Creole Chocolate Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Sift flour with soda into large bowl. Grease well and flour two 8x8x2" square cake pans. In small saucepan, combine butter, oil and chocolate; stir over low heat to melt the chocolate. Add 1 cup water. Cool 15 minute.
• To flour mixture, add 2 cups sugar, the eggs, sour milk and 1 teaspoons vanilla; mix with wooden spoon. Stir in cooled chocolate just to combine. Quickly turn into prepared pans; bake 30-35 minute til surface springs back when pressed with finger.
• Cool in pans 5 minute Carefully loosen sides with spatula. Turn out on racks; cool.
• Make filling: In small saucepan, combine milk, sugar and 1/4 cup water. Cook over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add raisins and dates. Stir with wooden spoon. Cook, stirring, until mixture is thickened, about 5 minute Add vanilla and nuts. Cool completely in small bowl; beat cream with rotary beater just until stiff. On plate, place layer, top side down; spread with filling, then whipped cream. Top with second layer.
• Make frosting: Melt chocolate pieces in top of double boiler over hot water. Remove top of double boiler from hot water. Stir in sour cream and salt. With wooden spoon, beat until smooth. Cool 5 min., until frosting is of spreading consistency.
• With spatula, frost top of cake, swirling decoratively; use rest of frosting to cover the sides. Refrigerate one hour before serving. To serve: with sharp, thin knife, mark top of cake into four quarters; then cut each quarter into four slices. Makes 16 servings.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Gradually beat the sugar into eggs, add melted butter and chocolate.
• 3. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon twice.
• 4. Add alternately with milk.
• 5. Pour into 7 x 11 inch pan.
• 6. Bake about 25 minutes. Cool and cover with Creole Frosting.
• 7. FROSTING: Stir ingredients together. Pour over cooled caked.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Mix sugar, cocoa, flour and baking soda until well blended.
• Add 2 eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix well.
• Slowly add the boiling water while mixing with mixer at low speed.
• Mixture will be very thin.
• Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
• While cake is baking mix ingredients for frosting.
• As soon as cake is done, remove from oven and spread frosting evenly over cake.
• Place under broiler for 1 to 2 minutes or until mixture begins to brown.
• Let cool before cutting.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first four ingredients; set aside. In a small saucepan, bring butter, cocoa and water to a boil. Immediately remove from the heat. Add to dry ingredients and mix well. , In a small bowl, beat eggs. Add buttermilk and vanilla; mix well. Stir into cocoa mixture. Pour into a greased 15x10-x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., Meanwhile, in a saucepan, bring the butter, cocoa and milk to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; add sugar and vanilla. Mix well. Spread over hot cake; immediately sprinkle with nuts. Cool completely on a wire rack.

Steps:

• Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift flour with baking soda into large bowl. Grease and flour two 9 X 8 X 2 inch square cake pans. Step 2: To flour mixture, add 2 cups sugar, the eggs, sour milk, and1 teaspoon vanilla extract; mix with wooden spoon. Stir in cooled chocolate JUST to combine. Quickly turn into prepared pans; bake 30 to 35 minutes, until surface springs back when pressed with finger. Step 3: Cool in pans 5 minutes. Carefully loosen sides with spatula. Turnout on racks; cool. MAKE FILLING: In a small saucepan, combine milk, sugar, and 1/4 cup water. Cook over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add raisins and dates. Stir with wooden spoon. Step 4: Cook, stirring, until mixture is thickened, about 5 minutes. Add vanilla and nuts. Cool completely. In a small bowl, beat cream with rotary beater JUST until stiff. On plates, place layer, top side down; spread with filling, then whipped cream. Top with second layer. Step 5: MAKE FROSTING: Melt chocolate pieces in top of double boiler over hot water. Remove top of double boiler from hot water. Stir in sour cream and salt. With wooden spoon, beat until smooth. Cool 5 minutes, until frosting is of spreading consistency. Step 6: With spatula, frost top of cake, swirling decoratively; use rest of frosting to cover sides. TO SERVE: With sharp thin knife, mark top of cake into 4 quarters; then cut each quarter into 4 slices.