Moist Chocolate Cake - Our Secret Recipe

Okay, finally I am sharing with you our secret family recipe (which is not secret at all) for moist chocolate cake. Aside from it a best-seller, this recipe doesn't contain butter nor eggs, just in case it would interest you. My family has been using this recipe since...the start of fairy tales...you know, a long time ago , and I used this recipe for most of my cakes while I was still in the baking business (ehrm, business daw) and my customers just love it. Some of the comments for this cake (in terms of taste) can be found here, here, here, or here.

Without much ado, here's the recipe which I have memorized by heart:

INGREDIENTS:
4 cups all purpose flour3 cups sugar9 tbsp cocoa powder1 tbsp instant coffee1 tbsp baking soda1 1/4 tsp salt1 1/4 cups vegetable oil (can use canola oil)3 cups water4 tbsp white vinegarvanilla (I usually omit this)or if you're making just a small cake, you can use just half of this recipe:
2 cups all purpose flour1 1/2 cups sugar4 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder1/2 tbsp instant coffee1/2 tbsp baking soda1/2 + 1/8 tsp salt1/2 + 1/8 cup vegetable oil (can use canola oil)1 1/2 cups water2 tbsp white vinegarvanilla
PROCEDURES:
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celcius or 350deg.Don't forget to lower temperature by 10degC or 25degF if baking on a dark or non-stick pan.
Grease a 10x14 rectangular or two (2) 10x2 round pans or line muffin pans with baking cups. If using the half recipe, use two (2) 8x2 round pans. One recipe will make about 40 3-oz cupcakes. Mix all the dry ingredients thoroughly and make a well in the center. Add the liquid ingredients and mix until free of lumps. You can use a stand or hand mixer for this. If using a mixer, there is no need to make a well in the center.
Pour into baking pan/s and bake for 40-60 minutes or until toothpick/cake tester comes out clean when inserted. For cupcakes, bake for 25-30 minutes. Transfer to wire rack and cool before frosting. For the Frosting, you can use the Boiled Icing recipe I have posted previously. or you can use the fudge icing recipe below. The last time I baked this recipe about a month ago, I used Whipped Cream Cheese frosting because I am too lazy and OMG, it's just soooo heavenly.


If you want pure chocolate bliss, use the fudge icing below:


Mix the following and cook over double boiler until thick.
1 cup cocoa powder2 cups sugar3 cups milk (I use evaporated filled milk)1/2 cup flour1/2 cup butter, softened

Everyone deserves a good chocolate cake that's not only easy to make but cheaper than butter-based chocolate cake.

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