Moms Chocolate Cake Recipe 435

MOM'S CHOCOLATE CAKE (8X8 PAN)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Boil water for 1/2 cup in recipe. Lightly grease 8x8 pan
• 2. Cream sugar, eggs, shortening (or butter) and vanilla.
• 3. In separate bowl sift together all dry ingredients. Alternate mixing wet and dry ingredients. Add boing water last, mix until smooth.
• 4. Pour into greased pan, bake for 25-30 minutes, check at 25 minutes with toothpick to see if the cake is done. Cool completely and sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

MY MOM'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.
• In a large saucepan, melt together the shortening and cocoa. Remove from heat and stir in sugar and egg. Mix buttermilk with baking soda, salt and vanilla, then blend into chocolate mixture. Beat in flour. Stir in hot water. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

MOM'S CHOCOLATE DECADENT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. For Cake: Melt butter in a 2 quart or larger saucepan; add cocoa and water.
• 2. Bring to a boil.
• 3. Remove from heat and stir in sugar.
• 4. Add salt, soda, and flour. Stir well.
• 5. Blend in eggs, milk, and vanilla.
• 6. Bake in a 9x13 greased cake pan in 400-degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 7. For Frosting: Melt butter in a medium saucepan; add cocoa and milk. Bring to a boil.
• 8. Remove from heat and add water, vanilla, and sifted confectioners' sugar.
• 9. Mix well. This frosting is not stiff.
• 10. Frost cake while the cake is hot and frosting is still warm.
• 11. Let cool before cutting.

MY MOM'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

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.

MOM'S DREAMY CHOCOLATE CAKE

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!

MOM'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

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.