Best Chocolate Cake

Best Chocolate Cake

  • Prep Time: 0 mins
  • Total Time: 0 mins
  • Servings: 12

    • Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cupmargarine
  • 1/2 cupshortening
  • 1cupwater
  • 1/4 cupunsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2cupsall-purpose flour
  • 2cupswhite sugar
  • 1/2 cupmilk
  • 1tablespoonvinegar
  • 2eggs
  • 1teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1teaspoonvanilla extract
  • 6tablespoons butter or 6tablespoonsmargarine
  • 4tablespoonsmilk
  • 3tablespoonsunsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3cupsconfectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 1teaspoonvanilla extract

    • Directions

  • Bring to a boil the 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1/2 cup shortening,water and 1/4 cup cocoa.
  • Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, 1/2 cup milkand vinegar.
  • Mix well.
  • Then add: eggs, baking soda and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
  • Mix well until lumps are gone. Pour into greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
  • Bake at400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes outclean.
  • To Make Fudge Frosting: Combine in saucepan , 6 tablespoon butter ormargarine, 4 tablespoons milk and cocoa.
  • Bring to rolling boil.
  • Remove from heat and add3 cups confectioners’ sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
  • Beat untilsmooth.
  • Spread on cooled cake.

    • Reviews

  • “I had to keep checking the oven, and after four or five 5 minute increments of additional baking time, the cake came out done.I made the icing substituting coffee cream for the milk and it came out real creamy smooth and thick.Super dark chocolate with not too sweet an aftertaste, only a real rich ‘chocolatey-ness’. Great for chocolate lovers… kind of fudge-like and brownie-like consistency.”

  • “I hated this cake!=[ It said for 20 minutes and the middle wouldn’t bake! I did the correct about of each ingredient mixed well and my oven was up 10 400 degrees F. and it didn’t work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:-[“

  • “Well – I always think that recipes with widely differing reviews are often worth trying for myself, and I am really glad I did with this recipe.I must say for a start that I NEVER have success with cakes – I keep trying, but I’ve never made a successful cake.The problem I had with this one was that I turned it out too soon and it broke in to a million pieces.I took the top half two pieces and iced them to make a cake.The bottom half (which was the million pieces will be used with vanilla ice cream, so no real waste there.I added an extra 8th cup cocoa, and used white wine vinegar (which isn’t as strong as some others). This was really tasty and as it’s just for two of us (I’m 39 weeks pregnant and the craving wouldn’t go away!!) we didn’t mind that it was a bit messy. It fulfilled the craving and was totally yummy. I think it’s certainly worth trying again, maybe with a different pan so it comes out easier!”

  • “Awesome recipe! I love it with fresh fruit on top like at https://modernwomansguide.wordpress.com/”

  • “I am puzzled at why so many people did not get good results with this recipe.Except for the milk/vinegar and pan size, it is almost identical to my favorite Texas Sheet Cake by SharleneW.It is actually more of a fudge-like brownie than a true cake.The Texas Sheet Cake is usually baked in something like a 15 x 13 pan, but I do have a BHG recipe that calls for a 9 x 13 pan.You may like it better if you use 1/2 cup buttermilk for the vinegar soured milk.Good Luck!”

  • “it was okay”

  • “This cake was revolting and anyone who wants to try it should not. It was way too moist and it didnt even taste like chocolate!DO NOT TRY THIS RECIPE!”

  • “it’s great… you can add a few nuts to the topping for a bit of a crunch..”

  • “I needed a chocolate cake recipe for a birthday and read all the rave reviews.The cake doesn’t remotely live up to the reviews.It’s okay but nothing to write home about.The frosting is chocolately but the cake is rather bland. I definitely won’t be making it again.”

  • “Excellant cake! No more box cakes for me, the extra effort is absolutely worth it! Thanks for a superb recipe.”

  • “wonderful cake!I’ve made it 3 times now and it’s now our official family birthday cake; it’s that good.It is sweet and rich and chocolate and yummy!! Everything a cake should be.Thanks for a great recipe.”

  • “This cake was a little too sweet and rich for me – but my co-workers LOVED it….and it is such an easy cake to make….I actually added a few pecans to the frosting to add a little cruch!”

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