Anonymous wrote:
The recipe on the back of the Hershey's dutch processed cocoa. And the frosting recipe that's on there is our favorite, too.
+2 It is the perfect chocolate cake.

Anonymous



devil's food cake with chocolate whipped cream filling and whipped fudge frosting.

That's the bomb! but beyond many here in terms of making.

OP must check this one out -- idiot proof (I find Ina's baking recipes to be a little touchy) and very moist and dark

http://www.cooks.com/recipe/vd6q91ps/absolutely-divine-devils-food-cake.html

Anonymous wrote:I'm going to get jumped on for this, but boxed cake. Dressed up a little bit if you want (Cake Doctor). I have worked with several bakeries for classes & orders, and they all tell me boxed is the way to go & then to spend your time/effort on the frosting.

Yeah. So. Not a recipe. And also gross and disgusting. But whatever works for you

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This one.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Double-Chocolate-Layer-Cake-101275

+1. This one always gets rave reviews by kids & adults alike. For kids, I usually make cupcakes and frost with milk chocolate frosting or whipped creme. I also usually split the recipe into 1/3 or 2/3 - the original makes a huge cake.

The recipes for Ina Garten Beatty's Cake and this Epicurious Double Chocolate Cake are very similar and produce a very rich, dense cake. Absolutely delicious. But when I'm making it for kids, I use a traditional powdered-sugar American buttercream to go with it instead of a ganache-y type of frosting, which is usually too rich for kids.

I'm going to get jumped on for this, but boxed cake. Dressed up a little bit if you want (Cake Doctor). I have worked with several bakeries for classes & orders, and they all tell me boxed is the way to go & then to spend your time/effort on the frosting.