Squeeky3 do you want to share your scratch recipe? It doesn't have to be a mix. This is the gourmet thread and can be all kinds of recipes. If you don't want to it's understandable. I'm still looking for that perfect scratch chocolate cake recipe. 
Squeeky3 do you want to share your scratch recipe? It doesn't have to be a mix. This is the gourmet thread and can be all kinds of recipes. If you don't want to it's understandable. I'm still looking for that perfect scratch chocolate cake recipe.
Of course, GrandmaG! It's one of the Hershey recipes, it's amazing and everyone I make it for goes crazy for it. I have people ordering a simple chocolate cake from me JUST to eat it for themselves haha Although it's more on the dense side (which makes it so fudgy, yumm) ... it's not a fluffy chocolate cake.
Here's the link for Hershey's 'Perfectly Chocolate' Chocolate Cake:
http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/184/HERSHEY'S%20%22PERFECTLY%20CHOCOLATE%22%20Chocolate%20Cake.aspx
Thank you! I've heard a lot about the Hershey's recipe but have never tried it. You said this is one of the recipes. Do they have more than one chocolate cake recipe? I like a dense fudgy chocolate cake. So I'm anxious to try it.
Never mind. I just checked out their recipes. I guess the one I hear most about is on the can of the Hershey's cocoa. I was just wondering if this was the same recipe.
Hmm ... not sure which recipe is on the Cocoa can but you should definitely try this recipe, it's delicious, especially simply with a chocolate fudge icing.
Their website has many variations of chocolate cakes too.
I have the mint chocolate cake in the oven right now and my whole place smells like peppermint! I looove it! I feel like I'm getting a little high off of it haha
This is a great chocolate cake recipe and also the ganache and smbc along with it. Lots of scratch bakers on this site love it and it is their go to chocolate everything.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Double-Chocolate-Layer-Cake-101275
This is the first time I've printed my entire list to share with the world... It's huge!
Almond Joy ~ Rich chocolate-almond cake filled with chocolate ganache & coconut filling.
Amaretto Divine ~ Amaretto cake filled with chocolate fudge & Amaretto crème filling.
Andes Dream ~ Chocolate cake baked with Andes mints, filled with chocolate fudge & mint filling.
Apricot Almond ~ White almond sour cream cake with Amaretto cheesecake & apricot puree.
Banana Caramel Cheesecake ~ Banana cake with cheesecake & fresh caramel filling.
Bananarama ~ Banana cake filled with caramel, banana crème and chocolate ganache.
Banana Split ~ Layers of banana, cherry, & chocolate cakes filled with chocolate fudge & banana crème.
Black Forest ~ Chocolate-cherry cake filled with chocolate truffle & cherry filling.
Blueberry Sour Cream ~ Sour cream cake with cheesecake & blueberry fruit filling.
Boston Cream Pie ~ Butter cake filled with vanilla crème & chocolate ganache.
Butterscotch Rum ~ Rich butterscotch rum cake with a cheesecake filling.
Cappuccino ~ Milk chocolate-cappuccino cake filled with cappuccino truffle & thick cream.
Carrot Cake ~ cheesecake filling.
Chai Latte~ Fragrant chai spiced cake filled with cheesecake.
Cherry Vanilla ~ Layers of cherry cake and vanilla cake with cherry chocolate-chip ricotta filling.
Chocolate Banana Cheesecake ~ Layers of chocolate and banana cakes with banana & chocolate cheesecake.
Chocolate Covered Cherry ~ Cherry chocolate-chip cake with a chocolate cherry truffle filling.
Chocolate Dipped Strawberry ~ Layers of strawberry and chocolate cakes with a fudge filling.
Cinnamon Roll ~ Cinnamon swirl butter cake filled with sweet cream cheese.
Caramel Apple ~ Butter cake filled with sliced apple fruit filling & fresh caramel.
