Whole Grain Chocolate Cake Recipes

HOMEMADE WHOLE WHEAT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly butter and flour to 8 inches or 9 inches round cake pans; set aside.
• Whisk together all dry ingredients, add liquids in order of apperance; mix well being sure to get rid of all clumps and bumps in the batter.
• Pour evenly into your prepared pans and bake till middle rises and cake tester (tooth pick, clean kitchen knife) come from the center clean, 30-40 minute Let cool for 20 minutes before removing from pans and putting on a cooling rack till totally cooled. Frost with desired frosting (store bought, home made, whatever you want).
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• *Kamut is an ancient grain related to wheat, but not anything like it. Kamut is longer, and is a lighter color. You can use it for anything you want, it's just a matter of opinion.*.

WHOLE WHEAT CHOCOLATE PAN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350º F.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
• In a smal bowl, mix oil, vinegar, water and vanilla.
• Stir water mixture into flour mixture with spoon about 1 minute or until well blended.
• Pour into greased 9X13 inch pan.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Spoon hot chocolate frosting on top of warm cake.
• Frosting:.
• In a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate chips. Stir in milk and powdered sugar. Whisk until no lumps remain in mixture.

WHOLE WHEAT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Stir together sugar, flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Combine butter, water and cocoa in saucepan.
• Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour into flour mixture.
• Mix well, using wooden spoon.
• Blend in eggs and sour cream, mixing well.
• Pour batter into greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
• Bake in preheated 375 degree F. oven 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool in pan on rack.
• Meanwhile prepare Cocoa Frosting.
• COCOA FROSTING: Combine butter, milk, and cocoa in saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture is smooth.
• Stir in confectioners' sugar, that has been sifted.
• Continue cooking over low heat until confectioners' sugar is completely dissolved.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Frost cake immediately.
• Pierce warm cake with fork.
• Pour Cocoa Frosting over all.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into squares.

WHOLE WHEAT GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For cake;
• Mix water and coca powder; cool and set aside.
• Cream butter and nectar (honey can be used instead).
• Beat in Egg yolks.
• Stir in Vanilla and chocolate. Set aside.
• Mix Flour soda and salt and whisk to remove clumps.
• Add to butter mixture alternating with butter milk, beginning and ending with flour.
• With a had spatula, mix batter well.
• Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into batter.
• Pour into 3 round cake pans, sprayed with Pam spray, or any other product.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. let cool and frost.
• For frosting;.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened: Milk, Nectar, egg yolks butter and vanilla. Color will change from light yellow to amber. Let boil for 5 minutes, stirring the whole time. It will be a little runny, but it thickens as it cools.
• Add pecans and coconut. Let cool.
• Add 1 cup onto each layer of cake (this recipe dose NOT provide enough frosting for sides of cake).
• Contain in a air tight cake holder, lasts a week or so. I'm never sure how long because it's always gone with in two days!