Chocolate Cake

From: BethP

On Apr 22, 2008

I made this cake for one of my twin boys for his 7th Birthday. I just used boiling water instead of coffee and used 3 cups of self raising flour instead of plain flour and baking soda.I frosted it with Kittencal's Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (Recipe 89207) Everyone loved it!!! My son decorated his cake with Smarties around the edges and his initial in the middle. Will definitely be making it again. Thanks for sharing...

From: dr_kaley

On Apr 17, 2008

This is a good cake! It is very soft and fluffy, which I LOVE! But for my own personal taste, I like my cake a bit more rich. So maybe next time ill add more cocoa? But still, this was the best home made cake ive ever made!! And SO SO simple, which I loved!! I used unbleachd white flour and half real cultured raw milk buttermilk and half raw milk (because i only had 1/2c buttermilk left) and real cultured butter, and natural cocoa, so maybe the difference in ingredients made it somewhat different. But still beautiful!

From: Evie*

On Apr 14, 2002

Was looking through the newest recipes as I wanted a lunch box filler. Loved the sound of this as it was super easy. I used 2 round 9" pans and it took just over 30 minutes. Used a butter icing. Has turned out lovely and moist. Thanks for posting. =)

From: Tigg

On Aug 12, 2002

Awesome! Its main features have to be its simplicity in preparation and its extremely moist chocolittyness!! I added 1/2 cup of Nestlés dark chocolate melts ( the big flat ones)to the mixture just for the effect. I was a bit dubious about making it at first as it had no baking powder in it and I was expecting a heavy cake. But no, I made the buttermilk (information gleaned from the link, as I had never heard of buttermilk. I thought buttermilk was something only found in sun-tan lotion), resisted the urge to pour in half a bottle of Tropical Blend tanning oil as a possible substitute, and went ahead. So glad I did!! It is YUM plus!!