Chocolate cake recipe please?

I want to make a chocolate cake.but I don't want to try something off the Net or any cookbook ( cause sometimes those can be awfully wrong). I would like it if you can give me a detailed recipe that you have tried and tasted. And do tell me if there are any tricks and tips that'd make it better. Thanks.


Also, I've started baking recently, so, something not too tough.... And I'd not be using any Cake Mix off the market. All homemade.Chocolate cake recipe please?
This is a WW2 Recipe that my great grandma passed down to me- there are no eggs %26amp; this recipe is SO good!





WACKY CAKE


1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour


1 cup sugar


3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


1 teaspoon vanilla


1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar


5 tablespoons vegetable oil


1 cup cold water








In a large mixing bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa, soda and salt. Make three wells in the flour mixture. In one put vanilla; in another the vinegar, and in the third the oil. Pour the cold water over the mixture and stir until moistened. Pour into 8 x 8-inch pan (be SURE you line it with waxed paper first or you will never get this out in one piece). Bake at 350掳F. oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until it springs back when touched lightly.





You really dont even need frosting for this, but what i do is mix some powdered sugar with a tiny pit of cocoa powder- add drops of water until it becomes runny then pour this all over the cake. It gives it just enough of a kick, plus when you heat a piece up in the microwave that topping makes the cake super moist, almost like a brownie.Chocolate cake recipe please?
There is some cake flour called Swans Down and it has a recipe for chocolate cake on the back of it. I made if for Easter this past year and it was awesome. Here is the recipe.





Chocolate Fudge Cake

















The Ingredients:





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1/2 cup butter


1 3/4 cups sugar


3 eggs


4 squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled


2 cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour


1 teaspoon baking soda


1 teaspoon salt


1 1/4 cups milk


1 teaspoon vanilla extract











Baking Instructions:





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For Frosting


3 ounces cream cheese


1/3 cup buttermilk or sweet milk


dash of salt


3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted


3 squares sweetened chocolate, melted











1.Cream butter and add sugar gradually, creaming well after each addition. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Mix in chocolate.


2.Sift Swans Down Cake Flour with soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk and vanilla, beating after each addition until smooth.


3.Pour into two paper-lined 9 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.


4.Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on rack.





Make Frosting. Soften cream cheese with part of milk and add salt. Add sugar alternately with rest of milk, blending well after each addition. Beat until thick enough to spread on cake.
SIMPLE CHOCOLATE CAKE





1 1/2 c. flour


1 c. sugar


1/2 tsp. salt


1 tsp. baking soda


3 tbsp. cocoa


1 tbsp. vinegar


6 tbsp. oil


1 tsp. vanilla


1 c. water





Sift first five ingredients together, add remaining ingredients. Pour into 8 inch greased and floured round pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, let cool and frost with your favorite frosting or confectioners sugar.
The best thing I've ever had in my mouth :P is Sacher Cake


Have you thought of trying to bake it?


Its awesome!


http://www.sacher.com/en-original-sacher鈥?/a>





You can buy it online, and here's how to make it yourself:





http://www.aboutvienna.org/recipes/sache鈥?/a>
I have made this chocolate mousse cake many times. The chocolate mousse mixture is divided in half....you bake 1/2 for the cake and the other half is the mousse filling.





It's delicious. You top with whipping cream and sprinkle with chocolate curls. I use a thick Hersheys Bar to make the curls with a potato peeler. This works easier if the Hersheys Bar is at room tempeature.





Here's the recipe (which is from http://www.chocolate-addiction.com/choco鈥?/a>





Instructions for Cake:


1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.


2. Melt chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over low heat.


3. Beat eggs yolks and 3/4 cup of the sugar in a large bowl for 5 minutes or until fluffy.


4. Stir melted chocolate mixture into the large bowl. Add vanilla.


5. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until you can create stiff peaks.


6. Gradually stir in 1/4 cup of sugar into the egg white mixture. Fold into the chocolate mixture.


7. Pour 3/4 of the cake batter into a 9 x 3 inch spring foam pan.


8. Store the remaining cake batter in the refrigerator until needed later.


9. Bake cake for 35 minutes and let it cool. The middle of the cake will drop. This is normal.


10. Remove the outside ring of the springfoam pan. Slide cake onto a serving plate.


11. Spoon the refrigerated cake batter on top of the cake. Refrigerate for an hour; prepare the frosting during this time.














Ingredients for Frosting:


1 cup heavy whipping cream


1/3 cup powdered sugar


1 teaspoon vanilla





1 small bar milk chocolate


raspberries for garnish (if desired)














Instructions for Frosting:


1. Beat heavy whipping cream in a small bowl until soft peaks form.


2. Gradually stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.


3. Beat until stiff peaks form.


4. Spread frosting over the cake.


5. Use a peeler to make chocolate curls with the chocolate bar and sprinkle these curls over the frosting.


6. Garnish with raspberries if desired.

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