If you have one of these amazing Cuisinart SM-55 5-1/2-Quart Stand Mixers, the chocolate cake recipe I have here for you will delight you. This is a recipe that you can make with your mixer from start to finish, no need to fold in the flour by hand or anything. Simply follow the steps all in your machine.
This chocolate cake recipe is a recipe I have had for many years and I've made many tasty cakes with it through the years using an electric mixer. I admit you will not get the very fine texture you will get by folding in the flower very carefully, but it makes no difference to the taste of the cake.
Something about this recipe that is very important is to make sure when you heat the water and oil, it should really be very hot when you add it to your egg mixture, if you do not do that, the sugar will not dissolve completely and the cake will not be a success.
For a tasty variation on this recipe you can add a teaspoon of instant coffee to the hot water. It does not make a real mocha cake, but it is very tasty, I do it all the time as my family prefers it.You have many options when it comes to icing and decorating this cake. We prefer a simple butter cream, but I know of people using cream and strawberries. If you want to use the cream and strawberries it is a good idea to add a little strawberry jam to the cream for a stronger strawberry taste.
This chocolate cake can also be used very successfully as the basis for a Black Forest Cake or any other kids of cake that needs a chocolate base. Try it; you will love it and the fact that you can use your Cuisinart SM-55 5-1/2-Quart Stand Mixer from start to finish.
Ingredients:
2 Cups cake flour
3 Eggs
1/2 Cup oil
2 Teaspoons vanilla
5 Tablespoons cacao
1 1/2 Cups sugar
1 Cup water
3 1/2Teaspoons baking powder
1/4 Teaspoon salt
Method:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit Prepare two deep 9 inch cake pans Beat the eggs very well Add the sugar gradually Heat the water and oil Pour the boiling water on your egg mixture. Beat the mixture until the sugar has dissolved Sift and add the dry ingredients Add the vanilla Pour the mixture into your prepared cake pans Bake the cake for 25 to 30 minutes until done
As you can see this is a really quick and easy recipe to use if you have one of this amazing Cuisinart SM-55 5-1/2-Quart Stand Mixers. I hope you will enjoy this recipe as much as my family does.
