Chocolate Orange Cake Recipe

Veg spray
1 Egg, or substitute
1/2 c Low fat buttermilk
2 ts Very ripe banana
2 tb Fresh orange juice
1 ts Orange peel, grated fine
1 ts Vanilla
3/4 c Sugar
1 c Self rising flour
1 ts Soda
1/2 c Tiny semisweet choc chips
Cocoa powder and oj peel for garnish
Preheat oven 350. Use bundt pan or 8x8 pan coated with nonstick spray.
Beat egg 2-3 mins on medium speed. Add sugar gradually. Add all ingredients except garnish and mix gently.
Put in pan. Bake 30 mins, or until it passes the toothpick test. Cool before removing from pan and garnish with cocoa powder and orange zest. 
 
 
Chocolate Raspberry Marbled Cake
 
10 oz Frozen red raspberries; thawed and drained, reserving syrup
1/4 c Red raspberry jam
4 tb Cornstarch
1 Chocolate cake mix
8 oz Cream cheese; softened
2 tb Margarine; softened
14 oz Sweetened condensed milk
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 F. In 1-quart glass measure with handle, combine reserved 2/3 cup syrup from raspberries, red raspberry jam, and 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Microwave on 100% power 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 minutes or until thickened and clear. Gently stir in raspberries. Set aside. Prepare cake mix as package directs. Pour half the batter into lightly greased 13x9x2 inch baking pan; bake 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in small mixer bowl, beat cheese, margarine and remaining 2 tablespoons cornstarch until fluffy. Gradually beat in sweetened condensed milk, then egg and vanilla. Pour evenly over cake in pan. Spoon raspberry mixture in small amounts over top. Return to oven; bake 10 minutes longer. Top evenly with remaining cake batter. Return to oven; bake 30 minutes longer or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool. Chill thoroughly. Garnish as desired. Refrigerate leftovers. 
 
Chocolate Zucchini Cake

1/2 c Butter
1 3/4 c Sugar
2 1/2 c Flour
4 tb Cocoa
1 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Salt
2 Eggs
1/2 c Sour milk; (a tsp of vinegar added to milk)
1/2 c Oil
1 ts Vanilla
2 c Grated zucchini
Chocolate chips
Whipped cream
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch pan. Combine butter, sugar, flour, cocoa, soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, eggs, milk, oil, vanilla, and zucchini. Pour into pan. Top with chocolate chips. Serve with whipped cream. 
 
Cocoa Chiffon Cake

3/4 c Boiling water
1/2 c Cocoa
1 1/2 c Flour -- sifted
1 3/4 c Sugar
1 1/2 tb Baking powder
1/2 tb Salt
1/2 c Oil
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 ts Almond extract
1 c Egg whites -- 7-8
1/2 ts Cream of tartar
Blend cocoa and water and cool. Mix flour. baking powder and salt. Beat yolks with half of sugar. In another bowl, beats whites with cream of tartar, gradually adding rest of sugar till stiff peaks form. Fold in yolk mixture and dry ings. Spoon into ungreased tube pan. Bake about 65 min. at 325 degrees F. Invert to cool.
 

Cranberry White Chocolate Coffee Cake
 
2 c Fresh or frozen cranberries
3/4 c Butter
1 1/4 c Packed brown sugar
2 Eggs
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Baking powder
Pinch of salt
1 c Buttermilk
1 c White chocolate chips
If using frozen cranberries, thaw and drain berries.
In large bowl, beat butter with 1 cup of the brown sugar until light. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of buttermilk.
Gently stir in cranberries and 3/4 cup of the white chocolate chips. Spoon into greased 9 inch springform pan, smoothing top. Sprinkle with remaining brown sugar and chocolate chips.
Bake coffee cake in center of 350 degrees F oven for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until firm when gently pressed in center. Let cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes before removing from pan. Serve warm or cool. (Coffee cake can be wrapped in plastic wrap, then foil and frozen in airtight container for up to 2 weeks.) Makes 12 servings. 
 
Death By Chocolate

4 Eggs
1/2 c Water
1/2 c Vegetable oil
8 oz Sour cream
1 Box chocolate or devils food cake mix
1 sm Box of instant chocolate pudding
1/2 ts Instant coffee (opt)
Butter buds (to taste, opt)
12 oz Bag mini chocolate chips
Beat eggs. Mix in water, oil and sour cream. Add dry ingredients and beat until smooth. Stir in chocolate chops last.
Pour into a greased bundt pan, and bake 1 hour at 350 F.