ok, I did a dozen mini muffins, dozen texas muffins and a big square cake and cooked it for a hour and it looked very cooked and squewered fine and now it has sunk!!!Not cooked or do they all do this??
boop2,
Sep 12, 4:47am
Mine was horrible hubby loved it but I was ashamed of it worst cake I have ever made. I used corn oil could be that.
gardie,
Sep 18, 9:17pm
Mine sinks once its out of the oven and I believe it should do this to give it the fudgy texture and flavour.About to make it again for a birthday cake.
hooksie60,
Sep 21, 8:28am
how did it taste was it ok ? mine has only gone down a liitle if any never any issues
hooksie60,
Sep 21, 8:31am
sorry to hear that boop2 to be honest I have never used corn oil but would guess it should be ok.
mdavis1,
Sep 22, 8:40am
Mine was perfect even though the power went off for an hour, just had to wait longer.Thankyou.
homelygirl0011,
Sep 22, 9:54pm
I made one last night, it was gorgeous, so moist, had to make it a triple though. I get my sister, brother and brother in law, their six kids come home to visit once a week.I love baking them treats,and to my surprise this one is aGOODY. My daughter decided she wanted white chocolate for icing, and a BIG slice for breakfast as well.Thank-you ever so much hooksie60, this recipe would be very popular with family and friends, though they would rather me make it for them. Isn't it nice that, people like you share, wonderful recipes for others to enjoy.You are gonna be very popular in our house, and other places too.SIMPLY THE BEST..
hooksie60,
Sep 24, 7:53pm
Thats great homelygirl I am glad so many people can now enjoy this fabulous recipe.
camper16,
Sep 27, 7:48pm
omg ive just made this and it was a real hit with the hubby and kids , if you have anymore recepies please share
nabbed,
Sep 28, 1:58am
I used to make this cake once a week for my family and to cut down on the icing, I used runnyish icing and painted it on with a pastry brush then topped it with desicated coconut
purplegoanna,
Sep 28, 2:02am
for a delectable dessert treat, use a long glass and punch/cut out a hole in the centre of the cake after its been iced, then full the hole to overflowing with fresh berries....looks fab....+with a bowl of whipt cream on the side of course....
jubellsrose,
Sep 28, 5:49am
hooksie,exactly what oil do you use please? Passing this on to daughter who has 4 children.
gardie,
Sep 28, 6:10am
I use grapeseed oil as it does not have a taste as such and is neutral.I feel it helps carry flavours better.I use this in all cake recipes that use oil.Will be interesting to see what others use.I did use light olive oil once in a cake as I didn't have enough grapeseed oil and I couldn't eat the cake! - Everyone else did though.
jubellsrose,
Sep 28, 7:28pm
writes grapeseed oil on groc.list.Thanks gardie.I assume it is readily available.
hooksie60,
Sep 29, 6:55am
Hi jubellsrose I use what ever oil i have in the pantry but mostly it would be extra virgin olive oil. but this is quite expensive the only reason i went for that was the amount of this cake that my family eat i wanted the best possible for their health. I have just recently brought rice oil but havent tried this yet so will let you know how it goes.....
hooksie60,
Sep 29, 6:56am
yummy must try
filly6,
Sep 29, 11:05pm
I made this last night and is divine... can't see it lasting long though.As in it will be eaten....
smileeah,
Oct 3, 9:56pm
I used rice bran oil and it turned out great. I personally wouldn't use olive oil as the flavour is too strong for a cake imo.
hooksie60,
Oct 7, 7:16am
Glad to see you had sucess smileeah.Yes well I will use my rice bran oil this weekend so am looking forward to see how it goes.
imrae1,
Oct 12, 6:27am
It is lovely to see a younger generation taking uo some older recipes. I have been making this recipe for about 40yrs now and it never fails. Use any cooking oil you have in the kitchen except olive oil. I think it is too thick or dense if that makes sence. If your cake sinks in the middle it is because it has not cooked properly...too slow..too hot..
rockinrobin2,
Oct 16, 10:22pm
Have just tasted this YUMMY cake - best ever !!thanks so much
aw217,
Oct 16, 10:46pm
Birthday chocolate cake 1¾ cPlain Flour 2cSugar ¾cCocoa 2 tspBaking soda 1 tspBaking powder PinchSalt 1Egg 1tspVanilla ½cvegetable oil 1cstrong decaf coffee cooled ( I use 1 tsp coffee) 1cbuttermilk ( or 1 cup milk with a squeeze of lemon juice and standfor a few minutes) • Sift the dry ingredience into a bowl. • Mix the combined liquid ingredience with the dry ingredience. • Beat for 2 minutes till it is a smooth batter. • Pour into a lined tin with paper extended up past the sidesof the tin. • Bake 180c for 50 ish minutes. • Leave in the tin till it is cold.
This is a moist cake that is easy to cut into shapes for kids cakes. You can make it the day before and it stays moist for days. You don’t taste the coffee, but it is needed for a better cake.
hooksie60,
Oct 29, 1:27am
I make this once a week makes a small rosat pan size cake
3.5 c flour 3.5 c sugar 3 t/s Baking powder 1.5 c cocoa 1 cup oil 2 cups milk 3 t/s baking soda 1 t/s salt 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups ofboiling water (added at end)
Put all ingredients (except for the water) in a large bowl mix well to a batter. add boiling water and mix till smooth bake in the over at 160 for 1hr. you can split the mix and make two smaller cakes or make 1 smaller cake and put the rest into muffin tins the choice is completely up to you. this is an excellent cake if you have a large family or just want to impress people. gets moister by the day so stays nice and fresh very simular to mud cake.
just_lookin1,
Oct 29, 2:06am
That does sound easy. I like the ones where you just bung it all in one bowl
td-cw,
Oct 29, 2:25am
do you line the oven dish or just grease it?
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