Citrus twist ~ Swirls of orange and lemon cake filled with orange cheesecake & lemon curd.
Coconut Cloud ~ Coconut cake filled with coconut crème.
Cookies & Cream ~ Rich dark chocolate cake with an Oreo cookie filling.
Crème Brûlée ~ Caramel cake filled with fresh caramel & white chocolate ganache.
Decadent Chocolate ~ A divinely decadent chocolate cake filled with chocolate fudge & chocolate-chip mousse.
Espresso Chip ~ Mocha-chip cake with espresso truffle filling.
Funky Monkey ~ Layers of banana & peanut butter cakes filled with layers of chocolate fudge, banana cheesecake, & peanut butter mousse.
GoodiesnCream ~ Moist butter cake with a creamy filling loaded with Butterfinger and Heath toffee bits.
Goodnight Kiss ~ Anise flavored champagne cake with white chocolate truffle filling.
Guava Lava ~ Pretty pink guava cake filled with guava fruit filling and cheesecake.
Hawaii Five-O ~ Pineapple cake filled with banana crème, mango curd, & coconut cream.
Hot Cocoa ~ Hot cocoa cake filled with marshmallow crème.
Irish Cream ~ Baileys Irish Cream cake with a Baileys chocolate truffle filling.
Kahlua ~ Rich dark chocolate-Kahlua cake with Kahlua crème filling.
Key Lime ~ Key Lime cake filled with key lime curd and cheesecake.
Lemon Drop ~ Lemon cake filled with lemon curd & white-chocolate ganache.
Lemon Kiss ~ Swirls of almond and lemon cakes filled with raspberry puree & lemon cheesecake.
Margarita ~ Rich margarita cake filled with lime cheesecake.
Mocha Toffee Crunch ~ Chocolate mocha cake filled with mocha fudge & toffee bits.
Neopolitan ~ A layer each of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla cakes filled with chocolate and strawberry cheesecake.
Orange Dreamsicle ~ Moist orange cake filled with vanilla mousse.
Orange Valencia ~ Orange chocolate-chip cake filled with rich chocolate fudge. *My personal favorite*
Peaches n Cream ~ Moist white cake infused with peach, filled with white-chocolate truffle & peach fruit filling.
Peanut Butter Fudgey ~ Peanut butter chocolate-chip cake filled with chocolate fudge and Reeses filling.
PBJ ~ PB cake, peanut butter mousse & raspberry fruit filling.
Pineapple Guava ~ Pineapple cake with guava fruit filling.
Pink Champagne ~ Pink champagne cake with cheesecake filling.
Piña Colada ~ Coconut pineapple cake with coconut crème filling and pineapple fruit filling.
Popsicle ~ Pineapple and cherry cakes swirled together with pineapple & cherry truffle filling.
Raspberry Truffle ~ Dark chocolate-raspberry cake filled with chocolate fudge & raspberry puree.
Rainbowlicious ~ Six vibrant colors of vanilla cake, filled with vanilla mousse.
Red Velvet ~ Rich red velvet cake with cheesecake filling.
Root beer Float ~ Root beer cake swirled with vanilla and filled with thick cream.
Smores ~ Graham cracker cake filled with marshmallow crème & chocolate ganache.
Strawberry Banana ~ Alternating layers of strawberry and banana cakes filled with banana and strawberry cheesecakes.
Strawberry Fields ~ Moist strawberry cake filled with strawberry cheesecake & strawberry puree.
Strawberry Lemonade ~ Strawberry & lemon cakes swirled together and filled with strawberry cheesecake & lemon curd.
Sunrise ~ Swirls of cherry and orange cakes, filled with orange mousse & cherry mousse.
Tiramisu ~ Espresso infused butter cake with mascarpone-Kahlua filling, over a spread of chocolate ganache.
Tropic Breeze ~ Tropical cake (pineapple, banana, coconut) filled with Pineapple cheesecake.
