Best Come Home To Mama Chocolate Cake Recipes

MY MOM'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

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A simple, old-fashioned chocolate cake. Great with a chocolate glaze.

Provided by SEBRING SOCKS

Categories Desserts Cakes Chocolate Cake Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

½ cup shortening
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour
½ cup hot water

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.
In a large saucepan, melt together the shortening and cocoa. Remove from heat and stir in sugar and egg. Mix buttermilk with baking soda, salt and vanilla, then blend into chocolate mixture. Beat in flour. Stir in hot water. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 293.7 calories, Carbohydrate 42.1 g, Cholesterol 21.8 mg, Fat 13 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 307.3 mg, Sugar 23.7 g

MAMA'S RESTAURANT CHOCOLATE-CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE - (3.8/5)

Mama's Restaurant Chocolate-Chocolate Cake Recipe - (3.8/5) image

Provided by keledru

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

CAKE
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 sticks margarine or butter
4 tbsp cocoa
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
ICING
1/2 stick margarine or butter
2 tbsp cocoa
3 tbsp milk
1/2 box (8-oz) powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans, or more if desired

Steps:

CAKE: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour an 11 x 13-inch pan. Mix together flour and sugar thorouthly in a large mixing bowl (you want to coat flour with the sugar so it doesnt get lumpy when moisture is added.) Set aside. Put butter, water and cocoa in saucepan; bring to a boil. Pour cocoa mixture over flour and sugar mixture; mix until very well blended. Add buttermilk and mix well.Cool mixture a bit so it won't cook eggs then add eggs, baking soda, cinnamon and vanilla. Mix well and pour into prepared pan. Bake until cake test done when a toothpick is inserted in center, 30 to 35 minutes. As soon as cake is removed from oven spread icing on top. ICING; Put butter, cocoa and milk in a saucepan, heat over low heat until butter melts. Remove from heat; add powdered sugar, vanilla, and pecans. Mix until well blended. Spread on cake while hot.