Does someone have the perfect cake recipe?

Question

ok I need the perfect simple home-made chocolate cake recipe for my bff's 14th birthday and I'm looking for a good moist cake and foodnetwork.com didn't have any that fit my needs remember a bunch of teenage girls are eating it so no funcky icky stuff

Answer 1

This is an extremely easy cake to make, and it is probably the best homemade chocolate cake I have ever tasted. Many homemade cakes end up rather dry and lack flavor, but this cake is extremely moist. Another asset is that the top ends up almost completely flat, so it's easy to decorate. I almost didn't need any frosting on this cake because of its moistness. I'm a HUGE chocolate cake fan, and this is the first recipe that I decided to stick with. Teenage girls will LOVE this, trust me. :) This comes from a website where users rate the recipes, and this one has 5 out of 5 stars, and almost 200 people have rated it!

One thing to note: IT WILL SEEM WATERY. You have done nothing wrong; it's supposed to be like that. Another tip; where it says to grease and FLOUR? Use cocoa powder instead of the flour. That way, everything stays nice and chocolatey. Delicious! Hope this makes the grade for you; even if you don't end up making it for the birthday, I suggest making it another time for the sheer yumminess. Enjoy!



One Bowl Chocolate Cake III from Allrecipes.com

INGREDIENTS
2 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened 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

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two nine inch round pans.
In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, mix for 2 minutes on medium speed of mixer. Stir in the boiling water last. Batter will be thin. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until the cake tests done with a toothpick. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Answer 2

this is a great recipe because it turns out great everytime i make it. try it! :) you will need... 1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all purpose flour 1 cup (200 grams) granulated white sugar 1/4 cup (25 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed), sifted 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup (75 grams) unsalted butter, melted 1 cup (240 ml) warm water 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or vinegar) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract heres how you do it: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. In an ungreased 8 inch (20 cm) square cake pan, stir together the flour, sugar, sifted cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the melted butter, water, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. With a fork, mix all the ingredients together until well blended. Bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until the cake springs back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. and for the frosting......... you will need: 6 ounces (170 grams) semi-sweet chocolate, chopped 3/4 cup (180 ml) heavy cream (35% butterfat) 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature recipe: Place the chopped chocolate, cream, and butter in a heatproof bowl. Place over a saucepan of simmering water and melt until smooth. Remove from heat and let stand at room temperature until it is of pouring consistency. Then pour the frosting over the cooled cake. Let stand until frosting has thickened. this serves 8-10 people. i hope this helped!! ☺

Answer 3

Wacky Chocolate Cake - You mix it up in the same pan that you are baking it in. It's really easy. Here is a link for the recipe. Make sure you use cocoa powder and not chocolate milk powder like Quick or Ovaltine!
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/106041

Answer 4

Take a look at the recipe for Mayonaise Cake or Ice Box Cake, both are chocolaty and very easy to make!

Answer 5

This recipe is great, I'm a teenage so I definitely understand what you mean! have fun and try it out!

Almond Choc Cake:

Ingredients

175g dark cooking chocolate, broken into pieces

160g butter

125g soft brown sugar

4 egg yolks

4 egg whites

25g castor sugar

Combined:

1 tsp vanilla essence

1/2 tsp chocolate essence

1/2 tsp coffee essence


90g self-raising flour, sifted

75g ground almonds
Method
Grease, line and grease a 29x11cm loaf pan. Preheat oven to 180°C.

Melt chocolate over boiling water. When melted, remove and set aside.

Beat butter and brown sugar until creamy light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each one is added.

Stir in melted chocolate and combined essences. Beat until well blended.

Fold in sifted flour and stir in ground almonds to mix.

Whisk egg whites until soft peaks form then beat in sugar until mixture is light and just stiff. Gently fold in by hand the beaten egg white into the chocolate mixture until well blended.

Pour mixture into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven at 180°C for 10 minutes then reduce to 170°C and continue to bake for 45–50 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched. Cool cake in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack.

Answer 6

BAKER'S ONE BOWL Chocolate Cake

Ingredients
6 Squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet
Baking Chocolate
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or
Margarine
1 1/2 cups Sugar
3 Eggs
2 tsp. Vanilla
2 1/2 cups Flour, divided
1 tsp. Baking soda
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 1/2 cups Water

Preparation
MICROWAVE chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on high 2 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.


STIR in sugar until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating with electric mixer on low speed until well blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Add 1/2 cup of the flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Add remaining 2 cups flour alternately with water, beating until well blended after each addition. Pour evenly into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.


BAKE at 350 degrees F for 35 mins or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 mins.; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks. Fill and frost with BAKER'S ONE BOWL Chocolate Frosting.

Cook's Notes
Baker's One Bowl Chocolate Frosting: MICROWAVE 1 pkg. (8 squares) BAKER'S Semi- Sweet Baking Chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on high 2 minutes. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 mins or to room temp. ADD 1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar, 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine and 2 tsp. vanilla; beat with electric mixer on low speed until well blended Gradually add 1/3 cup milk, beating until well blended. Makes 3 cups or enough to frost top and sides of 2 (8 or 9 inch) layers; top and sides of 13*9 inch cake; tops of 3 (8 or 9 inch) layers; or 18 to 24 cupcakes.

Answer 7

http://a-muffin-story.livejournal.com/
http://neverbashfulwithbutter.blogspot.com/

Theres a lady and she makes a different dessert daily, she makes cakes, cupcakes, cookies, everything. Check out the website, I actually made a chocolate cake from her website yesterday, and it was delicious.

Answer 8

i dont know any recipes but you can go to Barnes and Nobles and find free recipes. There will be a ton of selections to look throuh.

Answer 9

If you love chocolate and you really want easy...this cake ROCKS!!! I just made it for my boyfriends B'day.

Here's the link:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_34764,00.html?rsrc=search

Answer 10

suggestion:
make two round layers of brownie
chocolate ganache in the middle
nothing weird and yummy