14 Layer Chocolate Cake. Heritage recipe for Chocolate Little Layer Cake, a regional specialty from southwest Georgia. Tiny yellow cake layers filled with boiled chocolate Tiny yellow cake layers filled with boiled chocolate frosting. I really love the way technology makes it possible for us to share our recipes these days.
This is the most decadent chocolate cake I've ever tried! If you are a true chocoholic you must try this moist chocolate cake. Well, chocolate is used three times: chocolate cake, chocolate frosting, chocolate chip garnish. You can cook 14 Layer Chocolate Cake using 12 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of 14 Layer Chocolate Cake
- You need 1 cup of shortening.
- It's 4 of eggs.
- You need 3 cup of plain flour.
- You need 2 tbsp of baking powder.
- You need 2 1/2 cup of sweet milk aka whole milk.
- It's 1 tbsp of vanilla flavoring.
- You need 1 tbsp of butter flavoring.
- It's 2 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 3 cup of sugar.
- Prepare 6 tbsp of cocoa.
- Prepare 1 cup of butter.
- It's 1 can of evaporated milk.
Layered with a creamy fudge frosting, this easy-to-make cake is moist with a deep chocolate flavor. My favorite choice for a classic celebration cake! This chocolate layer cake recipe is the best!! It is incredibly moist and chocolaty, but also has great structure and stacks incredibly well!
14 Layer Chocolate Cake instructions
- Sift flour and baking powder...set aside..
- Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy..
- Add 1 egg at a time, beat well..
- Add flour mixture alternate with milk. Beat until well blended..
- Stir in vanilla and butter flavoring..
- You may use any 9 inch pan..
- Use shortening to grease pans and sprinkle with flour. I use Baker's Joy..
- Be sure to wash pans after each layers to prevent a build up in pans..
- Spread 1/2 cup of batter in pans and bake at 375 preheated oven until lightly brown..
- You can put layers on wire rack or clean towels until cool. I just start building my cake as I get them out..
- FROSTING l do my frosting first so it can cool down..
- Melt butter in a 4 quart sausepan..
- Mix cocoa and sugar and evaporated milk..
- Bring to a rolling boil. Reduce heat and cook 2 mins. STIRRING CONSTANTLY while cooking. Remove from heat and cool. It will be thin. Spread generously between layers on top and sides of cake..
When I think about chocolate cake, I want the cake layers to be moist. I want them to be packed with chocolatey flavor, and to have a soft texture. Moist homemade chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. Place first layer of cake on cake plate. The only chocolate cake recipe you will ever need!