Turtle ~ Dark chocolate cake filled chocolate fudge, caramel, & toasted chopped pecans.
Tuxedo ~ Layers of white & dark chocolate cakes filled with layers of white-chocolate truffle & rich fudge filling.
White Almond Sour Cream ~ White almond sour cream cake filled with cheesecake & raspberry puree. Also great with chocolate-cheesecake filling!
omggggggg my mouth is watering!!!
What's the secret to the red velevt. Us here in Canada have not mastered this recipe (don't know why) I have a bride and her fiancee is from Jersey and none of the Red Velvet's here have matched up to what he's used to.
Any help is great
THANKS
This is the first time I've printed my entire list to share with the world... It's huge!
Almond Joy ~ Rich chocolate-almond cake filled with chocolate ganache & coconut filling.
Amaretto Divine ~ Amaretto cake filled with chocolate fudge & Amaretto crème filling.
Andes Dream ~ Chocolate cake baked with Andes mints, filled with chocolate fudge & mint filling.
Apricot Almond ~ White almond sour cream cake with Amaretto cheesecake & apricot puree.
Banana Caramel Cheesecake ~ Banana cake with cheesecake & fresh caramel filling.
Bananarama ~ Banana cake filled with caramel, banana crème and chocolate ganache.
Banana Split ~ Layers of banana, cherry, & chocolate cakes filled with chocolate fudge & banana crème.
Black Forest ~ Chocolate-cherry cake filled with chocolate truffle & cherry filling.
Blueberry Sour Cream ~ Sour cream cake with cheesecake & blueberry fruit filling.
Boston Cream Pie ~ Butter cake filled with vanilla crème & chocolate ganache.
Butterscotch Rum ~ Rich butterscotch rum cake with a cheesecake filling.
Cappuccino ~ Milk chocolate-cappuccino cake filled with cappuccino truffle & thick cream.
Carrot Cake ~ cheesecake filling.
Chai Latte~ Fragrant chai spiced cake filled with cheesecake.
Cherry Vanilla ~ Layers of cherry cake and vanilla cake with cherry chocolate-chip ricotta filling.
Chocolate Banana Cheesecake ~ Layers of chocolate and banana cakes with banana & chocolate cheesecake.
Chocolate Covered Cherry ~ Cherry chocolate-chip cake with a chocolate cherry truffle filling.
Chocolate Dipped Strawberry ~ Layers of strawberry and chocolate cakes with a fudge filling.
Cinnamon Roll ~ Cinnamon swirl butter cake filled with sweet cream cheese.
Caramel Apple ~ Butter cake filled with sliced apple fruit filling & fresh caramel.
Citrus twist ~ Swirls of orange and lemon cake filled with orange cheesecake & lemon curd.
Coconut Cloud ~ Coconut cake filled with coconut crème.
Cookies & Cream ~ Rich dark chocolate cake with an Oreo cookie filling.
Crème Brûlée ~ Caramel cake filled with fresh caramel & white chocolate ganache.
Decadent Chocolate ~ A divinely decadent chocolate cake filled with chocolate fudge & chocolate-chip mousse.
Espresso Chip ~ Mocha-chip cake with espresso truffle filling.
Funky Monkey ~ Layers of banana & peanut butter cakes filled with layers of chocolate fudge, banana cheesecake, & peanut butter mousse.
GoodiesnCream ~ Moist butter cake with a creamy filling loaded with Butterfinger and Heath toffee bits.
Goodnight Kiss ~ Anise flavored champagne cake with white chocolate truffle filling.
Guava Lava ~ Pretty pink guava cake filled with guava fruit filling and cheesecake.
Hawaii Five-O ~ Pineapple cake filled with banana crème, mango curd, & coconut cream.
Hot Cocoa ~ Hot cocoa cake filled with marshmallow crème.
Irish Cream ~ Baileys Irish Cream cake with a Baileys chocolate truffle filling.
