Grannys Chocolate Cake Recipes

GRANNY'S MESSY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating after each.
• Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
• Add alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour.
• Add vanilla.
• Pour into three 9 inch layer pans and bake in 350 degree oven until just barely done.
• Remove from pans.
• Slice each layer in half while still warm and pour chocolate icing between layers and on top.
• The icing will run down into the cake.
• CHOCOLATE ICING
• Mix sugar, cocoa, milk, water, and butter in large sauce pan, cook and stir until it forms a soft ball in cold water.
• Remove from heat and add vanilla.
• Beat about one minute, pour over cake while hot.

GRANNY'S CHOCOLATE OIL CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9x13 cake pan.
• 2. In a large mixing bowl combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Add the rest of the ingredients for the cake. Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed
• 3. Pour into prepared pan, and bake 35 - 40 minutes until done.
• 4. When cake is almost done baking prepare frosting. Heat butter, cocoa, and milk to boiling. Pour over powdered sugar and mix well.
• 5. Allow cake to cool for about 10 minutes. Poke small holes in the cake, I use the end of a wooden spoon, then frost the cake while still warm.

GRANNY CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix the eggs, undrained crushed pineapple, flour, 1 cup of the white sugar, baking soda, salt, and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla together and stir until just combined. Pour batter into one ungreased 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Combine the light brown sugar and the chopped nuts. Sprinkle over the top of the cake batter. Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 35 minutes or until cake tests done. Remove cake from oven and pour topping over hot cake.
• To Make Topping: In a small saucepan combine the butter or margarine, the evaporated milk, the remaining 1/2 cup of the white sugar, and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla. Cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved. Mixture will be thin. Pour over hot cake.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE TEXAS SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15-inch cake pan.
• Combine butter, water, and cocoa powder for cake in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until butter has melted and mixture comes to a boil. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, mix flour, sugar, and salt together in a large bowl. Beat buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl.
• Add melted butter mixture to the flour mixture, then add buttermilk-egg mixture and beat until thoroughly combined. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine butter, milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla extract for the frosting in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until butter melts, then stir in powdered sugar. Spread frosting over the warm cake.

GRANNY'S IRISH POTATO CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Boil your potatos and mash. Sift all of the dry ingredients. Melt butter. Now mix all ingredients together mixing with a wooden spoon. I lightly beat the eggs before adding. Also make sure their are no big lumps in the potatoes. Mix very well. Pour batter into a greased & floured bundt pan.
• 2. Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 for 1 hour. Checking to see if inserted toothpick comes out clean. DO NOT OVER COOK.
• 3. This recipe does not call for and icing, however if you like you can add one. We have always eaten without one. I hope you will enjoy this cake.

GRANNY'S CHOCOLATE CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, eggs, vanilla & cherry pie filling, mix until well-blended.
• Pour into a greased and floured 9x13 inch cake pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes.
• While still hot, spread with the frosting.
• For frosting, stir over low heat, the margarine and cocoa until almost boiling.
• Do not boil.
• Remove from heat and stir in sugar, milk and vanilla.
• Mix well until smooth.
• Pour over the hot cake and spread evenly.
• Serve immediately or cover with foil and refrigerate.
• Keeps well for several days, if it lasts that long.

GRANDMA JEAN'S BUTTERMILK-CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Combine sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl; whisk until fully combined. Add coffee, buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes; batter will be thin. Pour into the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely.

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.