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Best chocolate cake and frosting

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Chani

Sun, Oct 28 2007, 7:33 am

off the back of a container of Hershey's cocoa. I just substituted coffee rich for the milk. Absolutely delicious moist and rich cake and the frosting was also terrific. Got rave reviews on Friday night.

willow

Sun, Oct 28 2007, 8:02 am

I agree

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Esther23

Sun, Oct 28 2007, 8:34 am

would you mind posting the recipe? I have a whole container of cocoa from a different company.
Thanks.

Chani

Sun, Oct 28 2007, 8:43 am

2 c. sugar
1 3/4 c. all purpose flour
3/4 c. cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 c. milk (I used coffee rich and it came out fine)
1/2 c vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 c. boiling water

heat oven at 350. grease and flour two 9 inch baking pans. Combine dry ingredients in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla beat on med. speed 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour into pans. Bake 30-35 minutes or until wooden pick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire rack and cool completely before frosting.

Here's the frosting:

1 stick margarine
2/3 c. cocoa
3 c. powdered sugar
1/3 c. milk (Coffee rich)
1 tsp. vanilla extract

melt margarine. Stir in cocoa. alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating on medium speed to spreading consistency. Add more milk if necessary ( I didn't). Stir in vanilla. Makes about 2 c. of frosting.

Esther23

Sun, Oct 28 2007, 8:49 am

Thanks a lot!

chavamom

Sun, Oct 28 2007, 8:53 am

Chani wrote:

Funny, I also made this this shabbos. It is delicious - makes very good cupcakes too.

bigmomma

Sun, Oct 28 2007, 9:11 am

I make this cake often, birthdays, shabboss etc. It is definitely one of the best chocolate cake recipes out there.

greenfire

Sun, Oct 28 2007, 9:28 am

Hey that's MY cake ... or at least people think so ... I posted that recipe on tisha b'av ... and had a lot of poster make it for after the fast ... my family for some reason still thinks it's mine even though I tell em ... back of hershey's ... I know it by heart been making it for 17 years now ...

p.s. for the milk I put in half riches and half water ...

chavamom

Sun, Oct 28 2007, 10:20 am

I make it with soy milk.

shanie5

Sun, Oct 28 2007, 12:42 pm

thats my best chocolate cake too. I use vanilla soy milk instead of milk or creamer. (I think its healthier too).

cindy324

Sun, Oct 28 2007, 11:14 pm

LOL, Green I was gonna mention that you had already posted it!

I totally agree, it's a huge git every time I make it, even my DH, who is not a chocolate fan in general loves it!