Lynns Luscious Chocolate Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange two racks in center of oven. Line bottoms of three 9-by-2-inch buttered cake pans with parchment; butter again. Dust bottoms and sides with cocoa; tap out excess. Sift cocoa into a medium bowl; stir in 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water until smooth; gradually whisk in milk. Set aside to cool.
• Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl. Set aside. In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter on low until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar, scraping down sides twice. Beat in vanilla.
• Add eggs, a third at a time, beating after each addition. With mixer on low speed, alternate adding flour mixture and reserved cocoa mixture a little at a time, starting and ending with flour mixture. Divide batter evenly among prepared pans; spread with an offset spatula until level.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes, rotating pans if necessary, until a cake tester inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean. Let cool in pans set on a wire rack, about 15 minutes. Remove the cakes from the pans, and return to rack to cool, tops up.
• Trim cake layers until level. Place one layer of cake on a cardboard cake round. Spread about 1 1/4 cups whipped ganache on cake; top with a second cake. Repeat. Spread remaining whipped ganache evenly over top and sides of cake to seal in crumbs and form a smooth surface. Chill until crumb coat is firm, about 30 minutes.
• Place cake (still on the cardboard cake round) on a wire rack set in a baking pan. Pour enough ganache glaze over cake to fully coat, shaking pan gently to help spread ganache if necessary. Let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. The ganache in the baking pan may be strained through a fine sieve and added back into glaze. Pour remaining glaze over cake; allow excess to drip off sides. If top is not smooth, gently shake pan, or run an offset spatula quickly over surface. Allow to set at least 30 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Combine all dry ingredients.
• Put into large mixing bowl with the rest of ingredients except for water.
• Add boiling water and stir. (Don't worry, your batter will not be thick.
• Put into greased 9 x 13, or 2 8inch cake pans that have been greased and floured.
• Bake at 350 degreesF.
• Bake layers for 30-35 minutes.
• Bake 9 x 13 for 35 to 40 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In 9x13 inch pyrex dish melt butter in oven, remove from oven and mix in flour, white sugar and nuts. Pat out to cover bottom of pan evenly. Bake 15 minutes. Cool completely.
• Mix cream cheese and sugar until well blended and creamy, fold in 1/2 of the Cool Whip. Spread evenly over cooled crust.
• Mix pudding according to package directions. Regrigerate 5 minutes. Spread over cream cheese layer.
• Spread remaining Cool Whip over top, garnish with chopped nuts, chocolate shavings.
• Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.

Steps:

• 1. Sift together dry ingredients.
• 2. Add butter and buttermilk. Beat 2 minutes at low speed.
• 3. Add remaining ingredients. Beat 2 minutes low speed.
• 4. Grease and flour either 1 9X13 or 2 9 inch pans. Bake at 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes. Until tooth pick comes out clean. Top with frosting of your choice. Chocolate was my favorite with chopped walnuts on top.