County Fair Chocolate Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 10-inch Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray and lightly dust with all-purpose flour.
• Stir the cake and pudding mixes in a large bowl. Add the orange juice, oil, eggs and zest; beat on low with a mixer at low speed to combine. Scrape down sides. Beat at medium for 4 minutes.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Transfer to a platter and poke holes all over with a skewer. Pour warm Orange Glaze over the cake. Garnish with more orange zest for serving.
• For the Orange Glaze: Cook the sugar, orange juice, and butter in a saucepan over medium, stirring, until the butter is melted. Cook 2 more minutes and remove from the heat; stir in the orange zest.
• Tip: You can also make this in 2 (9-x-5-inch) loaf pans. Bake for the same amount of time.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs and water. Stir in the chocolate chips and pour batter into a well greased 12 cup bundt pan.
• Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until top is springy to the touch and a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool cake thoroughly in pan at least an hour and a half before inverting onto a plate If desired, dust the cake with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• 1. In large mixing bowl sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• 2. Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Beat at medium speed for two minutes.
• 3. Pour into a greased and floured 9x13 inch cake pan. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Cool cake before frosting.
• 4. To prepare frosting in a large bowl beat Crisco and butter at high speed until light and fluffy. 3-4 minutes.
• 5. On low speed add meringue powder and extracts. Beat on high 1 minute.
• 6. On low add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. Scrap bowl to ensure all ingredients combine.
• 7. Add water if needed. This will depend on the humidity.
• 8. When all is combined beat on high speed for 5 minutes. Scrape bowl as needed.