Best 7 Basic Chocolate Cake Recipes

BASIC CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat two 9-inch-round cake pans with cooking spray and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Whisk the cocoa powder and 1 1/2 cups boiling water in a medium bowl until smooth; set aside. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl until combined. Add the eggs, vegetable oil, sour cream and vanilla and beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. Reduce the mixer speed to low; beat in the cocoa mixture in a steady stream until just combined, then finish mixing with a rubber spatula. (The batter will be thin.)
• Divide the batter between the prepared pans and tap the pans against the counter to help the batter settle. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Transfer to racks and let cool 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the pans and turn the cakes out onto the racks to cool completely. Remove the parchment. Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired.

BASIC CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking powder and cocoa. Combine milk and vanilla. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with milk mixture. Mix well. , Pour into greased 10-in. tube pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 70-80 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

BASIC CHOCOLATE MAYONNAISE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add the water, mayonnaise and vanilla; beat on medium speed until well blended., Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

SOUTHERN LIVING BASIC YELLOW CAKE RECIPE ( OR CHOCOLATE)

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter then gradually add sugar, beating well .
• 2. Add eggs, beating well after each addition: this mix should be fluffy yellow.
• 3. In another bowl, combine the flour and baking powder: The add mix to the creamed mixture ( above) alternating with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mix. Mix well.
• 4. Stir in vanilla.
• 5. Pour batter into 2 greased/floured 9" pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center come out clean.
• 6. Cool in pan for 10 minutes then remove layers from pans and cool completely.

BASIC EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift flour, white sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Add milk, water, oil, sour cream, and vanilla extract; mix together until well combined. Pour into an ungreased 9x13-inch pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

VERY BASIC CHOCOLATE CHIP POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Coat TWO 9x5x3 inch loaf pans with non stick spray and dust lightly with flour (shake off excess); set aside.
• Stir together flour and salt; set aside.
• In a small bowl, stir together eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla; set aside.
• Mix butter and sugar together on medium high speed for 6 minutes or until very light and fluffy.
• Reduce speed to medium and gradually pour in egg mixture then increase speed to medium high and beat 3 minutes or until light and fluffy.
• Reduce speed to low and gradually add in flour mixture and beat until just blended.
• Hand stir in chocolate chips.
• Evenly divide batter between the two loaf pans and smooth tops.
• Bake at 325F for 1 hour 12 minutes or check after an hour and remove after pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire rack for 30 minutes then remove from pans and cool completely on the wire rack.

BASIC CHOCOLATE CAKE MIX-VEGAN, SPELT

Steps:

• Combine the dry mix ingredients in a large bowl. Sift dry mix ingredients into the apple mixture and mix combine gently but thoroughly.
• For muffins ( 18 mins) and puddings(20 mins add 2/3C cherries + 1 cup of chocolate chips) it makes about 12 bake in a 190c oven, for mini cakes makes (about 50) bake in 190c oven for 15 minutes For a cake it takes about 40-60 mins at 180c but keep an eye on it., check for firmness and make sure a skewer comes out clean.