Chocolate recipes to make your mouth water

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Chocolate. The word alone can make your mouth water. The recipes that have been unleashed over the years that contain chocolate of one kind or another is truly mind boggling. Please enjoy some of our favorites.



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Cakes & Frostings    Pies & Desserts     Cookies     Beverages     Squares   

Cakes & Frostings

Coco-mallow Cake | Chocolate Spud Cake | Saucey Chocolate Cake | Zucchini Chocolate Cake | Miracle Chocolate Cake | Chippy Poppy Seed Cake | Fluffy Chocolate Icing | Devil's Food Cake | Caramel Frosting | Cocoa Banana Cake |




Coco-mallow Cake

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 cup butter/margarine
  • 1 cup cola beverage
  • 1/2 cup sour milk
  • 2 eggs - beaten
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
  • 3 Tablespoons cocoa


In a large bowl combine flour, baking soda and sugar. Set aside. Mix milk, eggs and vanilla. Set aside. In a medium pan, combine butter, cocoa and cola. Heat to boiling point, stir continually. Remove from heat. Pour over flour mixture and add milk mixture and blend well. Fold in marshmallows. Bake in a 9" x 13" pan that has been greased and floured for 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees F.

While the cake is baking, prepare the icing.
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 Tablespoons cocoa
  • 6 Tablespoons cola beverage
  • 1 pound icing sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or almonds(optional)


Place icing sugar in a large bowl and set aside. Combine butter, cola and cocoa in a saucepan and heat to boiling, stir continually. Remove from heat and pour over icing sugar. Mix vigorously until smooth. Add nuts and spread over cake as soon as you take it from the oven.


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Chocolate Spud Cake

Great place to use up left over mashed potatoes!

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup of shortening (substitute margarine and omit salt)
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup mashed potatoes
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)


Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Set aside. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time and mix until fluffy. Add potatoes and vanilla, mix well. Stir in flour mixture alternatively with milk. Add nuts and stir. Pour into a greased 9" x 13" pan and bake at 350 degrees F. for 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan. Cut into squares and serve with ice cream or whipping cream.


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Saucey Chocolate Cake


  • 2 cups all purpose flour - sifted
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 4 Tablespoons cocoa
  • 1 1/2 cups applesauce
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 2 Tablespoons rum extract
  • 1 cup raisins - chopped
  • 1 cup pecans - chopped


Sift flour, sugar, baking soda, spices and cocoa together. Set aside. Mix together, applesauce, milk, butter and extract. Add to flour mixture and mix well. Add raisins and nuts. Pour into a buttered 9" x 13" pan that has been dusted with cocoa. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, turn out onto a rack and dust with icing sugar.


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Zucchini Chocolate Cake



Zucchini Chocolate Cake

  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 3/4 cup oil
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups grated zucchini - peeled or unpeeled - remove seeds
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup chopped nuts - you choice (optional)
  • 3 teaspoons orange peel (optional)


Blend dry ingredients together and set aside. Beat oil, sugar and eggs together. Add zucchini. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Pour into a greased Bundt cake pan or tube pan and bake at 350 degrees F. for one hour. Serving Suggestions: 1. Buttered with a piece of hard cheese; 2. With warm custard; 3. With ice cream; 4. Iced with your favorite icing. NOTE: This cake freezes well.

SUGGESTION: If using previously frozen zucchini, make sure it is completely thawed and drain all of the moisture from it, patting dry with a paper towel.


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Chippy Poppy Seed Cake



  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup poppy seeds
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs - separated
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 - 6 ounce package chocolate chips
  • 1 Tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon cinnamon


Cream butter, shortening and sugar. Add egg yolks and blend well. Sift in dry ingredients. Add vanilla and poppy seeds. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Place half the batter into a well greased tube pan. Add chocolate chips and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Add remaining batter and bake at 350 degrees F. for one hour.


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Miracle Cake



  • 1 cup miracle whip
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Mix dry ingredients together. Add miracle whip and water. Mix well. Pour into an 8" x 12" baking pan and bake at 350 degrees F. for 35 minutes.



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Fluffy Chocolate Icing





Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler. Do not boil water.
Remove from heat and add sugar, salt, water and corn syrup to chocolate. Mix well. Return to heat and cook, stirring over hot water until mixture is smooth. Remove from heat again and add vanilla.
Store syrup in a jar with a tight fitting lid in the refrigerator. Makes approximately one cup.
NOTE: If syrup is too thick to spoon from jar, add 1 or 2 tablespoons of hot water stirring to thin.
SUGGESTED USE:1. Place 1 to 2 teaspoons (more if desired) in a mug. Add hot or cold milk and stir. 2. Drizzle over ice cream. 3. Drizzle over whipped cream that is on top of hot chocolate or cake.


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Squares

Choconut Squares | Double Chocolate Brownies | | Arrowroot Bars | Coconut Chocolate Layers Bar



Choconut Squares

Base
  • 3 Tablespoons white sugar
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine


Cream butter. Add sugar and mix well. Sift flour and cocoa together and add to butter mixture. Blend to a stiff dough. Press into a 9" x 9" baking pan and bake at 325 degrees F. for 15 minutes.

While the base is cooking, prepare the topping.

Topping
  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 cup chopped nuts - you choose
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup fine coconut
  • 3 Tablespoons flour
  • 2 eggs - well beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla


Mix all ingredients together. When base has cooked, remove from oven. Spread topping on base and return to the oven baking at 350 degrees F. for approximately 25 minutes. Cool. and ice with chocolate icing.


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Double Chocolate Brownies

  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup sour milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped nuts


In a large bowl, mix cocoa in hot water. Add butter and stir to melt. Add sugar and eggs. Mix well. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk and vanilla. Stir with a spoon only until mixture is blended. Do Not Over Mix. Spread on a large greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with 1 cup of chocolate chips and 1 cup of chopped nuts of your choice. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 20 minutes.


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Arrowroot Bars

Arrowroot Bars

Base
  • 30 arrowroot cookies - broken into pieces - DO NOT CRUSH - Keep any crumbs
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine - melted
  • 8 Tablespoons white sugar
  • 8 Tablespoons cocoa
  • 2 eggs - well beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla


Cook all ingredients EXCEPT cookie pieces, together in a double boiler until thick. Approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Pour mixture over cookies and mix well. Put in an 8" x 8" greased pand and press into place.

Topping
  • 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 Tablespoons cocoa
  • Milk


Mix together icing sugar, butter and vanilla. Add milk by the tablespoonful to mixture and continue beating until smooth but thick. Spread topping over base, sprinkle with arrowroot crumbs and place in the fridge until set. Store in fridge.


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Coconut Chocolate Layers Bar

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 1/2 cup oreo cookie crumbs
  • 1 - 3 1/2 ounce packed flaked fine coconut
  • 1 - 6 ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup finely chopped nuts - you choose
  • 1 - 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk

Melt butter and spread over the bottom of a 9" x 13" pan. Mix crumbs together and sprinkle evenly over melted butter. Spread coconut over crumbs. Chocolate chips will be the next layer followed by the nuts. Finally, drizzle the condensed milk on top. Do not stir. Bake as is for 25 minutes at 375 degrees F. Remove from oven and cut into squares. NOTE: It is easiest to cut and remove these squares from the pan while still warm.


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