Hot Water Chocolate Cake

Submitted by Luscious Creations

"Another great recipe from Peggy Chambers. Deliciously light and fluffy!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 12-15

ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1⁄2 cup cocoa, mixed in
• 1⁄2 cup boiling water, to make a smooth paste
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cake flour
• 3 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda, mixed in
• 3⁄4 cup boiling water

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350'f. Line two 8 inch cake pans with wax paper and set aside.
2. Mix each each ingredient in the order listed above(mixing well between each), being sure to add the hot water and soda mixture last. Beat well.
3. Pour mixture into pans and bake for 1 - 1 1/2 hours or until testing stick comes out clean. Cool and top with favourite icing.

Reviews

[Alex H.]

Very lightly chocolaty and not dark or fudgy. 1/2c cocoa is not enough for the total 2c flour. Overall a complete disappointment. I see another user stated it was "rich, dark" nothing could be further from the truth. I will add also that due to the lack of rich chocolate flavor the cake as a whole tastes is much to sweet, lacking balance.

 

[Baby Kato]

This is a lovely cake Luscious Creations. My family & neighbors really enjoyed this small, rich, dark, light and fluffy cake. I frosted it with recipe #87683. What a perfect match it was. Thank you so much for sharing, I will be making this often.