Ricksmomschocolatecake Recipes

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease a 9 x 13-inch cake pan.
• Yield will be 50 small bar size squares.
• Beat the three eggs for 5 minutes until thick.
• Add the one cup of white sugar gradually.
• Beat well, and until thick.
• Add the water and maple flavouring.
• Add the dry ingredients in well.
• Pour this sponge cake batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for about 35 minutes until tester comes away clean.
• This is a sponge cake, so it only rises so high, and sometimes cooks faster then stated.
• When done remove and cool.
• Cut into about 50 small bars.
• Cream:.
• In a cup mix the cornstarch and milk until dissolved.
• In a small pot over medium heat place the evaporated milk and sugar.
• Bring the milk/sugar to a low boil; add the cornstarch/milk dissolved thickener.
• Stir and cook until thick.
• Remove and chill completely so that it is cold.
• Cream the butter and vanilla (or flavour of choice) until smooth and doubled.
• Beat in the cold cornstarch mixture.
• Continue to beat until thick and creamy and you start eating it straight from the bowl.
• Now, the highlights of this recipe are:.
• Take each bar one at a time and coat all four sides with the frosting.
• Yes this is a little messy.
• Don't lick your fingers.
• After each is coated, roll onto a coconut lined sheet, and cover all four sides with coconut.
• I use small flaked coconut and toast it just slightly; dessicated coconut is too fine; shredded coconut is too big.
• It's nice to have some one helping you do the coating in toasted coconut, as your fingers will be messy with the cream.
• If you are doing this yourself, create a system to make it the easiest without being too messy.
• You do not have to worry about finger prints in the cream as it will be covered with coconut.
• Coating can also be peanuts or pecans finely chopped, but I prefer the coconut.
• Also you can make these small or big to the size you like.
• Freezes well, and tastes great bite size right from the freezer.
• Simple and not a sweet bar, but nice and are always the first to go.

Steps:

• CAKE:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place chocolate and butter in top of double boiler or in bowl over a pot of simmering water; heat until chocolate is completely melted. Stir in vanilla. Remove from heat. Mix flour, granulated sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add chocolate mixture, milk, eggs and sour cream; mix well. Pour into greased 9-inch square baking pan.
• Bake 30 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 min. Remove cake from pan; cool completely.
• FROSTING:
• Beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add powdered sugar gradually, beating until well blended after each addition.
• Cut cake horizontally in half. Spread bottom layer with half of the cream cheese mixture. Cover with top of cake; spread with remaining frosting. Sprinkle with coconut. Melt chocolate in microwave as directed on package. Sprinkle top of cake with almonds. Drizzle with chocolate. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Store leftover cake in refrigerator.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and baking soda in a large bowl.
• Add 1 stick of margarine, 1/2 c of coffee, and 1/3 c of sour milk to the sifted ingredients.
• Stir by hand until mixed.
• Add another 1/3 c of sour milk, 2 eggs, and 1 t of vanilla.
• Beat 3 or 4 minutes with mixer.
• Pour into lightly greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• After cake cools mix together ingredients for the chocolate frosting.
• In a large mixing bowl, add the stick of margarine and powdered sugar together and add vanilla, cocoa and coffee to taste.
• Spread frosting on top of cooled cake.