I have a recipe I have been using that taste AMAZING, wonderful chocolate taste but the end results reminds me very much of brownies, very hard to frost and handle in general.

So does anyone have a wonderful chocolate cake recipe that has great chocolate flavor, is fluffy but also holds up and wont stick to everything or just crumble apart? Please share here or message me.

Thank you!!

I really enjoy this recipe, the reviews on it are amazing as well. It's worth a shot.  Happy caking! 

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Double-Chocolate-Layer-Cake-101275

My favorite is Hersey's Black Magic Cake.  I've never had a problem with it, and I use the regular Hersey's coco.

http://cakecentral.com/a/black-magic-cake

That is the one I use, the epicurious.com one, and I have problem with it errrrrr, I must be the only one! The edges cook fine but the centers are always very fudge and brownie like and the centers always sink in when cooling. I have problems with it breaking when I try to transfer the cake to a board. What am I doing wrong??!! I love the taste of this recipe, it is amazing!!

AMmmmmm, that epicurious recipe [B]should[/B] be fudgy and brownie like, as far as I'm concerned. That's exactly what I hope for whenever I bake that particular recipe. The last thing I want in a chocolate cake is a light and fluffy texture, I leave that for the buttermilk white and vanilla type cake recipes. But to each their own. So, to help avoid the fudgy qualities, lower your temp, and try using a heating core and/or put bake even strips around your pan.

AOh and try some black or dark cocoa powder in that recipe next time you bake, if you don't already. Nevermind any instructions that may say only Dutch processed too, if it does say something like that...doesn't make a lick of difference if you ask me. My suggestion for the dark cocoa is purely for taste and color of the cake, not to address your complaint....woooooo baby does it make for rich cake, and a dark rich color.

I like this one: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Mayonnaise-Cake-358241

Thanks AZ, someone else suggested not adding so much oil. instead od 3/4 c try 1/2 c

I already do cook it on 300 for 1 hour and when using a round pan I use the heating strips. So IDK what the problem is. I will try adding less oil and it does seem a bit "greasy".

It's a dense cake. Sorry that I didn't pay attention to the fluffy word.

http://cakecentral.com/a/deluxe-devils-food-cake  (it is light, fluffy and moist)

Posted by Lita829

I got this recipe off the Softasilk Cake Flour box and it is the #1 chocolate cake recipe I use. Its moist and very flavorful. I hope you like it!!