Grandma DeBruycker’s Chocolate Cake
GRANDMA ROSE’S CHOCOLATE CAKE
INGREDIENTS:
· 2 CUPS SUGAR
· 1 CUP VEGETABLE OIL
· 2 LARGE EGGS
· ½ TEASPOON OF SALT
· 2 TEASPOON OF BAKING SODA
· ½ CUP OF COCOA POWDER
· 3 CUPS FLOUR
· 1 CUP BUTTERMILK
· 1 CUP OF HOT WATER
· 1 ½ TEASPOON VANILLA
· ( We sometimes add drop or two of red food coloring- per Aunt Kelly)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Prepare two 9 inch cake pans or a 9x13 cake pan with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring.
FOR THE CHOCOLATE CAKE:
1. Sift together: flour, sugar cocoa powder, baking soda and salt into large bowl or mixer.
2. Bring water to boil.
3. Add buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla to flower mixture and mix on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter until well combined.
4. Pour cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans- or 9x13 cake pan.
5. Bake for 30-40 minutes until cake tester inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
6. Remove cake from oven. NOTE: Let COOL for at least 10 minutes before removing from cake pans.
7. Frost with Either frosting options: Aunt Kelly’s Fluffy White Flour Frosting or Perfect Chocolate Buttercream Frosting. Decorate with what ever your heart desires: Sprinkles, Flowers, Rasberries. ( See Recipes for Frosting Below)
JUST A FEW NOTES on Baking Alchemy.
· Why add hot water?: Hot liquid (water/coffee) helps "bloom" cocoa powder, creating a deeper, more rich chocolate flavour
· Why buttermilk?: Buttermilk adds a nice tang and through the wonderful alchemy of baking, creates a more tender cake and helps the cake rise. You can substitute milk, but we prefer buttermilk. That’s how Grandma Rose made it. 😊
FLUFFY WHITE FLOUR FROSTING FROM AUNT KELLY
1ST STEP:
· 1 Cup of Milk
· 5 Tablespoon Flour
Whip the milk and flour together and heat on stove until it is the constancy of mashed potatoes. Then COOL! 😊
2ND STEP:
Whip together: Whip Whip it good!
· 1 Cup of Butter
· 1 Cup of Sugar
3RD STEP:
· Add 1 Tablespoon at a time! The Flour and Milk mixture into the Sugar and Butter mixture.
· Add 1 Tablespoon Vanilla.
Get your frost on. Enjoy and share the homemade love.
Perfect Chocolate Buttercream Frosting:
INGREDIENTS:
· 1 ½ Cups of Butter (3 sticks) softened
· 1 Cup unsweetened Cocoa – we like xxxxx
· ½ Cup of Milk
· 2 teaspoons Vanilla
· ½ teaspoon Espresso Powder
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Sift cocoa powder into bowl to remove lumps
2. Cream together butter and cocoa powder until well combined
3. Add powdered sugar and milk to cocoa/butter mixture alternately. The best ratio is 1 cup powdered sugar to one tablespoon of milk. After each addition mix on high speed for about one minute. Repeat until all sugar and milk have been added.
4. Add vanilla extract and espresso powder, mix well.
5. If frosting appears too dry, add more milk, a little at a time until it reaches the right consistency. If the frosting appears to wet and doesn’t hold form, add a bit more powdered sugar until it reaches the right consistency.
We hope your family has as many special memories with Grandma’s cake as we have had.
Enjoy!
The DeBruycker Family