Proven Chocolate Cake Recipes

Hey. Heres a chocolate cake recipe from one of my cake books... 2 ounces of cocoa 8 ounces of self raising flour 6 ounces of castor sugar 1/2 tsp of vanilla 1/2 tsp of salt 4 ounces butter or margarine, melted 1 cup of milk 3 eggs Sieve all dry ingredients into a mixing bowl, add remaining ingredients and beat until mixed well. Pour mixture into a well greased 8 inch cake tin and bake slowly at 300F for 1 and a half hours. Cool in tin for 4-5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire tray. Eat as is, or whip up a simple icing... Goodluck with the cake recipe...

I am a chocolate cake fans! I really love eating them and making time when I have time. This one is the one I think it tastes really good: RICH MARBLED CHOCOLATE CAKE (Makes a 8 inches round cake) Ingredients 125g dark chocolate, chopped into small pieces 125g unsalted butter 125g sugar 2 eggs, beaten 155g all purpose flour 1 1/3 teaspoons baking powder 1/3 cup (80c.c.) milk 1 1/3 tablespoon brandy ½ tablespoons vanilla extract For Garnish 100g white chocolate, chopped 100g dark chocolate, chopped 5 tablespoons whipping cream Steps 1. Brush melted butter on the inside of a 8-inch round baking tin. Cover the inside of the side and the bottom with baking paper. Melt 125g dark chocolate with a double boiler, leave for later use. 2. Mix butter, sugar and beaten egg, a little at a time, in a bowl, mix well until smooth. Add in vanilla extract and mix well. 3. Sift all purpose flour into the mixture and add milk into it. Mix well until smooth. Add brandy and a little more vanilla extract, mix well. Divide the mixture into two, add the melted dark chocolate into 1 of them, mix well. 3. Pour the 2 mixtures, a little at a time, alternatively into the baking tin, stir the mixture with a long needle to form the marble pattern. 4. Preheat the oven at 180oC. Bake the cake at 180oC for 40 minutes. When the cake is done, remove from heat and let cool for 15 minutes. Turn it upside down to remove the cake from the baking tin. 5. To garnish, melt white chocolate with 2½ tablespoons whipping cream over a double boiler, and melt dark chocolate with the reminding 2½ tablespoons whipping cream over a double boiler. Scatter white chocolate mixture on top of the cake in large dots and scatter large dots of dark chocolate mixture next to the white chocolate dots. Stir the mixture with needle to form marble pattern. Ready to serve. It is recommended to consume the cake within the day of baking. (sources: http://www.beauty-tricks.com/beautyforum/viewtopic.php?t=17)

Hey! try this one, i call it Perfect Chocolate Cake 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate 1/2 c. milk 1 c. brown sugar packed 1/4 tsp. Jamaican allspice 1 egg yolk 2 c. cake flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 c. butter 1c. superfine sugar 2 egg yolks 3 T. water 1/2 c. milk 1 tsp. vanila 1 Tbsp. dark rum 2 egg whites, whipped Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2-9 inch layer cake pans. Whisk together chocolte, milk, allspice, brown sugar and one egg yolk in the top of a double boiler, stirring until a custard is formed and mixture thickens. Cool Stirin baking soda and salt. Sift the flour onto waxed paper. In bowl of electric mizer, whip the butter, gradually adding sugar and two egg yolks, one at a tima, beating well after ech addition. In a cup, stir together 3 T. water, 1/2 c.milk, and 1 tsp. vanilla extract and 1 Tbsp. dark rum. Add the flour mixture to the bitter mixture alternating with the vanilla/milk/water mixture. Stir in the chocolate custard mixture and beat until smooth, approxximately twoo to three minuter at medium speed of mixer. In a clean bowl, using the wire whisk attachment of your electric mixer, beat two egg whites until soft peaks for; gently fold into cake batter. Turn into greased layer cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees F. for about 25 minutes or until cake tester or toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Turn out onto wire racks to cool. Level with serrated knife if required, the stack and frost with chocolate. Boun apetit ;*