I thought the cake might be "cloged up"and the taste be effected.
greerg,
Aug 22, 10:11pm
Boysenberry juice! My husband will be in seventh heaven. And maybe some boysenberry jam under the filling in the centre. This is going to be very bad for us!
timid_,
Aug 24, 10:30pm
1 cup of oil? What kind of oil??
purplegoanna,
Aug 24, 11:32pm
its known as many things that cake, im my cookbook its a dutch chocolate cake but ive seen it called kingarten cake and cake-day chocloate cake.gotta be the best recipe around i make it at xmas to take away camping as its just so moist it never drys out.
purplegoanna,
Aug 24, 11:32pm
i just use plain old salad & cooking oil, dont use olive oil as its to heavy and you end up with a soggier heaviery base to the cake.
purplegoanna,
Aug 24, 11:33pm
and for a adult hit, add a tsp or a Tbsp of coffee to to the mix.....
ashanti,
Aug 25, 2:32am
awesome, made this today, mmmm, I iced it with 2tablespoons of cocoa, 150gms butter, sitting ina bowl of warm water, gradually worked the butter and cocoa together then slowly added icing sugar (about 250gms) and some boiling water, mixed to a thick consistency, let it cool then placed on cooled down cake, used a hot wide knife to help spread the choc frosting- would have liked a darker looking icing but didn't want to overdo the cocoa
hooksie60,
Aug 25, 7:59am
hi purplegoanna yea i say use the cheapest oil but have also used both and haven't noticed any difference ie in heavier base etc but hey i say why pay for a more exspensive oil if you don't have to unless you are concerned re waist line lol but hey if you cook this cake you won't be wanting to worry about waist line lol as you can't stop eating it.
dilligaf_dah,
Aug 25, 10:20pm
bumpiong cause I want to make it later on.
rupps,
Aug 25, 11:42pm
Made #1's cake yesterday - made 2 trays of muffins and the rest in a loaf pan. Went down a treat . Must say I also used less sugar but still turned out well. Will absolutely be making again. Thanks #1
gardie,
Aug 26, 12:08am
Made this for morning tea this morning to rave reviews - and recipe requests - even from our local caterer!
hooksie60,
Aug 26, 7:53am
you are very welcome please pass it on to all your family and friends and try the 1 cup of boysenbery juice(boiled of course) and 1 cup of boiling water. hmmmm makes it real yummie
hooksie60,
Aug 26, 7:56am
yip just pass it on then we can stop the dry hard to eat chocolate cakes out there......specially as this is so simple and makes alot
gardie,
Aug 26, 8:25am
I hear you!I hardly ever eat cakes made by other people - esp. chocolate ones as they are never like mine.To be honest, I'd rather have a shop brought one than the ones my acquaintances make.But then,I don't know any of you guys!
hooksie60,
Aug 26, 8:29am
i agree gardie as then if it's no good at least you can complain lol but if they all made this one there would be no complaints :-) and this one gets better as the days go bye not worse lol
pcook,
Aug 29, 8:51pm
I made this cake on the weekend & went down a treat by all. I was dubious about the amount of water at the end of the recipie as the mixture was runny not smooth but turned out so devine. Took some of it to my babies Homecare & I'm sure all her friends will love it...if not will end up hypo lol. Thanks for a recipie that doesnt feel like the weight of a concrete building. Will use this recipie on a regular basis.
rupps,
Aug 30, 3:43am
I tried it today with 2 teaspoons instant coffee dissolved in the boiling water. Will see how it turns out.
hooksie60,
Aug 30, 8:01pm
Hi pcook yes you need to mix the boiling water in till the mixture turns smooth and I know what you mean when you add the 2 cups of water you think that its not going to mix in properlyand will be two runny but it does mix in proerly. you can even make this cake in the food processor on slow speed so that it doesn't splash every where but personally i just do it by hand.
nickbeam,
Aug 30, 8:39pm
Sounds like I will need to bust out the MEGA size mixing bowl for this one...
I've been looking for a recipe that's as easy as this for large portions, for the Plunket baking sale we do :)
Thank you! Might cut the sugar by a cup tho! Don't want to be the cause of many heart attacks in our area LOL
hooksie60,
Aug 30, 8:45pm
Oh yes nickbeam you definitly need a mega bowl i had to go and get one so that i could fit all the ingredients in as i didn't have one big enough.And yes its fine to cut the sugar down by a cup won't have any effect on the final outcome. this is the ideal cake for baking stalls as you can make allsorts with it muffins, loafs, cakes and you don't have to fell that you have spent all day baking and you can bake it well ahead of time and gets better as the days go by not worse like most cakes. Happy baking
lyl_guy,
Aug 30, 9:37pm
For the cupcakes/ muffins using the recipe... what temp and how long do they need?
hooksie60,
Aug 31, 2:16am
Hi lylguy depending on the size of your muffins I have the larger size muffin trays and you cook then at the same temp as above butprob only needds 20mins i always put my timer on for 15 mins then check once the spring back they are ready its prob better to slightly over cook than to under cook as this recipe is very moist. I hope that helps
peaknuckle,
Sep 6, 4:26am
Thanks for this. 12 year old made it and it came out beautiful.
fourz,
Sep 11, 6:58am
Sending back to the top as I am goingto make this to take away with me next week.
gardie,
Sep 11, 7:37am
It so deserves to be at the top!
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