Grannys Moist Chocolate Cake Recipes

GRANNY'S CHOCOLATE CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, eggs, vanilla & cherry pie filling, mix until well-blended.
• Pour into a greased and floured 9x13 inch cake pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.
• While still hot, spread with the frosting.
• For frosting, stir over low heat, the margarine and cocoa until almost boiling.
• Do not boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in sugar, milk and vanilla.
• Mix well until smooth.
• Pour over the hot cake and spread evenly.
• Serve immediately or cover with foil and refrigerate.
• Keeps well for several days, if it lasts that long.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
• Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Mix in eggs and maple extract. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with coffee, beating batter until smooth after each addition. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.

GRANDMOTHER'S HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat until fluffy. Add vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Beat until smooth. Pour into three greased and waxed paper-lined 8-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool. , For icing, beat cocoa, butter, milk, vanilla and 6 cups sugar in a bowl until creamy. Spread frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and hot water, beating well after each addition. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan. Add the sugar, water and cream of tartar. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 240° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat. Cool completely, without stirring, about 1 hour. Add vanilla; beat until thickened. Add cream; beat until smooth. Frost cake.

GRANNY'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake:.
• Mix cocoa, flour, sugar, soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl. (I always recommend to sieve the dry ingredients.).
• Melt the butter and add it to the dough with the water and the eggs.
• Mix the batter until light and creamy.
• Pour into a pre-greased and floured baking tray.
• Baking: Pre-heated oven at 175º C for about 40 minutes on the second lowest shelf.
• For the glaze:.
• Melt white chocolate in warm milk (on the stove).
• Add cocoa powder, sugar and butter.
• Pour over the cake ONLY when the cake is COLD.
• Sprinkle nuts.

GRANNY'S MOIST CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 325 degrees; grease and flour the pan.
• Sift together dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
• Add oil, coffee and milk; mix at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Add eggs and vanilla; mix 2 more minutes (batter will be thin)
• pour into pan and bake at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes. cool on wire racks.
• meanwhile, for icing, combine the milk and flour in a saucepan; cook until thick. cover and refrigerate.
• in a mixing bowl beat butter, shortening, sugar and vanilla until creamy.
• add chilled milk and flour mixture and beat for 10 minutes.
• frost cooled cake and serve.

GRANNY CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix the eggs, undrained crushed pineapple, flour, 1 cup of the white sugar, baking soda, salt, and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla together and stir until just combined. Pour batter into one ungreased 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Combine the light brown sugar and the chopped nuts. Sprinkle over the top of the cake batter. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 35 minutes or until cake tests done. Remove cake from oven and pour topping over hot cake.
• To Make Topping: In a small saucepan combine the butter or margarine, the evaporated milk, the remaining 1/2 cup of the white sugar, and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla. Cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. Mixture will be thin. Pour over hot cake.

GRANNY'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 3 9-inch round cake pans, and line the bottoms with wax or parchment paper. Lightly butter the paper. Dust pans with flour, and shake out excess.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, combine buttermilk and vanilla.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set at medium-high speed, cream the butter. Slowly add the sugar, and continue beating until well blended and light colored. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk mixture in 2 or 3 additions, beating well after each addition. Beat in the melted chocolate until well blended. Spoon batter into prepared pans, and smooth tops with a rubber spatula.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center of a cake layer comes out clean. Let cake layers cool in the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes, then invert onto other racks and peel off the paper. Invert again, and let cool completely on the racks. Frost with chocolate frosting.