My Moms Chocolate Cake Recipes

MOM'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Cream the sugar and shortening together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and mix well. Stir in the cocoa, milk, flour, baking powder, boiling coffee, baking soda and vanilla extract. Mix until just combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.

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 CHOCOLATE CAKE

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.

MOM'S EASY CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• CAKE:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place chocolate and butter in top of double boiler or in bowl over a pot of simmering water; heat until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in vanilla. Remove from heat. Mix flour, granulated sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add chocolate mixture, milk, eggs and sour cream; mix well. Pour into greased 9-inch square baking pan.
• Bake 30 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 min. Remove cake from pan; cool completely.
• FROSTING:
• Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add powdered sugar gradually, beating until well blended after each addition.
• Cut cake horizontally in half. Spread bottom layer with half of the cream cheese mixture. Cover with top of cake; spread with remaining frosting. Sprinkle with coconut. Melt chocolate in microwave as directed on package. Sprinkle top of cake with almonds. Drizzle with chocolate. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.