Comments on: Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/09/12/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/ Life in Ordinary Splendor Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:14:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Suzanne http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/09/12/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/#comment-45381 Suzanne Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:16:10 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=2790#comment-45381 Stephanie, I'm so glad it turned out well! We would love for you to come join us on the forum and share some of your favorite recipes! Please feel welcome! Stephanie, I’m so glad it turned out well! We would love for you to come join us on the forum and share some of your favorite recipes! Please feel welcome!

]]> By: Stephanie In MO http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/09/12/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/#comment-45375 Stephanie In MO Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:38:14 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=2790#comment-45375 :snoopy: Sweet heaven on earth. This is only the second scratch cake that I've made in adulthood. Thank You This was the recipe that my husband found for his birthday cake and it is absolutely everything you said it would be. Snoopy is dancing, My hunny and I are dancing and our puppy Benny is dancing. :snuggle: I can not wait to try another recipe. I may even have to try them all and then send a few of my own. From one mother to another, I want to commend you for uprooting your children and lavishing this wonderful country experience that you have given them, they will thank you for it. :snoopy:

Sweet heaven on earth. This is only the second scratch cake that I’ve made in adulthood. Thank You This was the recipe that my husband found for his birthday cake and it is absolutely everything you said it would be. Snoopy is dancing, My hunny and I are dancing and our puppy Benny is dancing. :snuggle:
I can not wait to try another recipe. I may even have to try them all and then send a few of my own. From one mother to another, I want to commend you for uprooting your children and lavishing this wonderful country experience that you have given them, they will thank you for it.

]]> By: Stephanie In MO http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/09/12/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/#comment-45374 Stephanie In MO Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:43:52 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=2790#comment-45374 :snoopy: :snoopy: The fact that I can have snoopy dancing on my blog makes me like you even more. Well I LOVE to BAKE and I love your culinary perspective. I find it refreshing and sweet. So far I've made the icing and just as you have said, "it is a treat in itself" All my husband and I can say is "WOW" The cake is in the oven and just the batter itself is Heaven in a bowl. I can't thank you and your culinary perspective enough. I will let you know how the cake turns out but I'm Sure it will be WONDERFUL!! Thanks again :snoopy: :snoopy:
The fact that I can have snoopy dancing on my blog makes me like you even more.
Well I LOVE to BAKE and I love your culinary perspective. I find it refreshing and sweet. So far I’ve made the icing and just as you have said, “it is a treat in itself” All my husband and I can say is “WOW”

The cake is in the oven and just the batter itself is Heaven in a bowl. I can’t thank you and your culinary perspective enough. I will let you know how the cake turns out but I’m Sure it will be WONDERFUL!! Thanks again

]]> By: Memoria http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/09/12/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/#comment-44001 Memoria Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:05:25 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=2790#comment-44001 Wow, this looks better than my go-to chocolate recipe, the Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Cake! Have you tried that one? How does it compare? I love how dark your cake is. I will be trying this soon. Wow, this looks better than my go-to chocolate recipe, the Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Cake! Have you tried that one? How does it compare? I love how dark your cake is. I will be trying this soon.

]]> By: Riverdog http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/09/12/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/#comment-43972 Riverdog Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:26:40 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=2790#comment-43972 Try this next time. Mix 1 cup of shortening with one cup of flour and beat the heck out of it. Then use plastic wrap and coat the bottom and sides of the pan covering it with a thin layer You see you have plenty of the cake release left over, cover and store in a cool place until the next time it's needed. Fill the pans with what ever and bake. Allow to cool for about 10 or 15 minutes then remove the cakes from the pans and finish cooling to room temperature. Note if the cake is sticking in the pan place the pan on the stove top and heat just a little then flip the pan over and the cake should fall out ot the pan. Try this next time. Mix 1 cup of shortening with one cup of flour and beat the heck out of it. Then use plastic wrap and coat the bottom and sides of the pan covering it with a thin layer You see you have plenty of the cake release left over, cover and store in a cool place until the next time it’s needed.

Fill the pans with what ever and bake. Allow to cool for about 10 or 15 minutes then remove the cakes from the pans and finish cooling to room temperature. Note if the cake is sticking in the pan place the pan on the stove top and heat just a little then flip the pan over and the cake should fall out ot the pan.

