Grans Favorite Chocolate Cake Recipes

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.

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.

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.

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.

GRAN'S FAVORITE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Place flour, sugar and salt in mixing bowl; set aside.
• Bring butter, oil, water and cocoa to a boil; add to flour mixture and beat well.
• Add beaten eggs, soda, buttermilk and vanilla; combine well.
• Pour into greased 13x9 pan and bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until done. Frost with Fudge Icing.
• Icing:.
• Bring to boil butter, sugar and milk for 1 1/2 minutes; remove from heat.
• Add marshmallows and chocolate chips; mix until melted. Cool, then add vanilla.
• Spread over slightly warm cake.