Kahlua ~ Rich dark chocolate-Kahlua cake with Kahlua crème filling.
Key Lime ~ Key Lime cake filled with key lime curd and cheesecake.
Lemon Drop ~ Lemon cake filled with lemon curd & white-chocolate ganache.
Lemon Kiss ~ Swirls of almond and lemon cakes filled with raspberry puree & lemon cheesecake.
Margarita ~ Rich margarita cake filled with lime cheesecake.
Mocha Toffee Crunch ~ Chocolate mocha cake filled with mocha fudge & toffee bits.
Neopolitan ~ A layer each of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla cakes filled with chocolate and strawberry cheesecake.
Orange Dreamsicle ~ Moist orange cake filled with vanilla mousse.
Orange Valencia ~ Orange chocolate-chip cake filled with rich chocolate fudge. *My personal favorite*
Peaches n Cream ~ Moist white cake infused with peach, filled with white-chocolate truffle & peach fruit filling.
Peanut Butter Fudgey ~ Peanut butter chocolate-chip cake filled with chocolate fudge and Reeses filling.
PBJ ~ PB cake, peanut butter mousse & raspberry fruit filling.
Pineapple Guava ~ Pineapple cake with guava fruit filling.
Pink Champagne ~ Pink champagne cake with cheesecake filling.
Piña Colada ~ Coconut pineapple cake with coconut crème filling and pineapple fruit filling.
Popsicle ~ Pineapple and cherry cakes swirled together with pineapple & cherry truffle filling.
Raspberry Truffle ~ Dark chocolate-raspberry cake filled with chocolate fudge & raspberry puree.
Rainbowlicious ~ Six vibrant colors of vanilla cake, filled with vanilla mousse.
Red Velvet ~ Rich red velvet cake with cheesecake filling.
Root beer Float ~ Root beer cake swirled with vanilla and filled with thick cream.
Smores ~ Graham cracker cake filled with marshmallow crème & chocolate ganache.
Strawberry Banana ~ Alternating layers of strawberry and banana cakes filled with banana and strawberry cheesecakes.
Strawberry Fields ~ Moist strawberry cake filled with strawberry cheesecake & strawberry puree.
Strawberry Lemonade ~ Strawberry & lemon cakes swirled together and filled with strawberry cheesecake & lemon curd.
Sunrise ~ Swirls of cherry and orange cakes, filled with orange mousse & cherry mousse.
Tiramisu ~ Espresso infused butter cake with mascarpone-Kahlua filling, over a spread of chocolate ganache.
Tropic Breeze ~ Tropical cake (pineapple, banana, coconut) filled with Pineapple cheesecake.
Turtle ~ Dark chocolate cake filled chocolate fudge, caramel, & toasted chopped pecans.
Tuxedo ~ Layers of white & dark chocolate cakes filled with layers of white-chocolate truffle & rich fudge filling.
White Almond Sour Cream ~ White almond sour cream cake filled with cheesecake & raspberry puree. Also great with chocolate-cheesecake filling!
How do you make graham cracker flavored cake?
What basic recipe do you you for your cheesecake fillings? Thanks so much.
Molly
Both the graham cracker cake recipe and the cheesecake recipe (along with toooooonnns of others) can be found on the google document here:
https://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df4f9hbq_46cs9f28fs
Have fun!
I just made the Chocolate WASC for a party and it was a huge hit!!
thanks MacsMom!!!
Thanks A million! I can't wait to try some if these!
Thanks so much! So many great hints and I can't wait to try them out.
Y'all can check out the info in my signature too for even more great recipes! 
Some advice please!
Saturday early evening I made a double batch of cream cheese icing. After using it, I left it on my table covered and forgot to place it back in the fridge. I stayed at my parent's place the following afternoon (after delivering a wedding cake) and came back home Tuesday late night and realized I hadn't put the frosting in the fridge! So I did right that moment.
So basically it's been out for 3 days. The weather here has been okay, although Tues was pretty hot so not sure how the temperature was in my apartment.
