The Mother Of All Chocolate Cakes
From adacowan 16 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 18
Moist, soft chocolate perfection! I saw this on a cooking show but neglected to write down the name. Since making it, I've decided to call it the Mother of all Chocolate Cakes. Disclaimer: I will not be held liable for any heart conditions that may arise due to consumption of this cake!
Ingredients
- Cake: shopping list
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 4 eggs shopping list
- 1 cup all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1/8 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract shopping list
- 1 (16-ounce) can chocolate syrup shopping list
- Frosting: shopping list
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter shopping list
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 1/3 cup evaporated milk shopping list
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 13 by 9 by 2-inch pan.
- For the cake: Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in another bowl.
- Add to creamed mixture, continuing to beat.
- Add vanilla and chocolate syrup to batter and mix well.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Just before cake is done, prepare frosting.
- For the frosting: Put butter, chocolate chips, sugar and evaporated milk in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.
- Stirring ingredients together, boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and nuts.
- Pour over warm cake.
The Rating
Reviewed by 10 people-
I just read another recipe for delicious cookies and I have to rename them now cuz this is the new "treadmill" king recipe. WOW...do you have any idea of the calorie count? I'd still eat them, don't get me wrong...I have a treadmill =)
craners
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You got my attention on this one! WOW
Love it!
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I think I'm in love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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