]]> By: Riverdog http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/09/12/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/#comment-43971 Riverdog Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:08:10 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=2790#comment-43971 Ok This looks as if you can also make this into a Chocolate cake mix but you would have to use powdered milk in place of whole milk. I think I can convert this for you. Here it is : 21/2 cups flour - 13/4 cups sugar - 11/2 tsp soda - 1/2 tsp B. powder - 1/2 tsp salt - 1 cup of cocoa powder - 1/2 cup + 1 tbs powdered milk. Now my thoughts go to the construction of the cake. Your recipe calls for creaming the sugar and butter. This would not be possable using the above mix because the sugar is in with the flour mixture. It's always best to follow directions and in this cake it could lose something by not creaming the sugar & butter plus the using of powdered milk in place of whole milk. You will need to replace the milk liquids with the same amount of water 12/3 cups. This cake will taste great and if it loses some texture who's to know I've never had the origanal and I'm not going to tell anyone that this is a knockoff. Ok This looks as if you can also make this into a Chocolate cake mix but you would have to use powdered milk in place of whole milk. I think I can convert this for you. Here it is :
21/2 cups flour – 13/4 cups sugar – 11/2 tsp soda – 1/2 tsp B. powder – 1/2 tsp salt – 1 cup of cocoa powder – 1/2 cup + 1 tbs powdered milk.

Now my thoughts go to the construction of the cake. Your recipe calls for creaming the sugar and butter. This would not be possable using the above mix because the sugar is in with the flour mixture. It’s always best to follow directions and in this cake it could lose something by not creaming the sugar & butter plus the using of powdered milk in place of whole milk. You will need to replace the milk liquids with the same amount of water 12/3 cups.

This cake will taste great and if it loses some texture who’s to know I’ve never had the origanal and I’m not going to tell anyone that this is a knockoff.

]]> By: CindyP http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/09/12/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/#comment-34822 CindyP Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:33:42 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=2790#comment-34822 Oh WOW!! I made this for my grandson's birthday cake today........and holy oh cow!!! I used the frosting recipe and thought I was doing something wrong, but I kept the mixer going and it worked out!! Also I added 1 TBL cocoa to the sugar mixture for a chocolate frosting, it's very light, but oh so good!! Thanks Suzanne, I knew I could go to your recipes for the special cake I needed! Oh WOW!! I made this for my grandson’s birthday cake today……..and holy oh cow!!! I used the frosting recipe and thought I was doing something wrong, but I kept the mixer going and it worked out!! Also I added 1 TBL cocoa to the sugar mixture for a chocolate frosting, it’s very light, but oh so good!! Thanks Suzanne, I knew I could go to your recipes for the special cake I needed!

]]> By: cindy smith http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/09/12/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/#comment-29206 cindy smith Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:04:44 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=2790#comment-29206 i also made a cream cheese icing for it and it was also great with the chocolate cake i made it also from scratch thank you i also made a cream cheese icing for it and it was also great with the chocolate cake i made it also from scratch thank you

]]> By: cindy smith http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/09/12/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/#comment-29205 cindy smith Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:02:20 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=2790#comment-29205 i want to thank you for the recipes they are great i have tried several of them and they are all great. i was out of cocoa so i had to use semisweet chocolate squares. the cake was so moist and beautiful. i had to use 5 chocolate squares that were melted. would like to know if you have a recipe for scalloped corn thank you cindy smith i want to thank you for the recipes they are great i have tried several of them and they are all great. i was out of cocoa so i had to use semisweet chocolate squares. the cake was so moist and beautiful. i had to use 5 chocolate squares that were melted. would like to know if you have a recipe for scalloped corn thank you cindy smith

]]> By: Donna http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2008/09/12/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake/#comment-28726 Donna Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:24:17 +0000 http://suzannemcminn.com/?p=2790#comment-28726 I made this FABULOUS cake yesterday...OMG, it was DIVINE! Try it and you'll LOVE IT! Thank you Suzanne for ALL your wonderful recipes you share! :mrgreen: I made this FABULOUS cake yesterday…OMG, it was DIVINE! Try it and you’ll LOVE IT! Thank you Suzanne for ALL your wonderful recipes you share! :mrgreen:

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