Do you think it's still okay for me to save/freeze for later? Or should I chuck it? 
It smelled fine haha But didn't taste it.
Thanks!!!
Am I assuning correctly that the cheesecake filling that mac's mom uses is called mascarpone filling? If not, please point me in the right direction. I can't find the Frostin Pride ingredient for the cheesecake filling that the macarpone filling calls for. Is there something else I can use? Also, is there a sub for the marscapone cheese. I thought I read somewhere that there was.
Help needed please!
I'm about to bake a chocolate cake and I want to transform it into a mint chocolate cake so I plan to use Lorann Peppermint Oil. I'm planning to double the recipe so I wanted to know how much of the oil should I use to give it a good mint flavour. Not too overpowering, but enough to tell it's minty. (eventhough I plan to make a minty flavoured filling)
Shall I use 2 tsps, will that be enough or 1 tbsp for a doubled recipe?
Thanks!
I may be too late (and it may be different in actual cake), but be careful with the peppermint oil. I used it once in a mint chocolate cheesecake foolishly substituting it tsp for tsp. with the called for extract. OMG it was so strong that it actually burned your mouth with each bite. OUCH
Some advice please!
Saturday early evening I made a double batch of cream cheese icing. After using it, I left it on my table covered and forgot to place it back in the fridge. I stayed at my parent's place the following afternoon (after delivering a wedding cake) and came back home Tuesday late night and realized I hadn't put the frosting in the fridge! So I did right that moment.
So basically it's been out for 3 days. The weather here has been okay, although Tues was pretty hot so not sure how the temperature was in my apartment.
Do you think it's still okay for me to save/freeze for later? Or should I chuck it?
It smelled fine haha But didn't taste it.Thanks!!!
I would without a doubt chuck it.
Hi everyone! Didn't realize this thread had gone four more pages....aaarrrggggghh!
Anyway, I can't remember how far back on this thread but people were talking about the banana cake. I need to make it this week and am wondering if there have been anynadaptations from the one listed in the google doc since then? (macsmom's)
Really only have one shot this week so don't want to have to regale or I won't have enough ripe bananas and the ones in the store are never anywhere near ripe yet.
Any advice for the banana cake? I would like it to be Delish but not one of those really "wet" cakes if possible...isnit like that? Should it be?...thanks everyone!
Anyone made the banana cake?
I'd like to hear some responses too since my brother just asked me to make him a banana cake :S
Hmm ... I have that Banana flavoured Cheerios cereal ... I wonder how that'd be in a cake if you ground it up? It has a pretty distinct Banana flavour.
I used macsmom banana cake recipe for my grandsons b/d last week. I went right by the recipe. I used really, really ripe bananas. I had to order the banana cake mix from amazon. None around me at any store. it was worth it. Be sure and let it get done. I watched it closely at the end. It was not wet nor too moist. My dau. said it was delicious. I had made my son one the week before using a sratch recipe(delicious also). wouldn,t pass one up for the other. I used strawberry smbc for the filling with cut up strawberries, and used smbc with pure strawberry extract that i got form oive nation(delicious),and little strawberry puree. everyone loved it. (this was all on my grandsons cake of macsmom. I would make it all over again. hth I also made chocolate smbc in case anyone wanted to smear a little of that. lol!!! and they did!!!
I'm having a difficult time finding banana instant pudding. Is there another variation I do for a banana filling?
I am actually having trouble finding the banana cake mix...
There are so many pages, I don't have time to read them all. My brain is on recipe overload LOL I want to try them all. But I'm wondering what type of fillings and icings would you use with the Fuzzy Navel and Margarita cakes?
Made the margarita cake the other day...seriously one of my favorites and the client said it was her new favorite flavor! Filled it with a lime cream cheese icing..just take your favorite cream cheese frosting recipe and add some lime juice and some lime zest. Crazy good!
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