Chocolate Cake Recipes

So you love chocolate cake, and looking for some helpful recipes of delicious new ways to make chocolate cake. Here's a few mouth watering Chocolate Cake Recipes:

For German Chocolate Cake you will need:

4 ounces of German sweet chocolate
1/2 cup of water, boiling
1 cup of butter
2 cups of sugar
4 egg yolks
4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of buttermilk

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease 3 9- inch round pans and line the pans with parchment paper. Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy, add the egg yolks, vanilla and chocolate. Add the dry ingredients with buttermilk, fold in the egg whites. Pour mixture into the pans, bake for about 30-35 minutes. Let cool, then layer cake with frosting.

For the Filling and Frosting you will need:

1 cup of evaporated milk
1 cup of sugar
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup of butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 1/3 cup of coconut
1 cup of chopped pecans
Combine all ingredients except the coconut and the pecans in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, constantly stirring, for about 12 minutes. When the mixture thickens remove from the heat. Stir in the coconuts and pecans, cool for about 15 minutes, then spread.

For Nutty Chocolate Chip Cake you will need:

2 1/2 cups of flour
3 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of butter
1 cup of sugar
3 eggs
1 cup of sour cream
2 teaspoons of vanilla
1 cup of chopped pecans
1 cup of chocolate chips
1/2 cup of firmly packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons of cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 10 inch baking pan.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, put aside. Cream together the butter, sugar, and eggs, then add the sour cream and vanilla, then add the flour mixture, mix well. Mix the brown sugar, cinnamon, nuts, and chocolate chips with the mixture. Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes, or until it appears to be done. Let cool, then serve.

Hope you enjoy these delicious chocolate cake recipes.