This recipe was developed by my mother years ago, and my siblings, brother, and I entered it in 4-H and won numerous prizes. Delicious either by itself or with chocolate icing!
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 50 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 1 9×13-inch pan |
Ingredients
- 1 cup margarine
- 1 ¾ cups white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan. Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing just until incorporated. Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 382 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 52 g |
| Cholesterol | 49 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 4 g |
| Sodium | 558 mg |
| Sugars | 31 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Not very chocolaty. I modified recipe to be more chocolaty. Substituted, 1/2 cup olive oil for margarine, increased the chocolate to 3/4 cup, 2 eggs instead of 3, 2 tsp vanilla, 1 cup milk and, 1 3/4 cups flour. NOW, that’s a chocolate cake…..wow!!!
looks and tease great
AMAZING! the only problem is that it took 50 minutes to cook but other wise its really good.
This was a special cake I made for my son’s birthday. I searched until I found a cake that sounded like an old fashion fudge cake. I substituted the milk with buttermilk. I used real organic butter and organic vanilla. It turned out amazing in a sheet cake. I found a fudge icing online and it was a perfect combo.
My soon to be 8 year old daughter and I made this recipe. We used a dark chocolate and also used salted butter and the result was still nothing short of outstanding! The cake was moist, had great chocolate flavor, and even had a slight “crunch” on the edges at a 45 minute baking time. Perfect to us!!
Perfect texture
Absolutely delicious! Moist and full of flavor. I’ve already made a second cake for a co-worker. I definitely put this on my list of favorites.
I have made this many times for my kids birthdays and each time it is a hit. It has become a family favourite. In my oven it needs only 30 minutes to bake. Great recipe, thank you.
yes i will make it again. it is so moist and Delicious! i amde this for my family and they said that it was the best moist cake that they ever had!
Great cake! It wasn’t as rich as some of the cakes I’ve made and I love that! Although I did have to bake it about an hour instead of the written time, but it was totally worth it!
Followed the tip to switch out baking powder for baking soda and to add a quarter cup more of milk and it turned out great! I’ve made a few different homemade chocolate cakes and so far this is my family’s favorite.
Delicious, moist, and easy to make! Just the right amount of chocolate.
Made this cake for my mom’s birthday! She loves it! Amazing recipe. The cake is so moist and flavorful. This makes an excellent bundt cake!!!
Really love this recipe. Nice texture. I used dark chocolate for a richer flavor.
I also used to make cupcakes
tried as posted was good, but 2nd time made added more cocoa and vanilla pudding tomake moister and chocolatier
I loved the cake but I did make some changes: butter instead of margarine, 2 c of milk, 10 T of cocoa, 1 t of baking powder, 1/2 t of baking soda. everything else was the same. I did have to bake a little longer. I made a frosting with powder sugar cocoa milk and butter. I kept the cake in the fridge to keep it moist and it lasted a week
Fantastic! Raised perfectly and very moist! Made for my sons birthday party, very happy
I followed some suggestion to double the cocoa powder and add a quarter of milk . Also used baking powder instead of baking soda. The cake is too sweet in my opinion, should’ve put only I cup++ since I’m doing frosting. I divided it into two, baked it 40 mins each and layer with cinnamon butter frosting. The cake is easy to manage, super dense and looks more like brownies. Love it if it’s not too sweet.
I didn’t have margarine on hand so I used butter like some reviewers suggested and I added sour cream with milk equal part. this came out awful.
I like how rich it tastes, however i added some instant coffee and a bit of almond extract to give it a special flavor, but unfortunately it turned out very dry, although i reduced the flour amount and added more liquid (may be wasnt enough). I will make sure to add more liquid or oil next time! To make up for the dryness, i made small holes with a knife and topped it with chocolate ganache and toasted coconut flakes for the taste.