One Pan Chocolate Cake

Put below ingredients in an 8x8 baking dish and mix well. 

    1 cup sugar

    1 1/2 cups flour

    1/3 cup cocoa

    1 tsp. soda

    1/2 tsp. salt

Make 3 divots and add:

    1 tsp. vinegar (in divot 1)

    1 tsp. vanilla (in divot 2)

    1/3 cup oil (in divot 3)

Add 1 cup cold water and stir until all blended. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes  Top with hot fudge or ganache.

(This is a perfect size for 2)

Gumdrop Cake

This recipe is a family favorite from Grandma Louise Turnbow.  She use to make this cake often when she lived in Tabiona on the banks of the Duchesne River.  I try to make it at least twice a year, Vern's birthday and at Christmas.

Combine sugar, shortening, raisins and water in a 6 quart pot.  Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.  (Let it cool completely.  I remember Grandma Turnbow telling me she would just set it out on the steps of her back porch to cool off.)

1 3/4 cups of sugar
1 cup shortening
1 box raisins (16 oz)
3 1/2 cups water

Add the ingredients below to the cooled off mixture.

1 tsp soda
1/4 tsp cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp allspice
4 tbsp cocoa
3 cups flour
1 cup walnuts (chopped)
1 16 oz pkg. gumdrops cut into small pieces (do not use spiced gumdrops)
(Put gumdrops in a small bowl and sprinkle with about 1 to 2 tablespoons of flour and coat each gumdrop to make it easier to cut them up)

Pour the mixture into a 9x13 inch pan and cook for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Peanut butter fudge bunt cake

Description:Oh so yummy
Ingredients:1 box chocolate cake mix
1 small box chocolate pudding
4 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup warm water
2 cups peanut butter chips

frosting: we made buttercream frosting by melting
peanutbutter chips and some butter and milk ( if you have
spoiled milk we discovered you can use chocolate milk) and
powered sugar. Just mix enough to make it creamy and
drizzle on top of the cake.
Directions:Mix eggs, water, oil, cake mix, and pudding together. Add
sour cream and peanut butter chips. Grease pan. Bake at
350 for 45-50 minutes in bunt pan.

Chocolate Fudge Bunt Cake

1(18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix

1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix

1 cup sour cream or 4-5 oz cream cheese

1 cup milk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup water (or 1 c water and ½ c milk rather than the 1 c from above)

4 eggs

1 1/2- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt pan.

In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, milk, oil, water and eggs. Beat for 4 minutes, then mix in 2 cups chocolate chips.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Place on cookie sheet in case the cake overflows. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.