The World's Best Home Made Chocolate Cake Recipe

This is my favorite dark, rich, moist chocolate cake. We enjoy this cake so much my husband makes this for my birthday, and I make it for his birthday. Sure to please chocolate lovers, and I highly recommend it for an over-the-top Valentine dessert. For a tasty rich variation, fill between layers with whipped cream filling.

Aunt Hattie's Chocolate Cake

by Lee Hansen

This recipe is a family favorite. My husband who got this delicious chocolate cake recipe from his mother (Millie Rohrbach). Millie made this cake for everyone's birthday until she passed away at the age of 93; she got the recipe from her sister-in-law Hattie (my dear husband's aunt).

This is THE BEST chocolate layer cake recipe in the world. Our family makes it for every birthday and sometimes we bake Hattie's Chocolate Cake for no special reason at all.

This dark, rich cake tastes terrific topped with the chocolate icing that came with the hand-written recipe. It's also delish with vanilla buttercream frosting and whipped cream filling.

Ingredients 1/2 C. butter, softened 1/2 C sugar 2 eggs 3/4 C. baking cocoa 2 C. flour pinch of salt 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 1 C. milk 1 C. strong coffee, cooled 1 tsp. vanilla

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Preparation and Baking

Sift dry ingredients together; set aside.

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy; beat in eggs 1 at a time.

Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk, beat gently until combined.

Add coffee and vanilla and stir until well blended.

Pour cake batter into 2 greased and floured 8-inch cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees F until cake tests done with a toothpick in the center (start testing after about 20 minutes baking time).

Cool and remove layers from pans. Complete cooling on cake racks, then fill and frost with your favorite icing.

Millie's Chocolate Icing

1/2 butter (1 stick) melted
1 box (2 C.) confectioner's sugar
2 Tbl. Cocoa (+/- to suit your chocolate desire)
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp milk

Melt butter in saucepan; remove from heat and stir in sugar and cocoa, then vanilla and milk.

Stir chocolate icing until glossy and thick. Cool slightly and spread on cake layers.

Recipe Variations - Hattie's (and Millie's) Chocolate Cake

1. Substitute buttercream frosting and decorate cake top with chocolate curls or sprinkles.

2. Split layers into two thinner layers each after cake is thoroughly cooled. Spread sweetened whipped cream filling between layers, then frost with buttercream frosting or chocolate icing.

About the Author
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Lee Hansen is a freelance author who contributes articles like this one to Ezine Articles. She is the editor of Pastiche Family Portal, a free web site devoted to family issues and homemaking tips whichl offers an every-growing collection of recipes, articles, crafts, holiday freebies, shopping, coupons, and ideas for creative family living.

This home made cake recipe was featured as the World's Yummiest Chocolate Cake at Squidoo.