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Yummiest Chocolate Cake Ever

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The World's BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe

Hattie's Chocolate Cake is the best home made chocolate layer cake in the world. Rich, dark, moist and toothy chocolate cake, made from scratch with a secret ingredient - just a hint of coffee ... mmmmm

This heavenly chocolate cake recipe was given to me by my mother-in-law when she was 90 years young. She got it from her sister-in-law Hattie, when both were young women in the 1920's. This chocolate cake recipe been tested in many kitchens and countless tummies, by thousands of chocolate cake lovers.

Does this chocolate cake make me look fat? I don't care, I love Hattie's Chocolate Cake!

Keep the Chocolate Cool

Keep chocolate in a cool, dark place (unless it never makes it to storage).

The Top Five Reasons Hattie's Chocolate Cake is the Yummiest 

  1. Rich and moist, dark chocolately goodness
  2. Home made from only the best ingredients
  3. Gets better every day - richer and moister
  4. Great for your Heart - lots of cocoa!
  5. Tastes like cake Grandma used to make

"Rule # 1
You Can Never Have Too Much Delicious Dark CHOCOLATE"

Ingredients for Hattie's Chocolate Cake 

1/2 C. butter, softened
1/2 C sugar
2 eggs
3/4 C. baking cocoa
2 C. flour
pinch of salt
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 C. milk
1 C. strong coffee, cooled
1 tsp. vanilla

Chocolate Cake Instructions 

How to Mix and Bake a Perfect Chocolate Cake

Sift dry ingredients together; set aside.

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy; beat in eggs 1 at a time.

Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk, beat gently until combined.

Add coffee and vanilla and stir until well blended.

Bake in 2 greased and floured cake pans at 350 degrees F until cake tests done with a toothpick in the center (start testing after about 20 minutes baking time).

Cool and remove layers from pans. Complete cooling on cake racks.

Fudgey Dark Chocolate Icing 

Deep dark brown chocolate, moist and delicious frosting

1/2 C. butter (1 stick) melted
1 box (2 C.) confectioner's sugar
2 Tbl. Cocoa (+/- to suit your chocolate desire)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. milk

Melt butter in saucepan; remove from heat and stir in sugar and cocoa, then vanilla and milk.
Stir until glossy and thick. Cool slightly and spread on cake.

Variations on Chocolate Cake 

It's hard to improve on a perfect chocolate cake ... unless you add whipped cream

1. Substitute butter cream frosting for chocolate icing, and decorate cake top with chocolate curls or sprinkles.

2. Split layers into two thinner layers each after cake is thoroughly cooled. Spread sweetened whipped cream filling between all the layers, then frost sides and top with butter cream frosting or chocolate icing.
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Do You Love Chocolate Cake? 

maggie1

Oh my! What a fantastic sounding chocolate cake! I agree that the longer it sits, the more moist it will get. But who is going to let it just SIT there? LOL.

For your readers that are intimidated by baking, I have a blog about Easy To Make Dessert Recipes - and of course, there is always chocolate included!!

Maggie

Posted May 14, 2008
grassosalvato86

What a great lens!! I love chocolate and the Chocolate Cake recipe sounds yummy!! 5 stars!!

Posted April 23, 2008
splendidbaker

Sounds yummy! I will try making this cake soon as I am a chocoholic that can't pass up a good chocolate cake! Please check out my lens on Splenda cookies:)

Posted March 17, 2008
LeslieBrenner

Yum, chocolate cake! Do you need help licking the bowl?

Posted March 15, 2008
Evelyn_Saenz

For such a great lens I'm sending you a virtual Irish Coffee

Posted February 16, 2008
 
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