ok, first let me say i searched the recipe thing and most recipes are how to add to box mixes. I make may cakes based on a box mix but i would like to branch out and do them by scratch for my customers. i need a good, basic, very moist recipe for AT LEAST chocolate, yellow, white and lemon cakes. anyone have any super recipes they are willing to share? 
thanks in advance!!!!!!!
I have a recipe that people always rave over. It's chocolate coffee cake.
Always very moist. Hope you like it. let me know if you try it.
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup cocoa
1 cup buttermilk (I use 1/4 cup lemon juice w/ 3/4 cup milk)
1 cup oil
1/2 cup coffee (brewed)
1 tsp vanilla
here's the link to my favorite chocolate cake recipe. I got it from my mom who got it off the back of a cocoa tin back in the day. http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2078-Wacky-Cocoa-Cake.html
I have tested many chocolate cake recipes before ulitmately making my own because I could never find one that maintained that fudge-like quality, but still have all the characteristics of a "cake."
I can give you my runner-ups. These were also favorites on eGullet, a culinary forum.
The runner up, the Double Chocolate Layer Cake on Epicurious;
YUM!!!
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/101275
Behind that, the Hershey Chocolate Cake someone mentioned above.
White and Yellow cakes fall into two categories, white, fluffy, airy like traditional bithday/wedding cakes or real "buttercakes" more dense and a bit lighter than a pound cake.
For the light variety, Cook's Illustrated are my favorites for both white and yellow.
Here is the recipe, although the user her posted it changed the name, it is their's though;
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-1967-14-Classic-White-Cake-II.html
Yellow cake recipe here:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-29639-cooks.html+illustrated+yellow+layer
For a dense yellow cake, try Sarah Phillips Butter Cake found on baking911.com
ok the chocolate cake on this site called dark chocolate cake (90% sure that the name -its very simple and has teh words best cake ever in teh description). This seriously is the best chocolate cake. Every time i make it eveyrone has rave reviews, and the women around ehre (although very few) are chocolate addicts. The back of the cocoa container recipes i find to not be moist. this one tastes like box to me.
i am still trying to find a yellow that tates like duncan hines. Ill let you know if i ever do. I have come close but its just still not quite right. Yes i too wantt o replicate DH and not just take it and add to it. I LOVE the taste of DH.
I make the Perfect Chocolate Cake that it is absolutely perfect. It is VERY chocolaty and moist.
I've made recipes from The Cake Bible as well by Rose Levy Beranbaum and I like her chocolate fudge cake recipe. It is really good as well.
I will be trying very soon her yellow cake recipe and will let you know.
Her book might be one of the ones you might want to add to your cake book library.
I will PM the recipe for the chocolate cake to you. 
Got to agree with Rodneyck my favorite chocolate cake is the Double Chocolate Layer Cake from Epicurious. This cake is incredibly good.
I also really like the the Cook's Illustrated white cake. Lots of folks rave about the King Arthur's white cake, so I'm going to give it a try next time I make white cake.
Tammy
Yeah, the Toba Garrett chocolate cake is the best I've ever made. I am new to decorating, but have been making cakes since I was old enough to do so. To me, this recipe is what a chocolate cake is supposed to taste like. It's very moist, thick, and rich.
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