My Moms Chocolate Cake Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Bake in a 9x13 pan, or a bundt pan. For rectangular pan, grease the bottom of pan only. For a bundt pan, lightly coat the inside of pan with cooking spray, and coat with flour, shaking out any excess flour. Preheat oven to 350.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding, eggs, sour cream, warm water, and oil. Beat on low for 1 minute, then scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula. Increase speed to medium and beat for 2-3 minutes. Gently fold in chocolate chips, distributing evenly throughout batter.
• 3. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the top with a spatula. For the 9x13 pan, bake for 35-40 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. For a bundt pan, Bake 45-50 minutes or until it just starts to pull away from the sides of the pan and springs back when lightly pressed.
• 4. (9x13) Cool completely and frost
• 5. (Bundt pan) Cool on wire rack for 20 minutes. Carefully run a sharp knife around the edge of the cake pan. Invert the cake onto the rack to cool completely. To frost, set inverted cake onto a platter or cake plate and spread the warm frosting over the cooled cake with smooth strokes. Set aside until the frosting has set, about 20 minutes.
• 6. Use a can of chocolate frosting, or make your own. This frosting recipe makes about 4 cups of frosting, so you can divide the recipe if you need less.
• 7. To make frosting: Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add cocoa and milk, stirring constantly until the mixture comes to a boil. Immediately remove the pan from the heat. Add powdered sugar and stir unil the frosting is thick and smooth. Use immediately while frosting is warm, or it will harden. To reheat, return the pan to low heat and stir until frosting softens.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the cake: Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch cake pan with butter. Combine the flour, sugar and baking soda in the bowl of a stand mixer or mixing bowl. Combine the butter, cocoa and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil while mixing. Add the cocoa mixture to the flour mixture, along with the buttermilk eggs and vanilla, and beat for 3 minutes. Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake until firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in the pan before turning out on a rack to cool completely.
• For the frosting: Make the frosting as soon as the cake is out of the oven. Combine the butter, buttermilk and cocoa in a small saucepan and bring to a boil while mixing. Combine with the confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until smooth. Spread the frosting evenly on the cake.

Steps:

• Mix cake ingredients together and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes in a 9x13 greased and floured pan.
• Mix together Frosting ingredients until creamy.
• Smooth over cooled cake.
• Keep covered and kept in fridge so frosting won't melt.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• 2. Prepare a 9x13x2-inch pan or for sheet cake a 16x11x1-inch, pan with 'Baker's Joy' non-stick cooking spray (my suggestion) or grease and flour pans the old-fashioned way.
• 3. Sift flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl and blend well. In a saucepan, combine butter, shortening, water, and cocoa. Bring to a rapid boil. Pour over flour/sugar mixture and mix well.
• 4. Combine remaining ingredients and add ALL AT ONCE to the batter, mixing well.
• 5. Pour into the prepared pan.
• 6. Bake at 400 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes (9x13x2-inch pan). For a sheet cake (16x11x1-inch), bake for 20 minutes or until tests done. Let cool 15-20 minutes while preparing the frosting.
• 7. FROSTING: Combine butter, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan. Heat slowly and bring to boil.
• 8. Add remaining ingredients; beat well.
• 9. Spread over warm cake.
• 10. Leave in pan until ready to serve. Cut in squares and enjoy!

Steps:

• Boil butter, crisco, and water in a sauce pan.
• Pour mixture over sugar, flour, and cocoa.
• Mix well but do not beat.
• Stir in remaining ingredients and pour into greased 9x13 pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes at 400°F.

Steps:

• Combine sugar and flour in a large bowl.
• Boil 1/4 C cocoa, water, 1/2 lb butter in a medium sized sauce pan.
• Pour chocolate mixture over flour and sugar mixture and stir well.
• Add buttermilk, beaten eggs soda and vanilla.
• Pour into a jelly roll pan (which is, roughly, 11x15 and 1 inch deep), bake at 400° for 20 minutes.
• While cake is baking, make frosting.
• Combine frosting ingredients, except for confectioners sugar, in the same sauce pan used for chocolate mixture above (saves washing dishes).
• Boil, then add confectioners sugar.
• Pour over hot cake, sprinkle with nuts, and let set for an hour or two.
• Serve and watch the smiles and requests for the recipe.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir chocolate in boiling water until melted; cool for 10 minutes. , In a bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Beat in egg yolks and chocolate mixture. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Gradually beat in water, nuts and vanilla. , In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack., In a bowl, cream butter. Combine sugar and cocoa; gradually add to butter with vanilla, salt and enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Frost cake.