CLASSIC CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE IT
If you need to learn how to make chocolate cake from scratch, this easy homemade chocolate cake recipe is a perfect place to start. It appeared on a can of Hershey's cocoa way back in 1943. I tried it, my boys liked it, and I've been making it ever since. —Betty Follas, Morgan Hill, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Total Time 50 minutes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Yield 15 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating until smooth after each addition. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13x9-in. baking pan. , Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. When cake is cool, dust with confectioners' sugar or top with your favorite frosting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 257 calories, FatContent 10g fat (6g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 67mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 368mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 38g carbohydrate (23g sugars, FiberContent 1g fiber), ProteinContent 4g protein.
CHOCOLATE-STRAWBERRY CELEBRATION CAKE RECIPE: HOW …
Although I have some wonderful from-scratch recipes, this one uses a boxed mix with plenty of doctoring. It has become a popular groom’s cake that gets more attention than the wedding cake. —Nora Fitzgerald, Sevierville, Tennessee
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Total Time 60 minutes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Combine the first 7 ingredients; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Transfer to 2 greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans., Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 28-32 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a large bowl, cream butter, confectioners' sugar and cocoa until light and fluffy. Beat in milk until smooth. Spread frosting between layers and over top and sides of cake., For ganache, place chocolate in a small bowl. Heat cream just to a boil; pour over chocolate and whisk until smooth. Drizzle over top of cake, allowing ganache to drape down the sides. Arrange strawberries on top of cake. If desired, brush jam onto strawberries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 666 calories, FatContent 40g fat (23g saturated fat), CholesterolContent 120mg cholesterol, SodiumContent 485mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 69g carbohydrate (50g sugars, FiberContent 2g fiber), ProteinContent 6g protein.
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