"Elitsirk" > wrote in message
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> I've been on a hunt for a rich, moist chocolate cake recipe. At
> various restaurants, I've had rich, dark, moist cakes, but the closest
> home version I can find is a Duncan Hines devils' food cake.
>
> Does anyone have a from-scratch recipe? Or at least a guide for what
> to look for in a chocolate cake recipe (i.e. cocoa vs chocolate,
> presence/absence of things like sour cream, etc)?
>
> I've tried a couple of cakes (chocolate pound cake, and the basic
> chocolate cake recipe) in The Cake Bible, and they came out drier,
> with a paler color than I would have liked. (As a side note, if you
> accidentally melt the butter by adding the water/cocoa poweder mixture
> while it's still hot in the basic cake recipe, it makes decent
> brownies....).
>
> Last week for Thanksgiving, I made a cake called "rich chocolate cake"
> from a bargain cookbook that was ok, but certainly not rich. Instead
> of cocoa powder, it called for bittersweet chocolate, and used brown
> sugar instead of regular. The color was extremely light, and the
> chocolate taste only so-so.
>
> Thanks for any hints!
> --Elit.

Go to Hershey's website and look up the Black Magic chocolate cake. Rich,
moist, and intensely chocolaty, especially if you add a couple teaspoons of
espresso or use coffee rather than boiling water.

Seriously, it's one of the best chocolate cake recipes ever.

kimberly