THE BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE (REALLY!)
I made this cake for my little brother's 12th birthday with the request of a chocolate cake. It was truly amazing- weeks later my family (nonetheless after being stuffed with a huge dinner and dessert) was still talking about how fabulous the cake was! Nice and moist and the frosting...oooh. Recipe for a 9"x13" pan, but can be made as a wonderful layer cake. Prep time includes cooling and frosting (with some extra leeway). From www.donogh.com
Provided by Roosie
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 cake, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Melt chocolate, either on the stove or in the microwave and set aside.
- Beat butter in large mixer bowl then add brown sugar and eggs, and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Add vanilla and melted chocolate, and beat to combine.
- Combine flour, baking soda, and salt and add to chocolate mixture gradually, alternating with sour cream, beating after each addition.
- Stir boiling water into the batter - the batter will be thin.
- Pour into two 9 inch round cake pans which have been greased and floured.
- Bake for 35 minutes, until cake centre springs back when touched.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans. Allow to cool completely before applying frosting.
- ***For the frosting***.
- Combine brown sugar, butter and milk in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Continue to boil, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
- Cool to lukewarm.
- Stir in icing sugar and continue to stir until the right consistency to spread.
- (There should probably be a small film wanting to form on top ideally, but no real crystalization.) Spread over cooled cake.
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Crazygamer Fam2021
[email protected]This cake is easy to make and it always comes out perfect. It's my go-to chocolate cake recipe.
HYMAD PASHA MOHAMMAD
[email protected]I made this cake for my son's birthday and he loved it. He said it was the best chocolate cake he's ever had.
Randhir Gupta
[email protected]This cake is so rich and decadent, it's perfect for a special occasion. I love the chocolate ganache frosting.
Kamran Ansar
[email protected]This cake was a disaster. I followed the recipe exactly and it came out flat and dense.
Jaime Ramos
[email protected]I've tried many chocolate cake recipes, but this one is by far the best. It's the perfect balance of chocolate and sweetness.
Michelle Miller
[email protected]This cake is so easy to make and it always comes out perfectly. I love that it's not too sweet.
NoiH gann
[email protected]I'm not a fan of chocolate cake, but I tried this recipe and was pleasantly surprised. It was delicious!
Mark Eubanks
[email protected]This cake is perfect for chocolate lovers. It's rich, moist, and has the perfect amount of sweetness.
Sedogo Fabrice
[email protected]I made this cake for a bake sale and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it!
Vickie Carr
[email protected]This cake was a disappointment. It was dry and flavorless. I would not recommend it.
Billy Strider
[email protected]I've made this cake several times and it always comes out perfect. It's my go-to chocolate cake recipe.
Michelle games game fun
[email protected]This cake is so rich and decadent, it's perfect for a special occasion.
Naim islam joy Joy
[email protected]I made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it. He said it was the best chocolate cake he's ever had.
Taylor Mubaiwa
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly and the cake came out dry and crumbly. I'm not sure what went wrong.
Tara McDonald
[email protected]This cake was easy to make and turned out perfectly. It was a big hit with my family.
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[email protected]I'm not a big chocolate cake fan, but this one changed my mind. It was so delicious and decadent. The frosting was the perfect balance of sweet and creamy.
Abayomi John
[email protected]This chocolate cake was a hit at my party! It was moist and rich, and the frosting was divine. I will definitely be making this again.