or tips on additions to a chocolate cake mix. I plan on 2 tiers. I want to use the Quick Caramel Frosting for filling (?), Chocolate Syrup Frosting to ice the cakes and top them with some Whipped Ganache. Be greatful for tips on the cake recipe and suggestions on the combination of cake, filling, frostings. i.e., I don't eat (like) chocolate and this is for a cake walk @ my church's fall festival.

how about using the Kahlua Fudge cake from Earlene Moore's website (www.earlenescakes.com, i think).

I also have a chocolate truffle cake that would work well ... can send recipe when I get home, if that helps.

i think your combination sounds pretty good, but very sweet...should be a hit with the kiddies and the chocoholics! Chocolate coma, here they come!

On the back of the Hershey cocoa box is the best tasting chocolate cake recipe I have ever had. I use it all the time and it is one of my most requested cakes. I usually press it with a towel right out of the oven so the air presses out of it. This not only makes it even on the top, but makes it more sturdy! I love it!

Ditto with MillyCakes! I'm not a big scratch baker...they never turn out good for me , but that recipe is wonderful! It has always turned out great for me!

Thanks for all the input. I have several cakes to do over the next couple of months, so I am going to give all these a whirl!!

Sylvia Weinstocks is the best. Stays moist for a week. It is rich but not overpowering. People love it. It carves great. Takes a dozen eggs though.

Here is the Chocolate Truffle Cake recipe I promised, planned out for single, double and triple batches. It is dense and wonderful. Hope you enjoy it:

Chocolate Truffle Cake

Ingredients:  

single   double  triple
recipe  recipe  recipe
12 oz.  24 oz.  36 oz.  unsweetened chocolate squares
2 sticks  4 sticks  6 sticks  butter
2½ c.  5 c.  7½ c.  water
3  6  9  eggs
2 t  4 t.  6 t.  vanilla
2-2/3 c.  5-1/3 c.  8 c.  flour
2 c   4 c.  6 c.  sugar
1¼ t.  2½ t.  3¾ t.  baking soda
½ t.   1 t.  1½ t.  salt

Pan Preparation:
Preferred:  Lined w/parchment & sprayed
Alternately: Greased & well-floured

Directions:
In saucepan, heat squares of unsweetened chocolate, butter and water until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly. Cool slightly.

In large bowl, beat eggs and vanilla slightly. Gradually whisk in warm chocolate mixture. Add flour, sugar, baki8ng soda and salt; beat until batter is smooth and well blended.

Bake 25-30 minutes @ 325° until done (toothpick test). Cool 10 minutes on racks before removing from pans.

Well, it looks as if it didn't work the way I'd intended, so here's the recipe again. Hopefully it will be okay:

Chocolate Truffle Cake

Ingredients:  

single    double triple
recipe   recipe recipe
12 oz.  --- 24 oz. --- 36 oz. unsweetened chocolate squares
2 sticks  --- 4 sticks --- 6 sticks butter
2½ c.  --- 5 c. --- 7½ c. water
3  --- 6 --- 9 eggs
2 t  --- 4 t. --- 6 t. vanilla
2-2/3 c.  --- 5-1/3 c. --- 8 c. flour
2 c   --- 4 c. --- 6 c. sugar
1¼ t.  --- 2½ t. --- 3¾ t. baking soda
½ t.   --- 1 t. --- 1½ t. salt

Pan Preparation:
Preferred:  Lined w/parchment & sprayed
Alternately: Greased & well-floured

Directions:
In saucepan, heat squares of unsweetened chocolate, butter and water until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth, stirring constantly. Cool slightly.

In large bowl, beat eggs and vanilla slightly. Gradually whisk in warm chocolate mixture. Add flour, sugar, baki8ng soda and salt; beat until batter is smooth and well blended.

Bake 25-30 minutes @ 325° until done (toothpick test). Cool 10 minutes on racks before removing from pans.

where can you get the sylvia winstock receipe?

All so does anyone have a good moist yellow cake receipe.

Have always use DH mixes but now that they seem to have changed it would love to have a good scratch receipe that I know want change.

Thanks

Most bookstores carry her book. Also try checking out the library. All of her recipes are delicious.

Chocolate Cake.

1/4 cup vanilla
2/3 cup hot water (add 3/4 cup cocoa powder and vanilla set aside to cool)
3/4 cup powered cocoa (good quality)
1 lb (4 sticks) unsalted butter
2-1/2 cups cake flour
2-1/3 cup sugar
1tbs baking soda
12 oz melted semi or bittersweet chocolate
12 large eggs

start with room temp ingredients.
cream butter then add sugar, mix until very light and fluffy, add eggs one at a time until well blended, add melted chocolate, alternately add dry ingredients(sifted cake flour and baking soda) with cocoa mixture, mix until just blended.

Cake is dense and very moist. (stays moist for a week).
Bake at 300 (apprx times)
12 x 12 usually takes 1 hour 15 minutes.
10 x 10 usually takes 50 - 60 minutes
8 x 8 usually takes about 45 minutes.
I use baking strips so your actuall cooking time may vary.

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-952-0-Crazy-Cake.html

this is my favorite chocolate cake recipe of all time. It tastes amazing, is easy as can be, and is even vegan (on the odd chance that you'll run into people with those dietary restrictions).

Omit the cocoa and replace with flour and you have yellow/white cake.

Decrease the oil and add blended strawberries and a box of strawberry jello and you have strawberry cake to die for.

Add lemon extract and zest... lemon cake.

I LOVE this recipe.

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the BEST choc cake i've ever tried (and i've tried many) is in both margaret braun and kate sullivans cake books. moist, yet firm for stacking/carving etc (chill overnight first so the crumb structure will settle) extremely flavorful...yum!

the best tip i can suggest when looking for a scratch choc cake recipe is to find one with buttermilk. makes a HUGE difference!

One Delicious Chocolate Cake

2 1/3 cups all purpose flour
1 ½ cups unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
3 cups granulated sugar
5 eggs, room temp
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 ½ cups buttermilk, room temp
1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, melted
1 ½ cups strong coffee

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour sides and bottoms of pans. Set pans aside.

In large bowl of mixer, stir together the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and soda. Stir in the sugar.

In small bowl, combine the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix into the dry ingredients. Stir in the buttermilk, melted butter and coffee. Divide batter evenly among pans.

Bake at 350 until toothpick comes out clean. Transfer to wire cooling rack.

recipe makes about 9 cups of batter or 2 10" rounds

Actually, one of the best sturdy cake recipes from scratch is the Wilton chocolate cake recipe - you can find it on their web site under recipes - i think they are currently calling it the groom's fudge cake or something like that. I get tons of compliments on it, it is a fairly dense cake, and it holds up well for stacking, but is still moist, chocolatey, and delicious. Actually, here is the link: http://www.wilton.com/recipes/recipesandprojects/cake_mixes/r_choc_fudge_groom.cfm

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Do you have problems with it sinking in the middle?