Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

Reviewed on Apr. 30, 2013 by Meal Mom

This is a favorite of mine. I can't believe a scratch cake can be so chocolatey and moist. The frosting is not so rich and is great for decorating. If a buttercream frosting is your preference, check out the one at The cake recipes are the same. I lost my magazine and was thrilled to find this online.

Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2013 by CarDav1955

Years ago I obtained this recipe from one of the Taste of Home magazines that I received on a monthly basis. From the first time I baked this cake and made this icing I have never selected another chocolate cake recipe. I have used other icings, like cream cheese frosting, which is also delicious on it. I have made this over and over for friends and family and have always been told it is the most wonderful and delicious cake they've ever tasted. Once I made it and took it to a church social and it was chosen to be auctioned off to church members to raise money for the young people. It was a lot of fun to see people bidding for it and it sold for a great price as they all knew it was wonderfully delicious! I've been asked for the recipe by many family members and friends. I have never had this recipe to fail when I made it. I love it!

Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2013 by Typingn2000

We make this recipe all of the time since I received my first issue of TOH. It is the requested chocolate cake. We do like it with the frosting recipe that comes with it but I have also done it up with chocolate frosting.

Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2013 by simba3672

I made this today for a birthday. Wanted something different from what I had made before. This is an excellent cake, received raves from all my family. In fact I will be making it again next month for my nephew's birthday. I had seen recipes for this kind of frosting before but had never made it. It is a new favorite for my family.

Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2012 by Katydidd76

I have made this cake countless times, and it is absolutely the best chocolate cake I've ever had. I have never made the icing; I usually top it with cream cheese frosting. This cake is at its best when you make it a day ahead in order to bring out its delicious moistness

Reviewed on Oct. 31, 2012 by dj-spoi

We love this cake, I go back to this recipe quite a bit. And the icing is so tasty! If I had to choose between this and a buttercream I'd choose this one always. Not so sweet.

Reviewed on Sep. 07, 2012 by Gutzler

I thought that the batter was deliciouse but the final product had a flour taste that was not very good. The frosting was also disappointing.

Reviewed on Apr. 21, 2012 by Amy the Midwife

A very moist cake. I put sliced strawberries in between the layers, topped it with whole strawberries and drizzled it with chocolate.

I would prefer a buttercream frosting over this one.

Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2012 by momof29

this smells so good and taste so good

Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2012 by gingerriss

wow this was more than words can describe fantastic. Very mosit cake and the icing was super super good

Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2012 by bankteller

This is the only chocolate cake that I make and have been making it since it first appeared in 1993, it is the best!!

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2012 by Dget

I read other reviews after I wrote my own. Two people asked about the unusual icing recipe. The answers are, yes, it uses flour, and it uses granulated sugar. It does take the 10 minutes to beat the icing. Did you ever wonder how the filling in a commercial filled cookie or cake (like oatmeal cream pies or Devil Dogs) is made? Make this icing and you will see! After I had made this cake with the icing, I read a recipe for whoopie pies. The filling for them is the same recipe as this icing, just a different quantity! I recommend you try the icing! Excellent! So you know how much I like this recipe, I just spent hours trying to find it on this website because I can't find the magazine with the recipe! This is THE chocolate cake!

Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2012 by Dget

Ever since I got the magazine in the mail with this recipe in it, this has been my chocolate cake recipe! It is the best! The frosting is different, but a very good different! I've been using this recipe for nearly 20 years! I do not use the coffee, however. I use water in place of the coffee. Oh, and never use sour milk for the milk. It really rose that time! What a mess! If you forget the sugar, you can add it at the end (ask me how I know). The only time this cake was not the right cake was when I was using a special shape cake pan (Scooby Doo), and this cake was too moist for the pan.

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by emvm

This cake is so yummy and moist. It's the best chocolate cake I've ever made

Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2011 by dminkus

LOVED THIS CAKE!!!!!! This is my new chocolate cake...very moist very good! I was a little worried when it was baking because it formed a wet ring and kind of looked like a doughnut, but turned out just fine when done. I didn't use this icing recipe I used a homemade peanut butter icing instead.

Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2011 by dminkus

Can someone please tell me if the sugar used in the icing is granulated or powdered?... I've never heard of granulated for icing (unless cooked), but it doesn't specify

Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2011 by jillea

I love this recipe! Cake is moist and flavorful! I have found though that the baking time is off by about 10-15 minutes. I have increased baking time accordingly. For the icing, it calls for 5 Tablespoons of flour, which is used for thickening. The best icing I have ever had. You won't be disappointed.

Reviewed on Aug. 20, 2011 by cathynotaro

I was reading the recipe to make it for a birthday cake...when I came to the icing I saw 5 cups of FLOUR. Does it really use flour for an icing?

Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2011 by HaloHoney305

Awesome cake! This is my most requested cake recipe, especially for birthdays.

Reviewed on Jul. 24, 2011 by dewflop

This recipe came with my very first Taste of Home magazine. I had looked and looked at that cake and thought to myself that that cake couldn't tastes as good as it looked. Oh, Mother of Pearl I was wrong. Over the top it is. I didn't think my husband would eat it because he can't stand coffee and it has coffee in it, but I was wrong. This is the only chocolate cake they ever ask for. Suits me. It is out of this world fantastic. I have made it over and over again. It is soooooo wonderful. Thanks for this recipe.

Reviewed on Jul. 21, 2011 by BakinGymnast

This cake was moist, I'll give it that. But as far as taste goes, the flavor was very lacking. I tasted almost no chocolate, and that was after I added more cocoa than it called for. I would not make this again. To me, a chocolate cake should taste more chocolatey than this cake did.

Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2011 by parksville

This cake is spectacular - the best chocolate cake we've ever eaten. Very moist with that "can't get enough" taste! No. 1 on our list.