Chocolate Cake Recipes from Scratch

Chocolate cakes make the perfect dessert for any occasion and can be made using different ingredients like vanilla, coffee, mayonnaise, etc. The recipes for these cakes are quite simple and these can be easily and quickly prepared at home. You can use the chocolate cake recipes from scratch to bake round cakes or cupcakes. The ingredients for these recipes are easily available and are also quite inexpensive. Start with a simple chocolate cake recipe and then move on to the other recipes that require the use of a few more ingredients. Here are some chocolate cake recipes from scratch. Read more on cake recipes from scratch.

Chocolate Cake Recipes from Scratch - Simple Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

All-purpose flour - 3 cups
Unsweetened cocoa powder - 1 cup
Baking soda - 2 teaspoons
Salt - ½ teaspoon
Water - 2 cups
Baking powder - ½ teaspoon
Softened butter - 1 cup
Eggs - 4
Vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon
White sugar - 2 cups

Directions

Grease a round cake pan with some butter and preheat the oven to 350° F. In a glass bowl, add the cocoa powder and boiling water. Whisk this into a smooth mixture and let it cool. Then, sift the salt, baking soda, flour, baking powder into this mixture, stir well and keep aside. In another glass bowl, mix the softened butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla essence into a smooth mixture and add it to the mixture of flour and cocoa powder. Spread this batter in the greased pan and bake in the preheated oven for around 25 minutes. Read more on:

• Chocolate Cake Recipes
• Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipes
• German Chocolate Cake Recipe

Chocolate Cake Recipes with Cake Mix

Ingredients

Cake mix - 1 ½ cups
Canola oil - ½ cup
Eggs - 3
Sugar (powdered) - 2 cups
Chocolate chips - 1 cup
Chocolate pudding mix - 1cup
Yogurt - 1 cup
Water - ½ cup

Directions

Grease a pan with some butter and preheat the oven to 350° F. In a bowl, mix together the cake mix, yogurt, canola oil, water and pudding mix and beat it into a smooth batter. Add the chocolate chips to the batter and pour it into the greased pan. Bake for around 50 minutes and garnish by sprinkling powdered sugar over the cake. Read more on:

• Easy Cake Mix Recipes
• Homemade White Cake Mix Recipes
• Yellow Cake Mix Recipes
• Recipes Using White Cake Mix

Chocolate Cake Recipes with Coffee

Ingredients

Cake mix - 1 ½ cups
Coffee powder - 2 teaspoons
Butter - 1 tablespoon
Water - 2/3 cup
Nuts (chopped) - ¼ cup
Sugar - ½ cup
Chocolate chips (melted) - ½ cup
Egg - 1

Directions

Grease a pan with some butter or margarine and set aside. In a bowl, add the cake mix, butter, eggs and water and beat into a fine batter. In another bowl, mix the sugar, nuts and some butter, and mix with the batter. Add the coffee powder and chocolate chips to the batter, mix well and pour it into the greased pan. Place the pan in the oven and set the temperature to 425° F and bake for around 25 minutes, until it turns golden brown. Decorate with powdered sugar or chocolate syrup. Read more on coffee cake recipes.

Chocolate Cake Recipes with Sour Cream

Ingredients

All-purpose flour - 2cups
Eggs - 2
Cocoa powder - 4 tablespoons
Sour cream - 1 ½ cups
Salt - ½ teaspoon
Water - 2 cups
White sugar - 2 cups
Baking soda - 2 teaspoons
Vanilla essence - 1 teaspoon

Directions

Grease a pan with some butter or margarine and set aside. In a large bowl, beat the eggs until they turn fluffy and then add the sour cream to it. In another sift the flour, cocoa, salt and sugar and mix well. Add this to the egg and sour cream mixture and stir into a smooth batter. Then add and mix the vanilla essence and baking soda into the batter. Pour the batter into the greased pan and place it in the oven. Set the temperature of the oven to 350° F and bake for around 35 minutes. Read more on sour cream pound cake recipe.

For more cake recipes you can refer to:

• Sugar Free Cake Recipes
• Homemade Cake Recipes

Cake Decoration

Decorating your cake can add to its appeal as well its taste. Cake decoration is really easy to do and there are various techniques that you could use to decorate your chocolate cake. For some cake decorating ideas, you can refer to

• Chocolate Cake Frosting
• Cake Decorating Techniques
• Icing Recipes
• Cake Decorating Designs

Try out the above mentioned chocolate cake recipes from scratch and you will soon be a pro at baking all kinds of cakes for all occasions.