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Related: About this forumChocolate Monday: Let Them Eat Cake Edition! 🌞

Bacardi Rum Chocolate Cake
1 Package chocolate cake mix (2 layer size)
1 Jell-o chocolate instant pudding mix (4 serving)
4 Eggs
1/2 c Bacardi dark rum
1/4 c Cold water
1/2 c Wesson oil
1/2 c Slivered almonds, optional
Filling
1 1/2 c Cold milk
1/4 c Bacardi dark rum
1 Jell-o chocolate instant pudding mix (4 serving)
1 Dream whip topping mix
Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch layer cake
pans. Combine all cake ingredients together in a large bowl. Blend
well, then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Turn into prepared
pans/ Bake for 30 minutes or until cake tests done. Do not underbake.
Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, finish cooling on
racks. Split layers horizontally. Spread one cup filling between each
layer and over top of cake. Stack. Keep cake well chilled. Serve cold.
Filling: Combine milk, rum, pudding mix and topping mix in deep,
narrow bowl. Blend well at high speed for 4 minutes, until light and
fluffy.
Makes 4 cups
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Banana Chocolate Cake
6 tb Butter
3/4 c Sugar
3/4 c Molasses
3 Eggs
2 1/2 c Mashed overripe bananas
2 3/4 c Flour
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350F. Cream together the butter and sugar in a mixer.
Add to the molasses and mix until combined. Add the eggs, then mix
in the bananas. Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt and extract until
smooth, then fold in the chocolate chips. Place the batter in a buttered
and floured 9-inch springform mold. Bake for about 1 hour. Let the
cake cool on a rack, cut it in half to form 2 layers, frost with your
favorite chocolate frosting and serve.
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(Hershey) Bar Cake
4 Eggs
16 oz Can Hershey syrup
6 Regular Hershey bars, melt
1 tb Vanilla
2 c Sugar
1 c Butter,soft
3 c Flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 c Buttermilk OR 1 c Milk + 1 Tb vinegar
Mix syrup, candy bars and vanilla. Cream sugar and butter and add to
chocolate. add eggs to milk. Sift flour and baking soda and add 1/3 at
a time. Add buttermilk and mix well. Pour into greased angel food pan
and bake at 350 degrees F for 1-1/2 hours.
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Bavarian Spice Chocolate Cake
1 pk Pillsbury Plus Devil's Food Cake Mix
1 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1 c Cold mashed potatoes
1/2 c Butter, softened
1/2 c Water
3 Eggs
Glaze:
1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tb Butter
2 tb Milk
1/2 c Powdered sugar
Heat oven to 350 degrees (F). Grease and flour a 12-cup fluted tube
pan.
In large bowl, blend cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg, potatoes, butter,
water, and eggs until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at highest speed.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees (F) for 40-50 minutes.
Cool upright in pan 25 minutes; invert onto serving plate. Cool
completely.
In small saucepan, blend chocolate chips, 1 Tablespoon butter and
milk over low heat until chocolate melts, stirring constantly. Remove
from heat; stir in powdered sugar until smooth. (If needed, add a few
more drops of milk for desired consistency.) Spoon over top of cake,
allowing some to run down the sides.
Garnish as desired.
Makes 16 servings.
All the above from " Chocolate Recipes for Chocolate Lovers"
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/10618591-chocolate-recipes-for-chocolate-lovers
"It's chocolate, Eat it you'll feel better!"
Enjoy!
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Chocolate Monday: Let Them Eat Cake Edition! 🌞 (Original Post)
justaprogressive
5 hrs ago
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mwmisses4289
(3,010 posts)1. Mmmmm...cchhooccoollaattee......
😋 Thank you for sharing.
justaprogressive
(6,198 posts)2. You're welcome!