I hate making chocolate cakes, because they seem to fall apart really easy. Is that always the case, or did I do something wrong?

What was the recipe?

I always use a doctored cake mix. 2 cake mixes 2 whole eggs, and 6 egg whites. I was given to me by someone who makes a lot of wedding cakes.

i owuld try making the cake mix according to the directions, letting it cool and then putting in in the fridge for 5 or 6 hours to firm up...promise u it won't crumble apart

I dont know i think they make them super moist (box cake ??)since chocolate dries out so easily. I made a cake for my FIL this past summer beautiful choc cake with chos frosting and pretty chocolate lattices all around it... well by the time we got to his house it started collapsing and by dinner time he said oh... it looks like a building collapse thats exactly what it looked like OMG it was awful .. I haven't tries a chocolate cake since so any way to make a long story short if its from a box I think it needs some doctoring to shore it up a little!!

I use one cake mix (DH) add four eggs, 1 cup of water and 1 Tlbs of oil abd 1 Tlb vanilla. It seems to work just fine. I got that from my Wilton teacher who does a lot of wedding cakes and I've not had one fall apart.

I will often use one cake mix, use melted butter in place of the amount of oil listed, 1 cup of water, four eggs and one tsp of vanilla. This makes a much richer tasting cake.

Maybe you could try a box of pudding or sourcream to your cakes. I know that makes a nice texture cake too.

Joanne

Egg whites, while they make a cake fluffier, are drying, so I'd say that's your culprit. I use whole eggs for chcolate. I also use 4 whole eggs in 1 DH chocolate mix, 1/2 box instant chocolate pudding, milk or buttermilk instead of water and sometimes add 1/4-1/3 cup sour cream, plus 1/4 cup oil.

The instant pudding is good.
It makes it more like a pound cake.

Try the Cake Mix Doctor's Chocolate Midnight cake. It has mayo in the recipe like old fashioned chocolate cakes. I've made tons of them. They are very, very moist due to the mayo. Everyone who has tried mine raves about it. I use this recipe as my standard chocolate cake.

Good luck,
Yvette

DH dark choc mix, 1 extra egg, choc fudge instant pudding, milk instead of water & the oil

i made one yesterday & it turned out fine--good luck with out ever u try

Do you use the whole package of pudding?

YES

I avoid the Super Moist cake mixes because they fall apart. I also use whole eggs with chocolate cake. With DH, before their product changed, I used Moist Deluxe because Super Moist fell apart.

I'd like to try Cake Mix Doctor's Chocolate Midnight cake. Where did you find the recipe?

Thanks. Vicky