Do you have a good chocolate cake recipe? ?

Here's the deal, I want to surprise my mom by making her her favorite chocolate cake. I lost the recipe. D:





I was wondering if you guys had any good ones? I have unsweetened coco powder for chocolate if that works, I have no vanilla, so any good ones/Do you have a good chocolate cake recipe? ?
If you don't have vanilla, don't worry about it or use almond extract instead.





This one is REALLY good:





Chocolate Cake


1 stick butter


陆 cup oil


1 cup water


2 cups sugar


2 cups all purpose white flour


4 tablespoons cocoa powder


2 eggs, well beaten


1 teaspoon baking soda


陆 cup buttermilk


1 teaspoon vanilla


1 stick butter


鈪?cup buttermilk


4 tablespoons cocoa powder


3 陆 cups powdered sugar


陆 cup nuts, chopped


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9 x 13'; baking dish.





Heat first three ingredients in saucepan, over medium high heat, to boiling point. Pour over next three ingredients that have been well mixed in large bowl. Let cool.





Dissolve baking soda in 1/2 cup buttermilk. Add to mixture in bowl with eggs and vanilla. Mix well and pour into prepared pan. Bake for 40 minutes.





While cake is baking, prepare frosting. Bring 1 stick butter, 1/3 cup buttermilk and cocoa to a boil in saucepan over medium high heat. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour hot mixture over powdered sugar and nuts, mix well. Pour frosting over hot cake as soon as it is removed from oven.








And, this one:





One Bowl Devils Food Cake


1 陆 cups all purpose white flour


陆 cup cocoa powder


录 teaspoon cream of tartar


1 teaspoon salt


1 cup milk


2 eggs, beaten


1 录 cups sugar


1 录 teaspoons baking soda


鈪?cup shortening


1 teaspoon vanilla


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 cake pans, 8'; round.





Sift flour, sugar, soda, cream of tartar and salt into mixing bowl. Drop in shortening. Add 2/3 cup of milk thn vanilla. Beat well. Add remaining milk and continue to beat until smooth.





Divide batter evenly between the two cake pans. Bake 30 - 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.Do you have a good chocolate cake recipe? ?
Just omit the vanilla.





CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE





Butter, for greasing the pans


1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans


2 cups sugar


3/4 cups good cocoa powder


2 teaspoons baking soda


1 teaspoon baking powder


1 teaspoon kosher salt


1 cup buttermilk, shaken


1/2 cup vegetable oil


2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature


1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract


1 cup cold brewed hot coffee


Chocolate Buttercream, recipe follows





Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 2 (8-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.





Chocolate Buttercream Frosting


1/2 cup butter, softened


2/3 cup cocoa powder


陆 tsp. instant coffee granules


2 teaspoon vanilla


3 cups confectioners' sugar


6-8 tablespoons water, depending upon thickness you want





With electric mixer on high, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in cocoa powder, doffee, and vanilla on low. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, alternating with water, until desired thickness is achieved. For thinner frosting use more water. For thicker frosting, use less water.
You really need vanilla extract for just about any cake. Here's a really good recipe:





2 cups sugar


1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margaine, softened


1 teaspoon vanilla


3/4 teaspoon almond extract


2 eggs


2 1/2 cups Softasilk Cake Flour


1 cup baking cocoa


2 teaspoons baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


2 1/4 cups buttermilk


Buttercream Frosting (below)


Chocolate curls, if desired


White chocolate curls, if desired





Heat oven to 350F. Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans.


Beat sugar, butter, vanilla and almond extract in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Mix cake flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; beat into sugar micture alternately with buttermilk on medium speed. Beat 1 minute longer. Pour into pans.


Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inseted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely. Fill layers and frost cake with Buttercream Frosting. Garnish with chocolate curls.





Buttercream Frosting


6 cups powdered sugar


1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened


4 to 6 tablespoons milk


1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla


1/2 teaspoon almond extract


Beat all ingredients on medium speed until light and fluffy.
Double Fudge Cake Recipe





For the chocolate lover, there is nothing like biting into a rich, dark slice of chocolate cake. More than a mouthful of something wonderful, this is a chocolate celebration - double chocolate, therefore double the pleasure.








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