Best 5 Old Fashioned Chocolate Brownie Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Prepare a bundt pan with bakers spray or use the butter/flour method.
• Combine first five ingredients in a large bowl and whisk for 2 minutes or until lumps are mostly gone.
• Pour batter into prepared bundt pan and bake for 50-55 minutes. Check at 45 minutes. A toothpick inserted should be removed with a few crumbs, not clean.
• When done baking, remove cake and allow to cool in pan for up to five minutes. Carefully turn cake out onto a cooling rack and cool for 30 minutes more.
• Place heavy whipping cream in a large microwave safe bowl and heat for about 2 minutes. You want the cream to be just boiling.
• Carefully pour chocolate morsels into cream... it may rise up and bubble and this is ok.
• Let sit for 5 minutes. Whisk the chocolate and cream until shiny and smooth, about 1 minute.
• Pour over cooled cake and serve.

OLD-FASHIONED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8-by-8-by-2-inch pan.
• Melt the chocolate and shortening together in a small saucepan. Stir the sugar into the well-beaten eggs in a large bowl. Combine the chocolate and the egg mixtures in the bowl.
• Add the baking powder and salt to flour and sift. Add the flour mixture to the chocolate mixture; add the vanilla and nuts, if using. Stir to combine.
• Spread the dough evenly in the pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Cool 30 minutes, cut into squares and enjoy.

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CAKE

Steps:

• CAKE.
• Preheat oven to 375F; grease and flour a 9x13 pan.
• In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, shortening, cocoa and water. Heat in microwave to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, in mixing bowl, combine sugar and flour.
• Pour hot mixture over sugar and flour and mix to combine.
• Add remaining cake ingredients and beat until well blended.
• Pour into pan and bake for 35-45 minutes or until done (toothpick inserted comes out clean and when shaken, cake seems set).
• Pour icing on cake immediately after taking it out of oven.
• ICING.
• In medium microwave-safe bowl, combine butter, cocoa and buttermilk in bowl and heat in microwave until boiling, stirring to occasionally.
• Pour hot mixture into mixing bowl and add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
• Pour over hot cake right after removing from oven.
• If using nuts, sprinkle over icing while still soft.
• NOTE: If you prefer a thinner "brownie height" cake, bake in an 11 x 15 pan at 400°F for 20-25 minutes or until done.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and hot water, beating well after each addition. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, melt chocolate and butter in a saucepan. Add the sugar, water and cream of tartar. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until a candy thermometer reads 240° (soft-ball stage). Remove from the heat. Cool completely, without stirring, about 1 hour. Add vanilla; beat until thickened. Add cream; beat until smooth. Frost cake.

GRANDMA'S OLD FASHIONED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Melt butter in microwave.
• Add the cocoa and stir.
• In medium bowl beat eggs until frothy.
• Add sugar, flour, and salt (also nuts if you are using them).
• Pour cocoa mixture over egg mixture and stir all together.
• Put into a greased 8 x 8 pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
• For a doubled recipe use a 9 x 13 pan.
• Icing, recipe below.
• Icing for Best Ever Brownies:
• 1 1/3 cup icing sugar.
• 1/3 cup cocoa.
• 3 tbsp butter or margarine.
• 1 tbsp & 2 tsp hot water
• Beat all ingredients together, add more liquid if necessary.
• Spread over brownies.