OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE CAKE
Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 2h
Yield approximately 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Take everything out of the refrigerator so that all ingredients can come room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Put all the cake ingredients: flour, sugar, baking powder and soda, cocoa, butter, eggs, vanilla, and sour cream into a food processor and process until you have a smooth, thick batter. If you want to go the long way around, just mix the flour, sugar and leavening agents in a large bowl and beat in the soft butter until you have a combined and creamy mixture. Now whisk together the cocoa, sour cream, vanilla, and eggs and beat this into your bowl of mixture.
- Divide this batter, using a rubber spatula to help you scrape and spread, into the prepared tins and bake until a cake tester comes out clean, which should be about 35 minutes, but it is wise to start checking at 25 minutes. Also, it might make sense to switch the 2 cakes around in the oven halfway through cooking time. Remove the cakes, in their tins, to a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes before turning out of their tins. Don't worry about any cracks as they will easily be covered by the frosting later.
- To make this icing, melt the chocolate and butter in a good-sized bowl either in the microwave or suspended over a pan of simmering water. Go slowly either way: you don't want any burning or seizing.
- While the chocolate and butter is cooling a little, sieve the confectioners' sugar into another bowl. Or, easier still, put the icing sugar into the food processor and blitz to remove lumps.
- Add the corn syrup to the cooled chocolate mixture, followed by the sour cream and vanilla and then when all this is combined whisk in the sieved confectioners' sugar. Or just pour this mixture down the funnel of the food processor onto the powdered sugar, with the motor running.
- You may need to add a little boiling water, say a teaspoon or so, or indeed some more confectioners' sugar, depending on whether you need the frosting to be thiner or thicker. It should be liquid enough to coat easily, but thick enough not to drip off.
- Choose your cake stand or plate and cut 4 strips of baking parchment to form a square and sit 1 of the cakes, uppermost (i.e. slightly domed) side down.
- Spoon about 1/3 of the frosting onto the center of the cake-half and spread with a knife or spatula until you cover the top of it evenly. Sit the other cake on top, normal way up, pressing gently to sandwich the 2 together.
- Spoon another 1/3 of the frosting onto the top of the cake and spread it in a swirly, textured way (though you can go for a smooth finish if you prefer, and have the patience). Spread the sides of the cake with icing and leave a few minutes until set, then carefully pull away the paper strips.
- I love to dot the top of this with sugar pansies, and you must admit, they do look enchanting, but there really is no need to make a shopping expedition out of it. Anything, or indeed nothing, will do.
OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE CAKE ICING
This cooked chocolate icing was always on the cakes Mama made me for my birthday. Icing is thin, whereas a frosting is thicker and creamy. Takes about 15 minutes to cook, and you have to stir it constantly, but well worth the effort.
Provided by Steve Gordon
Categories Desserts
Time 15m
Yield Varies
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place sugar in a medium sauce pot. The taller the pot the better.
- Add butter.
- Add cocoa.
- Add vanilla flavoring.
- Add milk.
- Place saucepot over Medium heat on stove top.
- Constantly stir the mixture as the sugar and butter dissolve. Do NOT walkaway.
- As pot tries to boil over, remove from heat and let mixture settle down.
- Mixture will soon settle, but you must constantly keep stirring the pot.
- Let mixture cook for 12 - 15 minutes until it thickens. Something about like applesauce or apple butter.
- Remove from heat when thickened and spread warm icing over cake layers.
- Enjoy!
OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE CAKE
This is a wonderful chocolate cake that was made in the olden days. It is absolutely delicious, yet simple.
Provided by Dodi Tomancak
Categories Desserts Cakes Chocolate Cake Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. In a saucepan, melt 1 cup of butter. Stir in 1 cup water and 4 tablespoons cocoa powder. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, dissolve the baking soda in 1/2 cup of buttermilk. Stir in the eggs and vanilla. Mix in the cooled cocoa mixture.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the cocoa buttermilk mixture. Stir until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Ice the cake with Buttermilk Pecan Icing while it's still warm.
- For the icing: In a large saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter with 4 tablespoons cocoa. Stir in 1/3 cup buttermilk, and heat until almost boiling. Stir in confectioners' sugar, vanilla, salt and pecans. Remove from heat. Mix well and pour over warm cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 437.4 calories, Carbohydrate 62.3 g, Cholesterol 61.8 mg, Fat 20.8 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 3.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 273.3 mg, Sugar 49.3 g
OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE CAKE
Make and share this Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Tonkcats
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Cream oil, sugar and cocoa.
- Add eggs.
- Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
- Add soda and salt. Add vanilla to hot water and fold water into cake. Bake in 9 x 13-inch pan at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until done.
- Icing For Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake: Bring margarine, cocoa and whole milk to boil.
- Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla.
- Mix until smooth and of spreading consistency.
- This is my favorite chocolate cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 459, Fat 17.9, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 24.4, Sodium 292, Carbohydrate 71.6, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 53.8, Protein 4.3
OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE
Provided by Marilyn Hoicowitz
Categories Cake Chocolate Dessert Bake Kid-Friendly Graduation Birthday Bon Appétit Ohio Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Serves 12
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- For cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour three 9-inch round cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Combine water, chocolate and coffee powder in heavy small saucepan. Stir over low heat until chocolate melts and coffee powder dissolves. Remove from heat. Cool.
- Beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Beat in chocolate mixture. Mix flour and baking soda in medium bowl. Add to butter mixture and beat just until combined. Beat in sour cream.
- Divide batter among prepared pans. Bake until cakes begin to pull away from sides of pans and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer pans to racks and cool 10 minutes. Using small knife, cut around sides of pans to loosen cakes. Turn cakes out onto racks and cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Wrap tightly in plastic and store at room temperature.)
- For frosting:
- Melt butter and chocolate in small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Transfer to large bowl; cool. Add sugar, cream and vanilla; beat until smooth. If necessary, refrigerate until firm enough to spread.
- Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread 1/2 cup frosting over top. Top with another cake layer. Spread 1/2 cup frosting over top. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over sides and top of cake in decorative swirls. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and store at cool room temperature.)
OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE CAKE
Just as the name implies an old fashioned chocolate cake. Goes so well with ice cream. Try it. From the Hersheys 1934 cookbook....
Provided by RenMyr
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 1 cake, 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt the baking chocolate.Cut into small pieces with hot water in top of double boiler over simering water.
- Cream butter and sugar well.
- Add egg yolks, well beaten and whip thoroughly.
- Add melted chocolate mixture slightly cooled.
- Then add flour sifted with the baking powder, salt and milk.
- Fold in stiffly whipped egg whites and vanilla.
- Pour into a well greased and floured pan 13x9x2 inch.
- Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) 40-45 minutes. Or until done.
- Directions written exactly as in the cookbook.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 183.4, Fat 8.2, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 55.4, Sodium 145.5, Carbohydrate 26.1, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 15.2, Protein 3
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