How do I make a chocolate cake without any icing?

Question

I want to make a chocolate cake without any icing. Something like a chocolate bread but a cake. Where can I get the recipes or can you tell me the recipe?

Answer 1

My family has been using Alice Medrich's chocolate pound cake recipe for a long time, and it's always been a hit with everyone we've shared it with. It doesn't need any frosting and is delicious on its own or with a bit of vanilla ice cream. I hope you like it!

1 1/3 cup sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons sweet unsalted butter
3 eggs
1 tablespoon instant coffee dissolved in 1 1/2 tablespoons hot water
1/2 cup buttermilk or regular milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
powdered sugar (optional)
6-8 cup capacity bundt pan or Turkish head mold

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease pan all over.

In an electric mixer with paddle attachment, beat sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined. Beat in butter and eggs for 1 1/2 minutes at medium speed. Add coffee in water, buttermilk, and vanilla extract; beat for 1 1/2 minutes at medium speed.

Pour batter into pan evenly and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes on a room-temperature surface, then unmold onto a plate. Sprinkle or sieve some powdered sugar on top.

Answer 2

This one does have an icing that goes with it, but you don't really need it, as the cake is so moist. I'm not going to include the special icing here with it as you don't want it. This is my favorite cake any way.

SHEET CAKE

In a bowl mix
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour

Bring to a boil, then remove from heat
1 stick butter
3 1/2 tablespoons cocoa, omit if you want a white cake
1 cup water
1/2 cup shortening

Pour into sugar and flour, mix together.
Add 2 eggs
1/2 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix all together, batter will be thin.
Pour into a SHEET CAKE PAN (looks like a cookie sheet with sides) that is greased and dusted with flour or cocoa.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes

Answer 3

Deliciously Simple Chocolate Cake

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
2 eggs
2 1/2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring

DIRECTIONS

Sift together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and sugar.
Stir butter just to soften, and add to flour mixture. Add 1 cup milk until all flour is dampened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed, or 300 vigorous strokes by hand. Add to the flour mixture eggs, vanilla, melted chocolate, food coloring, and remaining 1/4 cup milk. Beat 1 minute in mixer, or 150 strokes by hand. Line the bottoms of two 9 inch round cake pans with parchment paper. Pour the batter into the prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool.

Answer 4

Make a lava cake.

32 min 20 min prep

Change to: servings US Metric
1/2 lb bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 lb unsalted butter
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup flour

Preheat oven to 400.
Butter the bottom and sides of 15 4oz ramekins.
Sprinkle with sugar, tapping to remove extra sugar.
In double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter.
Whisk until thoroughly melted.
In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, sugar and flour until just blended Gradually whisk the chocolate into the egg mixture until combined.
Evenly divide the mixture between the prepared ramekins, using about 1/3 cup for each Place the ramekins on a baking sheet for 10-12 minutes until the tops are firm and beginning to crack and the edges are set Remove from oven and serve immediatly with ice cream.

Answer 5

Make a basic chocolate cake, and to make it pretty, sprinkle a little bit of powdered sugar on top. If you want to get fancy, take a hershy's chocolate bar and stick it in the fridge to make sure it's super hard. Then, take your vegetable peepler and shave some curly q's on top. It will look super pretty without all the icing. If you keep all the toppings (sugar and shavings) moderate, then you will also have a lower fat cake too! Good Luck! And happy baking!

Answer 6

Here is a recipe whose author prefers unfrosted:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon hot water
1 cup cold water

Sift together flour, cocoa, and salt.
Cream shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Stir in the vanilla.
Dissolve baking soda in the hot water.
Stir into the creamed mixture.
Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with cold water.
Beat well after each addition.
(I make 5"dumps":dry- water- dry- water- dry).
Bake in a greased and floured 13" X 9" X 2" pan for 20-25 minutes at 350F.

http://www.recipezaar.com/66385

It has a 5-star rating at Epicurious

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Answer 7

INGREDIENTS
2 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup HERSHEY®'S Cocoa Powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water

6 tablespoons butter, softened
2 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup HERSHEY®'S Cocoa Powder
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
Heat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
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.
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.) Frost with One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting.
To make One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting: Beat butter in medium bowl. Add confectioners' sugar and cocoa alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed). Stir in vanilla.


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NUTRITION INFORMATION
Servings Per Recipe: 10

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 593

Total Fat: 20.7g
Cholesterol: 64mg
Sodium: 561mg

Answer 8

This Hershey's recipe is so moist, it doesn't need icing.

http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipes/detail.asp?id=4754&page=1&per=10&category_id=13

Answer 9

Don't put icing on it after it has baked.

Answer 10

just leave out the icing... that'll do