chocolate Curls. With toothpick, arrange half of Dark Chocolate Curls on center of cake. Arrange all of White Chocolate Curls around Dark Chocolate Curls. Arrange remaining dark curls around white curls. Refrigerate cake until ready to serve.
• CREAMY CHOCOLATE FROSTING: In heavy 2-quart saucepan over low heat, heat six 1-ounce squares semisweet chocolate until just melted and smooth, stirring frequently. With wire whisk, beat in 1/2 cup sour cream just until mixture is blended. Remove saucepan from heat.
• WHITE AND DARK CHOCOLATE CURLS: For dark curls, in heavy 1-quart saucepan over low heat, heat six 1-ounce squares semisweet chocolate with 2 tablespoons shortening, stirring frequently, until melted and smooth. Pour melted chocolate into 15 1/2" by 10 1/2" jelly-roll pan; use rubber spatula to spread chocolate evenly to cover pan. Refrigerate until firm but not brittle, about 10 minutes. When chocolate is ready, place jelly-roll pan on damp cloth on work surface. Holding teaspoon at 30 angle, scrape chocolate into curls (if chocolate softens and sticks to spoon, place pan in refrigerator several minutes). With toothpick, transfer curls to another jelly-roll pan; refrigerate until ready to use.
• For white curls, in heavy 1-quart saucepan over very low heat, melt 6 ounces white chocolate (or, use two 3-ounce Swiss confectionery bars or one 6-ounce package white baking bar) with 1 tablespoon shortening. Repeat cooling and scraping as above to make white curls.

BAKER'S ONE BOWL CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating with electric mixer on low speed after each addition until well blended. Add vanilla; mix well.
• Add 1/2 cup of the flour, the baking soda and salt; beat until well blended. Add remaining 2 cups flour alternately with water, beating until well blended after each addition. Pour evenly into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans.
• Bake 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min.; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Spread with your favorite frosting, if desired. (NOTE: Nutrition information is for unfrosted cake.)

"HOPPED- UP" ON CAFFEINE RICH CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour an 8-inch round cake pan.
• Sift the flour, salt, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder together. Reserve.
• Brew a fresh pot of French roast coffee. Cool and reserve.
• In a bowl of an electric mixer combine the sugar, and butter. Mix on medium speed until combined well. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add in the brewed coffee and combine on low speed.
• Once combined, add in the buttermilk and then the eggs, 1 at a time.. Continue to mix on low speed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Gently fold in the sifted dry ingredients.
• Pour batter into the prepared cake pan and fill half way up. Use any excess batter for cupcakes. Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Serve with your favorite ice cream or a yummy chocolate icing.

OLD-FASHIONED DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Spray two 9-inch round baking pans with non-stick baking pray. Line the bottom of each pan with a round of parchment paper. Then spray the parchment paper with non-stick baking spray. Set aside.
• In a large bowl sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter at medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Gradually add in both sugars, one at a time, and beat until the sugar has been incorporated into the butter. Then increase the speed to high and beat until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. You may need to stop the mixer and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl once in a while to ensure no butter is getting stuck.
• Add in the eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition, and scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Add in the vanilla extract and beat until combined.
• In a spouted measuring cup, combine the oil and sour cream.
• On the lowest speed setting available, add the flour in three additions, alternating with the sour cream mixture, in two addition, beating until just combined! You should still see the lightest trail of dry ingredients when you stop the mixer.
• Pour in the hot coffee and let the mixture sit, undisturbed, for 30 seconds. Then, using a rubber spatula, gently stir until the batter is just evenly combined.
• Divide the batter evenly among the prepared pans (around 850 grams per pan) and smooth the tops with a rubber spatula.
• Bake in preheated oven for 38 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs attached.
• Place the cakes, in the pans, on a wire rack and cool for 20 minutes. Then invert the cakes onto the rack and let cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Finely chop the chocolate using a large chef's knife. Place the chopped chocolate into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.
• In a small saucepan heat the cream and corn syrup over medium-high heat until the mixture comes just short of a rolling boil. Remove the pan from heat and pour over the chopped chocolate.
• Allow the mixture to sit, undisturbed, for 2 minutes. Then, using a rubber spatula or metal spoon, gently stir until the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth and glossy. Stir in the vanilla.
• With the mixer on medium-speed, add in the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition, and not adding more until the first addition has been completely incorporated into the frosting. Beat in the salt.
• Refrigerate the frosting, loosely covered, for about 1 hour, or until it's firm enough to spread. Frosting may be made up to 24 hours in advance and stored, covered, in the fridge. You'll need to let it come to room temperature before using.
• Using a long, serrated knife, slice off the domed top of each cake layer so it is smooth and even. Then slice each cake in half horizontally, so that you have 4 even layers. Set all of the cake scraps aside, we'll use those later to decorate!
• Place one cake layer on a large plate or cake stand. Spread 1/2 cup of the frosting on top of the cake, covering it completely. Then top with another cake layer, and repeat the layering process, ending with the last cake layer on top. Spread all remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake.
• Using your hands, crumble up the remaining cake scraps until they're in fine crumbs. Pat the crumbs gently around the sides of the cake. You might have leftovers, which you may discard or enjoy as a snack!
• Allow the cake to set for 20 minutes before slicing. Then serve, or store, in the refrigerator, for up to 5 days. Bring to room temperature before serving!

THE BEST RICH AND MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES F. GREASE A 9 X 13 INCH PAN.
• MIX ALL INGREDIENTS EXCEPT CHOCOLATE CHIPS WELL. THEN GENTLY FOLD IN CHIPS.
• I ALWAYS USE A 9 X 13 PAN, BY 2 - 9 INCH ROUND PANS CAN ALSO BE USED. BAKE FOR 30 - 40 MINUTES UNTIL A TOOTHPICK INSERTED IN THE CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN.

SINFULLY RICH DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Beat the egg yolks with the sugar. Combine the flour mixed with baking powder, stirring until dough is smooth.
• Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and add to the dough along with tablespoons unsweetened cocoa.
• Add the milk and oil, mixing the dough quickly.
• Whip the egg whites until stiff with a pinch of salt.
• Combine the egg whites to the mixture, using a spatula and stirring from the bottom up so that they do not disassemble.
• Place the baking paper and pour the mixture into the mold.
• Bake at 180° C (350°F/gas 4) for 25 minutes.
• The cake is ready when the surface cracks are formed but the inside remains soft.