Moms Buttermilk Chocolate Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 inch square pan.
• In a large saucepan, melt together the shortening and cocoa. Remove from heat and stir in sugar and egg. Mix buttermilk with baking soda, salt and vanilla, then blend into chocolate mixture. Beat in flour. Stir in hot water. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Thoroughly grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan. Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
• In a large bowl, mix the melted margarine, sugar, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract; beat the flour mixture into the margarine mixture with an electric mixer set on Low until the batter is smooth. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the top of the cake forms a crust and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before removing pan, then allow cake to cool completely.

Steps:

• Butter three 8 inch cake pans thoroughly and line the base of each with baking parchment. Rub a little more butter onto the paper. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a double boiler, melt the chocolate over simmering water, stirring occasionally, and set aside to cool. Sift the flour together with the sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In the bowl of an electric mixer or with a handheld mixer, beat the butter until it is fluffy. Add the flour mixture, 3/4 cup of the buttermilk, and the vanilla and beat in thoroughly, mixing for about 2 minutes with the electric mixer. Add the melted chocolate, eggs, and the remaining 1/4 cup of the buttermilk and beat for 1 minute longer. Pour an equal amount of the cake batter into each prepared pan and bake on the center rack of the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool the cakes in their pans for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a cake rack and finish cooling. With a soft pastry brush, brush any loose crumbs from the side edges of the cake layers.
• To make the marmalade, combine the milk, sugar, egg yolks, and butter in a medium saucepan. Over medium heat cook the mixture, stirring constantly, until it thickens, about 10 minutes. Do not let the mixture come to a boil. Remove from the heat and add the coconut and pecans. Stir together well, then let cool almost to room temperature, beating occasionally so that it does not form a crust.
• To assemble the cake, place the first layer of cake on a serving dish. Spread a layer of the marmalade on the top of the cake only, about 1/2 inch thick. Place the second layer of the cake on top of the first and spread the top of it with some of the marmalade. Finally, place the third cake layer on the top and spread a nice, thick, and slightly rounded layer of the marmalade on top of that. Cut into wedges for serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan., Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition., Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. , Poke holes in warm cake using a fork or wooden skewer. Mix glaze ingredients; spoon slowly over cake. Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack; cool completely.,

Steps:

• Sift together 2 cups sugar, 2 cups flour, and 1/2 tsp salt.
• Mix together in pan, 1/2 cup margarine, 1/2 crisco, 1/4 cup cocoa, and 1 cup water. Bring to boil over high heat. Pour into sifted mixture. Stir.
• Now add the 1/2 buttermilk, 1 tsp soda, 1 tsp vanilla, and 2 eggs to entire mixture. Stir well.
• Pour into greased and floured 9x13 pan. "Bounce" the pan(not too hard to avoid any sloshes) on the counter or floor, to get out the air bubbles.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. When cake is done, toothpick will come out clean from center.
• For the ICING: Remove cake from oven and begin to cool. Bring 1/2 cup butter, 1/4 cup cocoa, 6 tblsp milk, and 1 tsp vanilla to boil over high heat. Add 16 oz box of powdered sugar and stir. Remove from heat.
• Pour over cake, it will run and cover the cake. Allow cake and icing to cool.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream ,yummmmm-o!

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir chocolate in boiling water until melted; cool for 10 minutes. , In a bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Beat in egg yolks and chocolate mixture. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Gradually beat in water, nuts and vanilla. , In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into batter. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack., In a bowl, cream butter. Combine sugar and cocoa; gradually add to butter with vanilla, salt and enough milk to achieve desired spreading consistency. Frost cake.

Steps:

• Combine sugar and flour in a large bowl.
• Boil 1/4 C cocoa, water, 1/2 lb butter in a medium sized sauce pan.
• Pour chocolate mixture over flour and sugar mixture and stir well.
• Add buttermilk, beaten eggs soda and vanilla.
• Pour into a jelly roll pan (which is, roughly, 11x15 and 1 inch deep), bake at 400° for 20 minutes.
• While cake is baking, make frosting.
• Combine frosting ingredients, except for confectioners sugar, in the same sauce pan used for chocolate mixture above (saves washing dishes).
• Boil, then add confectioners sugar.
• Pour over hot cake, sprinkle with nuts, and let set for an hour or two.
• Serve and watch the smiles and requests for the recipe.