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Chocolate Yum-Yum Cake

By: Dorothy Colli  
"MY GRANDMOTHER first made this cake, and my mother made it often when I was a little girl. Today, at age 82, I'm still baking it. What better testimony to a delicious recipe! You can frost it or just sprinkle it with a little powdered sugar. Either way, it's great. -Dorothy Colli, West Hartford, Connecticut"

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Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
45 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • Pinch salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ICING:
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon milk

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter and chocolate, stirring constantly. Add sugar, raisins, water, cinnamon and cloves; bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; pour into a mixing bowl and cool for 15 minutes. Add salt and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; add to chocolate mixture and mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 8-cup fluted tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool. Combine icing ingredients; spoon over cooled cake.

Footnotes

  • Editor's Note: An 11-in. x 7-in. x 2-in. baking pan can be used. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2008 by roe 
THANKYOU Dorothy Colli FOR BRING BACK AN OLD FAMILY RECIPE TO US MY GRANDMOTHER AND HER MOTHER... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2008 by GAil 
sorry, dorothy, but this cake was not good to us, too dark, too dense, and not sweet enough,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 29, 2007 by MRONUFRAK 
This cake was only "yum-yum" right out of the oven, which is why I'm giving it 3 stars. ... MORE

 
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