Potluck Chocolate Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE POTLUCK CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a 13x9-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
• Place cake mix, yogurt, water, oil, and eggs in a mixing bowl.
• Using an electric mixer, blend on low speed for 1 minute.
• Scrape the sides of the bowl, and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes more.
• Pour the batter into the baking pan and spread evenly with a spatula.
• Stir together the pecans, brown sugar, and chocolate chips.
• Sprinkle this mixture over the top of the cake, and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until it springs back when lightly pressed with your finger.
• Remove the cake from the oven and cool for 20 minutes on a wire rack.
• Serve slightly warm.

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter and line a 20cm round cake tin (7.5cm deep).
• Put 200g chopped dark chocolate in a medium pan with 200g butter.
• Mix 1 tbsp instant coffee granules into 125ml cold water and pour into the pan.
• Warm through over a low heat just until everything is melted - don't overheat. Or melt in the microwave for about 5 minutes, stirring halfway through.
• Mix 85g self-raising flour, 85g plain flour, ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda, 200g light muscovado sugar, 200g golden caster sugar and 25g cocoa powder, and squash out any lumps.
• Beat 3 medium eggs with 75ml buttermilk.
• Pour the melted chocolate mixture and the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir everything to a smooth, quite runny consistency.
• Pour this into the tin and bake for 1hr 25 - 1hr 30 mins. If you push a skewer into the centre it should come out clean and the top should feel firm (don't worry if it cracks a bit).
• Leave to cool in the tin (don't worry if it dips slightly), then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cut the cold cake horizontally into three.
• To make the ganache, put 200g chopped dark chocolate in a bowl. Pour 300ml double cream into a pan, add 2 tbsp golden caster sugar and heat until it is about to boil.
• Take off the heat and pour it over the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Cool until it is a little thicker but still pourable.
• Sandwich the layers together with just a little of the ganache. Pour the rest over the cake letting it fall down the sides and smooth over any gaps with a palette knife.
• Decorate with 50g grated chocolate or 100g chocolate curls. The cake keeps moist and gooey for 3-4 days.

POTLUCK CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9 by 13 inch pan. Mix together dry cake mix, dry pudding mix, eggs, and milk. Blend well. pour into prepared pan. Sprinkle brown sugar and chocolate chips on top. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests done with a toothpick. Serve warm, as is, or with Cool Whip.