Best Deep Dark Chocolate Cake Recipes

DEEP, DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Arrange a shelf in the lower third of the oven, place a baking stone on it, and preheat the oven to 350°F/177°C.
• Spray VERY GENEROUSLY a 13 x 9 x 2-inch (33 x 23 x 5-cm) rectangular pan or two 9 x 2-inch (23 x 5-cm) round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line the bottom of the round pans with parchment and spray on top of the parchment. With the rectangular pan, line and extend up the long sides with a piece of Release foil or parchment sprayed lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a heavy saucepan, stir together the sugar, salt, cocoa, and baking soda. In another saucepan, bring 1 cup (237 ml) water to a boil. Stirring constantly, pour boiling water a little at a time into the cocoa mixture. It will bubble up at first and then get dark and thicken. Stir the cocoa mixture briskly. Place on the heat and bring back to a boil. Turn off the heat and allow to stand in the hot saucepan for at least 10 minutes.
• Pour the hot cocoa mixture into a mixing bowl. Add the oil and vanilla and beat on low speed for about 10 seconds. On low speed, beat the flour into the batter and then, with a minimum of beating, beat in the egg yolks, whole eggs, and buttermilk. This is a thin batter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan or pans. Place in the oven on the stone and bake until the center feels springy to the touch, about 25 minutes for round layers or 35 minutes for the sheet cake. Allow to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes on a rack. Run a thin knife around the edge and jar the edge of the pan to loosen. Invert onto the serving platter. Cool completely before icing.

VERY MOIST DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Mix dry ingredients together in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. then stir in the boiling water.
• 2. Pour batter into 2 round cake pans or 9x13 pan. bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes. or until toothpic comes out clean.
• 3. For frosting cream all ingredients together. If too thick for your liking add a pinch more milk.

DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour one 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• If you want a layer cake, use two 9-inch pans.
• In large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• Add eggs, buttermilk, coffee (if making with instant, use 2 tsp to make 1 cup), oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. Batter will be thin.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean (30-35 minutes for round pans, 35-40 minutes for rectangular pans).
• Cool 10 minutes; (if using 9-inch round cake pans, remove from pan) and cool on wire racks.
• Cool completely, then frost with your favourite vanilla icing.

DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Sift together the cake flour and salt.
• Melt chocolate and butter together in a double boiler. Turn into mixing bowl, and cool to room temperature; this mixture must be cool. Mix in the sugar. Blend in egg yolks and 1 cup milk.
• Pour in the flour and salt, and mix just until incorporated. Beat batter with electric mixer for 1 minute, and then blend in vanilla and 1/2 cup milk. Dissolve baking soda in the remaining 1/4 cup milk; stir into the batter quickly and thoroughly. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the surface of the cakes spring back lightly when pressed with a finger, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes on wire racks.
• Prepare Seven Minute Frosting, omitting vanilla (see Footnote for link). Tint the frosting a delicate pink with a few drops of food coloring, and add 1/4 cup crushed candy. Frost and fill the cooled cake. Garnish with bits of crushed candy.

DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM ZUCCHINI BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F and spray a Bundt pan with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugar on high speed with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes, until thick and pale yellow. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. In a smaller bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add a third to the butter mixture and beat just until blended; add half the sour cream and do the same. Repeat with another third of the flour mixture, the rest of the sour cream, and the rest of the flour. Stir in the zucchini and the nuts and/or chocolate chips, if you're using them, and pour the thick batter into the pan, smoothing the top. Bake for an hour, until the top is cracked and springy to the touch. Invert onto a plate or cake stand while still warm. Serves 8-16.

KITTENCAL'S BEST DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line bottoms of two buttered 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and brown sugar, until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
• Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla and coffee granules.
• Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
• Add the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, alternating with the buttermilk, in three additions, scraping down the sides of bowl each time.
• Divide batter between prepared pans.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Turn onto a rack and remove paper.
• Cool and frost.
• FOR FROSTING: Beat butter until creamy.
• Blend in cream and vanilla; beat until very smooth.
• Add the cocoa and icing sugar.
• Beat on high for 45 seconds.

DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Whisk together first five ingreadients until there are no lumps.
• Add the water, vanilla, butter, and nuts. Slowly stir together until just combined (overbeating will make the cake rubbery).
• Pour into a lightly greased 8-inch square or 9-inch round cake pan.
• Bake the cake for 45 minutes. When the cake is done, the top will be set, and the bottom bubbly.

DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE FROM 'COOK YOURSELF THIN'

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly spray an 8-inch springform baking pan with cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, ground almonds, salt and baking soda, and set aside.
• Using a standing or handheld mixer set at medium speed, beat the eggs and sugar for 4 full minutes until pale and fluffy. On low speed, beat in the grated beets, followed by dry ingredients. Add the buttermilk and coffee, and beat until the batter is smooth.
• Pour into the pan and place in the middle of a hot oven and bake for 30 minutes. Test with a toothpick inserted for doneness; it should come out clean. Bake for an additional 5 minutes if needed.
• Cool for 10 minutes or so in the pan and unmold onto cooling rack. Cool on a wire rack until cold.
• To make the icing, prepare a double boiler.
• Combine all the ingredients and gently stir until the chocolate is smooth. Stir occasionally until the mixture thickens.
• With the cake still on the wire rack, pour the icing liberally over the top of the cake and let it drip down the sides. Transfer onto a plate or cake stand for serving and garnish with rose petals.

DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE MOIST CAKE

Steps:

• Place the two layer size packaged devils food cake mix in a large mixer bowl, and sift out lumps.
• Add all other ingredients into bowl, and beat well, until combined and thick.
• Bake in greased cake pans at 350 degrees preheated oven.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick or tester comes away clean.
• Cool ten minutes, invert onto cooling rack.
• Fill and frost with your favourite frosting.
• Note:.
• The original frosting that came with this recipe is as follows:
• 3 teaspoons brown sugar.
• 1 teaspoon molasses.
• 1 teaspoon rum or water.
• 1 can French Vanilla Canned Frosting.
• Dissolve the sugar, water and molasses until dissolved in the microwave. Cool then whip into the one can of frosting to blend.
• These amounts can be doubled the original was triple.

ORA'S DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans (tip:use cocoa powder to dust pan).
• In large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla: beat on medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes.
• Stir in water.
• (Batter will be thin.).
• Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake 30-35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
• Cool completely.
• Prepare Ora's Favorite Frosting; spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.

DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DEEP, DARK PAREVE CHOCOLATE CAKE!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Beat eggs and oil together in large bowl with electric mixer.
• Add sugar and vanilla and beat until well-mixed.
• In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and cocoa together.
• Slowly add dry ingredients to large bowl with liquids, scraping down occasionally, until evenly moistened.
• Slowly add coffee, pouring over the mixture. It may splash / splatter initially - that's why you're using a big bowl - but will gradually take on a nice, smooth consistency.
• Pour mixture into a greased, 9 x 13 pan.
• Bake 1 hour at 350* until cake tests clean with skewer or knife.

DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• 2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
• 3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans, 35 to 40 minutes for rectangular pan or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. (Cake may be left in rectangular pan, if desired.)
• 4. For icing: Beat butter in medium bowl. Add powdered sugar and cocoa alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed). Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.

MOM'S DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven 350 degrees grease and flour 2 round cake pans,9 by 1 1/2 inches or rectangler pan 13x9x2 inches. In large mixer bowl combine dry ingredients.Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla , beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Remove from mixer.Mix baking soda and bowling and stir into batter. (batter will thin) Pour into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes for round pans,35 to 40 minutes for rectangler pan or untill wooden pick inserted in center comes clean. Cool cake in rounds 10 minutes. remove from pans.Cool completely. Do not remove cake from rectangler pan.

DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM ZUCCHINI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F and spray a Bundt pan with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and sugar on high speed with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes, until thick and pale yellow. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. In a smaller bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add a third to the butter mixture and beat just until blended; add half the sour cream and do the same. Repeat with another third of the flour mixture, the rest of the sour cream, and the rest of the flour. Stir in the zucchini and the nuts and/or chocolate chips, if you're using them, and pour the thick batter into the pan, smoothing the top. Bake for an hour, until the top is cracked and springy to the touch. Invert onto a plate or cake stand while still warm. Serves 8-16.

DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 2. Lightly spray an 8-inch springform baking pan with cooking spray. 3. In a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, ground almonds, salt and baking soda, and set aside. 4. Using a standing or handheld mixer set at medium speed, beat the eggs and sugar for 4 full minutes until pale and fluffy. On low speed, beat in the grated beets, followed by dry ingredients. Add the buttermilk and coffee, and beat until the batter is smooth. 5. Pour into the pan and place in the middle of a hot oven and bake for 30 minutes. Test with a toothpick inserted for doneness; it should come out clean. Bake for an additional 5 minutes if needed. 6. Cool for 10 minutes or so in the pan and unmold onto cooling rack. Cool on a wire rack until cold. 7. To make the icing, prepare a double boiler. 8. Combine all the ingredients and gently stir until the chocolate is smooth. Stir occasionally until the mixture thickens. 9. With the cake still on the wire rack, pour the icing liberally over the top of the cake and let it drip down the sides. Transfer onto a plate or cake stand for serving and garnish with rose petals.

DEEP DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in large mixing bowl. Add remianing ingredients EXCEPT the boiling water. Beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Revove from mixer and stir in boiling water. (batter will be thin) Pour into two greased and floured 9" pans or 3 8" pans or one 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 min for layers and 35-40 minutes for the 13x9" pan or until cake test done in center. Cool 10 min on racks. Remove from layered pans. Cool completely.
• Frosting: 1/2 cup Hershey cocoa, 2 2/3 c. powder sugar 6 Tab butter or margarine 4 Tablespoon milk 1 Teaspoon vanilla Cream butter until softened in small bowl. Add Cocoa. Blend well. Gradually add powdered sugar alternately with milk and vanilla. Beat to spreading consistency. Makes 2 cups frosting. Enough for 30 cup cakes or a 8" or 9" two layer cake or the 9 x 13 " pan.