Recipe

Best Ever Chocolate Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Zena824 / All my dishes 2 years, 6 months ago This recipe is from the old McCalls Cooking School Recipes...Its been around for years....It proves sometimes old is better.. Prep:25m Cook:25m Servings:12	Zena824
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Ingredients

CAKE

1 cup Unsifted unsweetened cocoa

2 cup Boiling water

2 3/4 cup Sifted all-purpose flour

2 tsp. Baking soda

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 cup butter Or margarine

Softened

2 1/2 cup Sugar

4 Eggs

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Frosting:

6 oz. Semisweet chocolate pieces

1/2 cup light cream

1 cup butter Or Regular margarine

2 1/2 cup Unsifted confectioners'

Sugar

-----FILLING-----

1 cup Heavy cream, chilled

1/4 cup Unsifted confectioners'

Sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions

In medium bowl, combine cocoa with boiling water, mixing with wire whisk until smooth.

Cool completely.

Sift flour with soda, salt and baking powder.

Preheat oven to 350F.

Grease well and lightly flour three 9 by 1 1/2 inch layer-cake pans.

In large bowl of electric mixer, at high speed, beat butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla, scraping bowl occasionally until light-about 5 mins.

At low speed, beat in flour mixture (in fourths), alternately with cocoa mixture (in thirds), beginning.

and ending with flour mixture.

Do not overbeat.

Divide evenly into pans;smooth top. Bake 25 to 30 mins.

, or until surface springs back when gently pressed with fingertip.

Cool in pans 10 mins.

Carefully loosen sides with spatula; 4. Remove from pans; cool on racks.

Frosting:In medium saucepan, combine chocolate pieces,cream, butter;stir over medium heat until smooth.

Remove from heat.

With whisk, blend in 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar.

In bowl set over ice(I use ice cubes) beat until it holds shape.

Filling: whip cream with sugar and vanilla;refrigerate.

To assemble cake: On plate place a layer, top side down;spread with half of cream.

Place second layer, top side down;spread with rest of cream.

Place third layer, top side up. To frost: With spatula, frost sides first,covering whipped cream;use rest of frosting on top, swirling decoratively.

Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

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Comments

tpatti 2 years, 6 months ago said:
Sounds like a cake I would not be able to resist! Thanks for posting.

kytigger 2 years, 6 months ago said:
YUM!! Of course this is calorie free........right.

linebb956 2 years, 6 months ago said:
I see no calories on the ingredents list... I'll take 2 pieces please...
This is a keeper... You got my 5!
Anyone out there got those old cookbooks... Start posting... Please..

zena824 2 years, 6 months ago said:
I took out the calories just for you....so you can have two pieces... one now and one for later......LOL....

linebb956 2 years, 6 months ago said:
I think I read somewhere that when you cut a cake or pie, or a cookie breaks... the calories fall out! I wonder if that goes for potatoes and pasta--- LOL

zena824 2 years, 6 months ago said:
Somehow I dont think thats true looking down at my waistline....LOL

pudgy47 2 years, 6 months ago said:
Thanks for sharing!!! BookMart this one. Think i will do some jogging a few days before making this one.

dariana 2 years, 6 months ago said:
Yummmmmmmm! This one goes in the bookmarks for sure!

borinda 2 years, 6 months ago said:
For one of my husband's birthday's I made this cake with fudge icing and decorated with his beloved M&M's and poured a ring of the M&M's around the cake, too. I am sure there were no calorie counters who dove in and made a major dent in that cake with us. It was a great, delicious cake and we had lots of fun while sharing it.

jill1972 2 years, 6 months ago said:
Sounds wonderful! Can't wait to try it.

coffeebean53 2 years, 5 months ago said:
This is one I'll try for sure.

luv2bake 2 years, 5 months ago said:
It sounds very very delish!

mizzlili15 2 years, 1 month ago said:
This cake was very good and moist. Thanks for sharing!!

judypatterson 1 year, 12 months ago said:
Got to try this one. I HAVE OLD OLD cook books. will post some recipes.

knoxcop 1 year, 10 months ago said:
This is absolutely delicious!! I've rated it a "5." It's basically a Texas sheet cake, but with a filling and different frosting. Had my eye on this one for a while now, and I'm definitely recommending it! Thanks,
--Kn0x--

spacemar 1 year, 7 months ago said:
I made it!!!! for my brother's birthday on sunday,made in double ingredients for 25 people
and they love it thanks!!!!
I took a couple pictures of the cake Im going to put here
take care
chau

mamamikk 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Just made this cake for a fourth of July celebration and it was incredible!!! Such a great cake and everyone enjoyed it!

linebb956 3 months ago said:
I found my McCalls recipes and there is a picture of this cake. Would you like it posted? Or I can send to you to post... Let me know

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