Ora's Deep Dark Chocolate Cake
"Sinful, sensational, and luscious, this cake is too easy to make to be this good! My grandmother gave me this recipe when I got married. Make it and you'll see why she kept it such a secret."
photo by Boomette
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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10-12
ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup cocoa
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans (tip:use cocoa powder to dust pan).
- In large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla: beat on medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes.
- Stir in water.
- (Batter will be thin.).
- Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
- Bake 30-35 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
- Cool completely.
- Prepare Ora's Favorite Frosting; spread between layers and over top and sides of cake.
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Reviews
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First off, this exact recipe is on the back of the Hershey cocoa powder box. Secondly, it really just did not taste that good to me. And it was horrible coming out of the pan! It stuck so badly. I would definitely recommend using shortening or parchment paper. -
wonderful chocolate cake that was enjoyed by my family this cake is sweet so I just served it with ice cream, thanks for sharing Lynn! -
I did half the cake like Mikekey. Cooked it for 27 minutes. It's so moist. Instead of using 1 cup of sugar, I used 3/4 cup. After it was baked, I let it to cool in the pan for 10 minutes then removed it on a wire rack to cool completely. I did this frosting : recipe#89207 and dark rich. It's so good. Thanks Lynn :) Made for Market tag. -
Best chocolate cake out there for taste and moistness! Seems like it will be way too liquid but it turns out fantastic. Ora, what are trying to do...kill me? I could eat this until I pass out with a sugar coma. :-) -
I've been using this recipe for years. I found it in one of my Hershey's cookbooks. That page of my cookbook is completely stained up with chocolate splotches! That, to me, is the true test for a great recipe! To me it has the taste and texture of an Entenmann's Chocolate Fudge Cake (which my husband and I love!). I frost it with a cooled rich chocolate glaze. It is the most requested cake in our house!
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Tweaks
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This cake has a wonderful flavor, but even after cooking only 30 minutes in a 9 X 13 baking pan--we found it to be a bit dry. Next time I would cook it between 25-28 minutes. I did make two substitutions--I used 1/2 cup of regular unsweetened cocoa and 1/4 cup of special dark cocoa because we love a rich, chocolate taste! Also, instead of using boiling water, I used 1 cup of hot coffee. You cannot taste the coffee in the cake; it just enhances the flavor of the chocolate. This was very easy to make. Thanks Lavender Lynn!
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So easy and very moist! I made just half the recipe into a one layer round cake. I used half Splenda and half sugar and baked for 25 minutes. I also subbed orange extract for the vanilla, since I love chocolate and orange together. I topped it with a dollop of non-fat, sugar-free yogurt. This cake doesn't need frosting! Great snack cake.
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