Moms Chocolate Cake Recipes

MOM'S BUTTERMILK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the cake: Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch cake pan with butter. Combine the flour, sugar and baking soda in the bowl of a stand mixer or mixing bowl. Combine the butter, cocoa and 1 cup water in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil while mixing. Add the cocoa mixture to the flour mixture, along with the buttermilk eggs and vanilla, and beat for 3 minutes. Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake until firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in the pan before turning out on a rack to cool completely.
• For the frosting: Make the frosting as soon as the cake is out of the oven. Combine the butter, buttermilk and cocoa in a small saucepan and bring to a boil while mixing. Combine with the confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until smooth. Spread the frosting evenly on the cake.

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!

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 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.

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.

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.