Just Another Chocolate Cake

Just Another Chocolate Cake

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Serves: 16,Yield: 1cake

    • About This Recipe

    “This is one of my adopted recipes. I finally got around to making this. This is the first choc cake I’ve made from scratch in over 40 years, I discovered box mixes and never looked back. Since I adopted this orphan I decided I should make it. It seems fine to DH and me. But how would I know? I used Kittencals frosting Kittencal’s Chocolate Frosting/Icing. I baked in a 9X13 inch pan, the original recipe calls for 3 pans but I don’t have 3 pans. I left the original recipe instructions for those who prefer layer cakes. I think 50 min baking time for mine was about right.”

    Ingredients

  • 1/2 cupcocoa, baking
  • 1/2 cuphot water
  • 2teaspoonsbaking soda
  • 1/2 cupvegetable shortening
  • 2cupssugar
  • 2largeeggs
  • 2teaspoonsvanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cupsflour, unbleached, sifted
  • 1cupbuttermilk

    • Directions

  • Combine cocoa, hot water and baking soda in a small bowl.
  • Let stand while mixing other ingredients.
  • Cream the shortening and sugar together in a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium speed, until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Beat in vanilla and cocoa mixture.
  • Add flour alternately with the buttermilk to creamed mixture beating well after each addition.
  • Pour batter into 3 greased and wax paper lined 8-inch round cake pans.
  • Bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for 25 minutes or until cakes test done.
  • Cool in pans on racks for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from pans; cool completely on racks.
  • To assemble cake, place one cake layer on serving plate.
  • Spread with frosting of your choice.
  • Top with second cake layer and spread a layer of frosting.
  • Top with third cake layer and frost sides and top with remaining frosting.

    • Reviews

  • “This tasted pretty good, not chocolatey enough for us though. Very easy, I used a simple buttercream frosting on top and the cake and frosting complimented eachother really well. I definitely recommend buttercream for the top because it needs the extra sweetness. The cake doesn’t taste bad, I guess my preference is just a sweeter more flavorful cake.”

  • “I made this for my mother’s 75th birthday.I wanted to make German’s Sweet Chocolate Cake like my grandmother used to do for her, but all the steps intimidated me.So, I used your recipe and the coconut-pecan icing from my grandmother’s very fragile notebook/cookbook.The results were outstanding.thanks so much for making her birthday special!Kit”

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