What is a good recipe for a chocolate cake?

Question

I feel like baking a cake, a chocolate one. What are some things I can add to make it sweeter and nicer.

Answer 1

So delicious, everybody asks for the recipe!

Mayonnaise Cake

"Mayonnaise makes this cake nice and moist."

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans.
Sift all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and cocoa together.
Whip mayonnaise, white sugar, cold water, and vanilla together until mixed thoroughly. Add flour mixture slowly and beat at medium speed of an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes. Frost with your favorite frosting.

Answer 2

Warm, Soft Chocolate Cake

Makes 4 individual cakes
Time: Less than 30 minutes

1 stick (4 ounces) butter, plus a little for buttering the molds
4 squares (4 ounces) bittersweet chocolate, preferably Valrhona
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons flour, plus a little more for dusting
1. Use a double boiler to heat the butter and chocolate together until the chocolate is almost completely melted. While that's heating, beat the eggs, yolks, and sugar together with a whisk or electric beater until light and thick.

2. Beat the melted chocolate and butter together; it should be quite warm. Pour in the egg mixture, then quickly beat in the flour, just until combined.

3. Butter and lightly flour four 4-ounce molds, custard cups, or ramekins. Tap out excess flour. Divide the batter among the molds. (At this point you can refrigerate the desserts until you are ready to eat, for up to several hours; bring them back to room temperature before cooking.)

4. Preheat the oven to 450F. Bake the molds on a tray for 6 to 7 minutes; the center will still be quite soft, but the sides will be set.

5. Invert each mold onto a plate and let sit for about ten seconds. Unmold by lifting up one corner of the mold; the cake will fall out onto the plate. Serve immediately.

Answer 3

Adding flavorings such as almond extract or raspberry extract to the batter makes any cake more delicious. When frosting, adding a layer of raspberry filling or chocolate gnache is always yummier than plain chocolate cake!

Tip for the cake itself: make it easy on yourself and buy Dunkin Hines or Betty Crocker box cake and add the flavorings mentioned above!

Also - instead of using water, substitute milk (chocolate milk if you have it for a chocolate cake) It will make your cake have more richness!

YUM!

Answer 4

"Chocolate Bundt Cake"

1 (18.25 oz.) pkg. chocolate cake mix
1 (3.4 oz.) pkg. chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
4 large eggs
1 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups (12 oz. pkg.) Nestle Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
GLAZE:
1 (2 oz.) bar Nestle Toll House Unsweetened Chocolate Baking Bar
3 tbsp. butter
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
2-3 tbsp. water
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350*. Grease and flour 12" Bundt pan or other tube pan.
Combine cake mix, pudding mix, milk, sour cream and eggs in large mixer bowl; beat on low speed just until blended. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes; stir in morsels and nuts. Pour into prepared baking pan.
Bake 55-65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 20 minutes; invert onto wire rack to cool completely.
For Glaze: Melt baking bar and butter in small heavy-duty saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar alternately with water until of desired consistency. Stir in vanilla extract; pour glaze over cake.

Answer 5

Get a box cake follow the directions then put 1 8oz container of sour cream in it it makes it super moist.

Answer 6

Go to www.allrecipes.com they have everything you could ever wanna know about any food you can think of. Especially cakes.

Answer 7

add sugar and vegetable oil and coco powder and pudding mix powder for creamy rich ness

Answer 8

melted real dark chcolate with coco powder