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Rate this recipe 4.3/5 (118 Votes)
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Servings 8
Preparation time 30
Cooking time 65

  • CAKE:
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • FROSTING:
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 5 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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This chocolate cake is the best of the best out there, family and friends love it! Whether your looking to impress ...

  • CAKE:
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa
  • 2/3 cup Crisco
  • 2 beaten eggs
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 box powdered sugar
  • Cocoa
  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
4.4/5 (37 Votes)

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Be warned: if you serve this delectable treat as a birthday cake, you'll be starting a tradition

  • 1 package (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
  • 1 (4-ounce) package Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 (8-ounce) package Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 cups Cool Whip Topping, thawed
  • 12 Oreo Cookies, coarsely crushed
4.4/5 (42 Votes)

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Once you try these little chocolate gem cakes you'll be making them again and again

  • CAKE:
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for tin
  • 1/3 cup sugar, plus more for tin
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
  • 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • GANACHE GLAZE: (Optional)
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
4.3/5 (21 Votes)

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The best chocolate cake recipe

  • CHOCOLATE CAKE:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
  • 1 1/2 cups butter
  • 1 cup cocoa
  • 5 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
4.3/5 (158 Votes)

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Betty Crocker Cake Mix and a Can of Soda is really all that you need for this recipe, and the best part is that you...

  • 1 package cake mix, any flavor
  • 1 can soda, any flavor
3.9/5 (1010 Votes)

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Caramel, chocolate and coconut? Yep! Now you can have the favorite flavors any time of year, not just Girl Scout ...

  • 1 box brownie mix, with ingredient needed to make brownies
  • 3 1/2 cups shredded coconut, toasted
  • 2 (14-ounce) packages caramels, unwrapped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons milk
  • 3 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
4.3/5 (362 Votes)

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Your kids will want to eat dirt, and so will you, with this Oreo Dirt cake

  • 1 (14.3-ounce) package of Oreo cookies
  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 (12-ounce) container of Cool Whip
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 (3.4-ounce) packages of vanilla or chocolate instant pudding mix
4/5 (439 Votes)

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There are no words to describe how ultimately sinful and delicious this cake is to eat

  • CAKE
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 4 heaping tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • FROSTING
  • 1 3/4 sticks butter
  • 1/2 cup pecans finely chopped, optional
  • 6 tablespoons milk
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 pound minus 1/2 cup powdered sugar
4.1/5 (398 Votes)

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The Best Chocolate Cake combines cocoa and coffee to create a chocolate lover’s dream

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tablespoons King Arthur Flour Black Cocoa, optional
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup strong black coffee (I used Green Mountain Coffee’s Vermont Country Blend)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4.5/5 (130 Votes)

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This fudge cake is so wicked it's almost too good! Dark chocolate is decadent enough for a special occasion, but yo

  • 1 (4 ounce) package Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar, divided
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 2/3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 3 eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
4.2/5 (133 Votes)

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Chocolate-lovers will rejoice over this super moist, Triple-Chocolate Tres Leches Cake

  • 1 (2-layer size) package devil's food cake mix
  • 1 (8-ounce) bar Baker's Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup Breakstone's or Knudsen Sour Cream
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed
4.5/5 (93 Votes)

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Chocolate cake is layered with a cream cheese and whipped cream filling, frosted with chocolate frosting, just like

  • 1 box Devil's Food cake mix
  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 1 (8-ounce) container Cool Whip
  • 1 tub milk chocolate frosting
4.2/5 (121 Votes)

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A decadent German chocolate cake

  • CAKE:
  • 1 (4-ounce) package baker's German sweet chocolate
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups shredded coconut
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
3.7/5 (691 Votes)

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Moist and delicious, this chocolate cake is drizzled with a coffee glaze before baking to give it a bolder flavor

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup nonfat milk
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup pecan halves, toasted
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups hot strong coffee
4.2/5 (86 Votes)

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