Blue Ribbon Chocolate Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Set aside.
• Cream together the sugar and butter until light. Continue beating and add 7 eggs, one at a time; beating well after each egg
• In a separate bowl, mix together flour and cornstarch. Beat half of the flour mixture into the egg and sugar mixture.
• Beat in 1/2 cup whipping cream, and then beat in the remainder of the flour mixture. Finish by beating in 1/2 cup more of whipping cream and vanilla.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 60 to 75 minutes. Cool on rack for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a serving plate.

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg and set aside.
• Cream butter until very light and fluffy, then add sugar gradually, creaming all the while. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition just enough to mix.
• Combine the milk and the flavoring (lemon, vanilla or lemon and vanilla). Add the sifted dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
• Pour into a well-buttered-and-floured 10-inch tube pan, filling to within about 2 inches of the top. Bake in a 300 degree oven for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until cake just begins to pull from the sides of the pan and a finger pressed gently on the top of the cake leaves a print that vanishes slowly.
• Cool cake upright in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then turn out on the rack and cool to room temperature before cutting. Serve as is or garnish, if you like with a dusting of confectioners' sugar and a few red, ripe strawberries

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350F. Spray 10-inch fluted tube pan with flour no-stick cooking spray.
• PREPARE cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• BEAT cream cheese, butter and cornstarch in medium bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, egg and vanilla until smooth. Pour evenly over cake batter.
• BAKE 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool. Drizzle with Chocolate Glaze or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• CHOCOLATE GLAZE
• COMBINE chocolate and butter in 1-quart glass measure. Microwave on HIGH (100% power) 30 to 40 seconds or until melted. Stir in powdered sugar, water and vanilla until smooth and well blended. (Makes about 1/3 cup).
• VARIATIONS
• FUDGE RIBBON SHEET CAKE: SPRAY 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan with flour no-stick cooking spray. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan. Prepare cream cheese topping as above; spoon evenly over batter. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool. Frost with 1 (16 oz.) can Pillsbury Chocolate Frosting.
• FUDGE RIBBON CUPCAKES: LINE 36 muffin cups with paper liners. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Fill muffin cups half full of batter. Prepare cream cheese topping as above; spoon about 2 tablespoonfuls into each cup. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool. Frost with 1 (16 oz.) can Pillsbury Chocolate Frosting. Garnish as desired.

Steps:

• Bake cake according to package directions for a 9X13 inch pan, then poke holes in it with a wooden spoon handle about an inch apart.
• Crush the chocolate bars, reserve 1/4 cup for the top.
• In the microwave, heat up the caramel in a Pyrex glass measuring cup until it can be poured easily (about one minute). Slowly pour the warm topping mixture over the top of the warm cake, letting it sink into the holes, then
• Pour the Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk over it. (Be sure the condensed milk is at room temperature so it will pour.)
• Sprinkle the crushed chocolate bars liberally across the entire cake while still warm. You can do chunks or crumbs (I like chunks). Let the cake cool completely on a rack in the fridge.
• Frosting: Whip the 1 1/2 cup of heavy cream and the 1/4 cup of sugar until very stiff.
• Frost and decorate the top of the cake with some more chocolate toffee bar chunks or pulverized candy. Then add swirls of caramel topping. Refrigerate and serve right from the pan. Flavors meld the best when allowed to sit overnight.
• Cooks tip: I use a Devil's Food Cake mix that is 50% less fat and you would never know it! (Every little bit helps!) Enjoy!

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, sugar, and 1 tablespoons milk in large bowl with wire whisk until smooth.
• Gently stir in half of the whipped topping.
• Spread on bottom of crust.
• Pour 2 cups milk into large bowl.
• Add dry pudding mixes.
• Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended.
• (Mixture will be thick.) Pour over cream cheese layer.
• Refrigerate 4 hours or until set.
• Just before serving, garnish with remaining whipped topping.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line bottoms of 2 greased 9-in. round pans with parchment; grease parchment. Beat the first 5 ingredients until well blended. In another bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking cocoa and baking soda; gradually beat into oil mixture., Transfer batter to prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks; remove parchment. Cool completely., Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until blended. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Using a long serrated knife, trim tops of cakes; set tops aside. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate. Spread with 3/4 cup frosting. Top with remaining cake layer, bottom side up. Frost top and sides with remaining frosting., Break cake tops into pieces. Pulse in a food processor until fine crumbs form. Decorate cake with crumbs as desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter and lightly flour a 9x5" loaf pan.
• Grate or chop chocolate until you have slivers and small pieces. Set aside.
• In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Reduce speed to low; add flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, sour cream and eggs.
• Beat well, scraping down bowl as necessary.
• Spread half of batter evenly into pan, sprinkle with half grated chocolate and 1/4 t. cinnamon.
• Cover with remaining batter, chocolate and cinnamon.
• Draw knife through batter a few times to swirl chocolate.
• Bake 1 hour (or less, be careful) until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat together cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, 1 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, soda, salt, milk, shortening, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and 3 squares melted unsweetened chocolate in large mixing bowl. Beat for 1/2 minute with an electric mixer on low speed. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed.
• Grease a 9 inch square pan. Pour half of the batter into the pan. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over the batter, and top with remaining cake batter to cover completely.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 55 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool.
• Melt 3 squares semisweet chocolate with butter, water, and oil; blend until smooth. Spread evenly over cooled cake.