Wht is the best recipe for chocolate cake?

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Black-Magic鈥?/a>





This one is a little different from the one my wife makes, but I bet it is good too.Wht is the best recipe for chocolate cake?
This is a really quick %26amp; simple cake to make.


100g sugar


100g soft margarine


2 eggs + 45ml milk


25g cocoa


pinch of salt


陆 teaspoon of vanilla essence





Sieve the dry ingredients, beat in all the other ingredients til the mix is smooth %26amp; light.


Line the bottom of a microwavable ring mould %26amp; spoon in the mix. Microwave on 400 watts for 6 minutes, leave for 5 minutes before turning out.


I usually coat it with chocolate angel delight.Wht is the best recipe for chocolate cake?
I saw this on Emeril Live a couple of nights ago and it looks wonderful


CHOCOLATE GENOISE


6 ounces flour


6 tablespoons cocoa powder


4 eggs


3 ounces sugar


2 ounces butter, melted








Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8-inch cake pan, line with parchment or waxed paper. Butter and flour paper.


Combine flour and cocoa and sift 3 times. In a mixing bowl set over a pan of hot water combine eggs and sugar. Whisk until mixture registers 110 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and continue to whip egg mixture until extremely fluffy. Using a large spatula gently fold in sifted flour by thirds and finish by folding in melted butter. Pour into prepared pan and bake until firm, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool cake in pan 5 minutes, turn out on a rack and cool completely.





Note: measurements are given by weight for greater accuracy. Cup measures are as follows: scant 1/2 cup sugar; 6 tablespoons cocoa; 1 1/2 cups flour; 1/2 stick butter.








CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM


1 1/3 cups sugar


8 egg yolks


1 cup butter, cut in cubes


8 ounces chocolate, melted and cooled








In a saucepan fitted with a candy thermometer boil sugar with 3 cups water to 120 c. or 240 degrees F. Meanwhile, in bowl of an electric mixer beat yolks until pale. With motor running pour in syrup and beat until mixture forms a ribbon. While mixture is still warm add butter, a piece at a time, then add chocolate, scraping down sides several times. Continue whipping until mixture cools.


Yield: Enough Buttercream to Frost an 8-inch cake








CHOCOLATE DESIGNS AND CAKE ASSEMBLY


1 cup simple syrup


Kirsch


1 pound chocolate, chopped


Chocolate Genoise cake (previous recipe)


Chocolate Buttercream frosting (previous recipe)








Combine syrup and Kirsch, to taste, for moistening cake.


In a bowl set over a saucepan of hot but not boiling water, melt chocolate, stirring frequently. Set aside to cool and thicken to a pourable consistency. Fill a pastry bag fitted with smallest tip with chocolate. Pipe out neat small designs onto waxed paper; let solidify at room temperature.





To assemble cake: slice fully-cooled cake in half horizontally. Using a pastry brush generously brush both layers with flavored syrup. Place bottom layer on a cake stand and spread with a nice even layer of buttercream. Cover with top layer. Using a palette knife spread a nice, even layer of buttercream on top of cake and then ice sides; try to make as smooth a surface as you can. Decorate top with chocolate designs.





Yield: 8 to 10 servings
http://www.bettycrocker.com/Products/SuperMoist-Cakes/





This is the cake box Pizza Express uses to make their rip-off 拢4.95 a slice chocolate fudge cake!!!





http://www.bettycrocker.com/Products/Frostings/





This is the frosting they use...





You can make a whole cake for under 拢5, instead of spending 拢55 in Pizza Express for a whole cake....





x
supermarket cake mix choc about 37p a bag add 1 egg 6tbls cold water cook 12 to 18 mins spread in middle jam and cream melt bar of choc cover cake beautiful
This one is fool proof and is very delicious, soft and tasty. It is an old family tradition:


Keep in mind a cup equals 250 ml.





Boil these three ingredients together:


1 陆 cups Water


60 ml Cocoa


120 ml Oil





Mix these ingredients together and slowly add the flour:


(Preferable mix with electrical mixer for about 10 minutes to get it light and frothy)


1 戮 cups Sugar


4 Eggs


5 ml Vanilla


500 ml Flour


20 ml Baking Powder


2.5 ml salt





Mix all together.





Place in a greased, oven proof pan or glass dish.





Bake for approximately 25 -30 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.





Enjoy! :-)
I like the be-ro chocolate spice cake:





http://www.be-ro.com/recipe/showrec.asp?鈥?/a>
Definitely Chocolate Decadence Cake. See reference below for the recipe.
Check out http://useinfo-cakes.blogspot.com/


It has recipes for quite a few tasty cakes that can be prepared easily from home ..
I remember the best chocolate cake I had was the one my mom used to make and believe it or not she put helmans mayonnaise in it. made it so moist. Im sure if you go on the helmans site you will find it. I dont bake so if i had to I would use a box mix
For me it's gotta be the classic chocolate Victoria sponge cake... with chocolate butter cream in the center ...





My mother makes it with chocolate icing on the top when I get back to the UK for a visit....





Make sure you use sponge flour or self-raising flour!
The simplest ever.


6oz marg.


6oz caster sugar


5oz self raising flour


1oz cocoa powder


1 teaspoon baking powder


3 large fresh free-range eggs





put all into a food processor or a bowl and mix until it becomes totally - together.





Either turn out into 2 x 8'; greased and floured cake tins or 1 x large 8'; cake tin or 3 x 12 bun tins - whatever.





Cook at 180deg c (fan) or 200deg c (n0n-fan) for about 25 mins until the mix has risen and feels firm.


Turn out onto a cooling rack.





TOP... Either with buttercream, choc, choc/orange or whatever after you have read this ...





simple buttercream 1oz marg or butter + cocoa powder/lemon zest/orange zest/ neat rum or any other flavoursome alcohol/pureed fruit/pina colada - whatever you like - this is your cake, but a really good central filling is a mix of good quality chocolate orange, orange liqueur, a little good quality butter - microwaved until melting on the defrost setting and then whizzed up by hand with enough icing sugar to help it retain its shape as a filling. Top the cake with the same if you like and either create a pattern on it to decorate or roll it in vermiccelli, toasted almonds or finely grated orange peel previously soaked and marinated in a mix of a good irish whiskey and orange juice. Please don't kill yourself - i love food and i would really like to think that you will expand on a simple chocolate cake here to make something that you really, really, enjoy!