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Just the thought or a picture of a chocolate cake is sufficient to make most of us mouths water. And for us chocoholics, there’s not one thing much better. Remember the fantasti old-fashion chocolate cakes your mother and/or grandmother employed to make? Now you may make them too. Here are numerous delicious chocolate cake recipes that could have come straight from that little old recipe box that sat in your grandmother’s kitchen.

Miz Maxine’s Chocolate Fudge Cake

2 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter (margarine)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1/2 cup cocoa
1 1/2 cups boiling water

Cream sugar, butter, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk together. Sift arid ingredients together. Add arid ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with the boiling water. Bake in a 9 x 13 inch pan in a 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes.

CHOCOLATE SAUERKRAUT CAKE

2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup shortening or butter
3 eggs
1 1/4 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup water
1/2 to 2/3 cup sauerkraut, chopped, rinsed, drained

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Add vanilla, salt and cocoa. Sift together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Alternating, add flour mixture and water. Fold in sauerkraut. Bake in a greased and floured 9×13-inch pan at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes. Frost with your favored frosting.

MARTHA’S CHOCOLATE CAKE

1/4 lb butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup water
4 tbsp cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup pecans

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Mix butter, shortening, water, and cocoa in pan and fetch to a boil. In bowl, mix sugar and flour. Pour liquid mixture over arid ingredients and then add eggs, milk, vanilla, and pecans. Cook in a greased and floured loaf pan 20 to 30 minutes at 325 degrees.

ICING
1 1/4 lb butter
4 tbsp cocoa
4 tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 box powdered sugar

Five minutes before cake is done start out the icing. Melt butter, cocoa, milk in pan. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Mix in 1/2 cup pecans. Ice cake while it is hot.

Enjoy!

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
They are what they are
By A. Lane
For some reason I expected these cake pans to be heavier, but they are aluminum and very lightweight. They scratch relatively easily. The cakes baked up well and the variety of sizes was very helpful. Shipping was fast. I didn’t use the special baking coil in the center of the 10″, but it didn’t matter, it baked up just fine. I didn’t try out the 12″ yet. It was very helpful to have the number of cups needed for each pan plainly described on the packaging.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Perfect Wedding Cake!
By Amber Kurtz
The pans worked GREAT for me! They were incredibly light, unbelievably non-stick, and durable! My cake recipe may have failed me a trial or two, but the pans did great! I made a wedding cake for my sister’s wedding and everyone loved it, it was a great success. They held up so much better than my other cake pans, the size increments worked out perfect, and with a set of 4 there are so many options. Definitely a satisfied customer! I would expect no less from Wilton.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Very good cake pans
By LadyoftheIvy
Having purchased other Wilton cake pans before, these were basically what I expected. That being said, if you haven’t purchased other Wilton pans before, these may be more lightweight than what you are expecting, but generally they tend to last a bit better than the some of the pans I’ve bought from other manufacturers. (No rust issues, for instance, but that’s because these are aluminum.) I love the four different sizes, as it’s really convenient to have all of them. Make sure you grease these pans well for your cake (or whatever you’re baking) to come out really easily, as these aren’t non-stick. I haven’t had any issues with the center of the larger ones not baking even without using anything special to help, either. I’d definitely recommend these for ease of use, quality, and the convenience of the different sizes.

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