The picture above is Deep Dark Chocolate Cake. It is our families favorite chocolate cake that we make for everyones b-day.
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup boiling water
Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 9" round pans, or a 9 by 13. In large mixing bowl combine dry ingredients. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 25-30 minutes for round pans, 30 to 35 minutes for 9 by 13. Cool rounds 10 minutes, then remove from pans. Cool completely.
Buttercream Frosting
6 tbsp butter softened
1/2 cup cocoa
2 2/3 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
Cream butter, add cocoa and powdered sugar alternately with milk. Blend in vanilla.
The picture above is the Deep Dark Chocolate Cake with Oreo Filling and Chocolate Glaze. It is soooo good! We finished the whole cake, and Tobi even kept going back for more pieces, which he never does. He usually eats one piece of something, and then doesn't feel the need for more. You really need to try this.
Oreo Filling
8 oz cream cheese softened
3/4 cup shortening
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs whites
12 oreo cookies crushed
Beat all ingredients till smooth. You may need to add more powdered sugar.
Once you have filled the cake make the glaze.
Glaze
4 oz. semisweet baking chocolate chopped
4 tbsp butter
Melt these two together, the microwave is fine.
Pour the glaze on top of cake and smooth.
I made theses cupcakes around St. Patrick's Day. The cupcake part was okay, but I really loved the mint icing. So I decided next time I am going to make my above chocolate cake recipe, or cupcakes, and put the mint icing on them. Here is the mint icing recipe.
4 tbsp butter softened
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp peppermint extract.
Mix ingredients until smooth.
Okay, one more dessert recipe. They are caramel brownies, I don't have a picture today.
1 box german chocolate cake mix
1/3 cup milk
6 tbsp butter melted
1 cup pecans if you wish
14 caramels
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup choc chips
Mix the first 4 ingredients. Press half into 9 by 13, or 7 by 11. Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes. Melt the caramels and sweetened condensed milk together in a double boiler. When brownies come out of oven, pour caramel mixture over, then press other half of cake batter onto caramel. Bake 12-15 minutes more. When it comes out of oven, sprinkle 1 cup choc chips. Once they have become soft, use spatula and spread them around.
9 comments:
Those look so dang delicious, that I am going to make them this weekend. Definitely that Oreo cake. YUMMY!! Also, the pictures below are adorable. I wish I could meet little Bailey. Hopefully soon!!
Okay Maressa, you're killing me. I am supposed to be getting into a bikini in a a couple of months and here you are tempting me with all of this delicious heaven! I will have to write down the recipes and make them all the second we are back from Hawaii in June.
You know, you really should start making up your own recipes like all the Food network peoples. I think you would do a fabulous job. You probably already have!
Oh have I got a few fat rolls from all of Maressas's great baking skills!!!!
Keep them coming Maressa, What is a few more?!!
I agree with Maren. I'm looking forward to trying the caramel brownies. Keep up the recipes. I love borrowing yummy recipes. :)
Oh my goodness Maressa! I've been looking for you online for a while now. Mary finally found my blog and I found yours via hers! Yeah! You are such a cute Mommy with a cute family!!! We just had a girl too and I LOVE it! Here here on the shopping sentiment, but HOLY SHOES! Now I have found you, so don't get lost again! Tell Tobi hello!
I love that you posted these!! I need some good recipes and I need to learn how to bake. I always screw something up when I bake! Bailey is adorable!!
I'm going to have to try out several of these recipes-once I'm actually in a baking mood again. But what I really need to know is where you got such a cute plate/cake plate. I love it.
Nathan is so excited the carmel brownies are on here! Thanks. We miss your yummy food!
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