Best County Fair Chocolate Cake Recipes

County Fair Chocolate Cake image

Provided by Carolyn Parke

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 16

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
3. In another bowl, blend the milk, prunes, vanilla, egg whites, and coffee.
4. Make a well in the dry ingredients, then pour the wet ingredients. Beat well for 2-3 minutes.
5. Spray and flour 2 9-inch round cake pans and then divide the batter equally between the two pans.
6. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack. cool.
8. To make the frosting, heat the whipping cream just until it boils. Remove from heat and add the chocolate and vanilla. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Transfer to a glass or plastic bowl and refrigerate.
9. For the next hour, beat the frosting every 10 minutes until it thickens.
10. Frost the cake and decorate with walnuts is desired.

County Fair Grand Champ Chocolate Beet Cake image

Provided by Cindy Conway @weedpatch

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cup(s) sifted all purpose flour
2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
3 ounce(s) semi-sweet baking chocolate
1 cup(s) vegetable oil
1 3/4 cup(s) granulated sugar
3 large eggs
2 cup(s) pureed cooked beets (2-16oz cans, drained and not pickled)
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
2 tablespoon(s) powdered sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 10-12 cup Bundt pan, then dust with Cocoa powder rather than flour. It makes a better presentation.
Sift together flour, baking soda and salt onto a sheet of waxed paper. Melt chocolate with 1/4 c oil in top of double boiler over hot water. Coo slightly. Puree beets.
Beat together granulated sugar and eggs in large bowl until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in remaining 3/4 c oil, beets, chocolate mixture and vanilla. Slowly stir flour mixture into batter. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake in oven for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted comes clean. You might start checking after 50 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Invert to serving dish and dust with powdered sugar.