I'm a novice when it comes to baking. My son keeps asking for baked cake. Does anybody have easy recipes?

Chocolate or something easier.I'm a novice when it comes to baking. My son keeps asking for baked cake. Does anybody have easy recipes?
Chocolate Cake





Ingredients:


1 1/2 cup flour


1 cup sugar


1 teaspoon baking soda


3 tablespoons unsweeted baking cocoa (the powder stuff that comes in a tin)


1 tablespoon vinegar (white wine or cider)


1 cup water


1/3 cup oil





Spray pan or muffin pan with non stick spray (or use cup cake liners) Mix dry ingredients in bowl. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well. Pour into pan. Bake at 325 degrees farinheit for about 25 minutes. You can tell when its done by putting a knife or tooth pick into the middle of the cake. If it comes out with nothing stuck to it, then its done (a few little crumbs is ok, but not a bunch of gooey stuff)I'm a novice when it comes to baking. My son keeps asking for baked cake. Does anybody have easy recipes?
Victoria sponge





Ingredients


110g/4oz butter or margarine


110g/4oz caster sugar


2 medium eggs


110g/4oz self raising flour








1. Heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.


2. Line 2x18cm/7in cake tins with baking parchment


3. Use a hand mixer to cream the butter and the sugar together until pale.


4. Beat in the eggs.


5. Sift over the flour and fold in using a large metal spoon. The mixture should be of a dropping consistency - if it isn't, add a little milk.


6. Divide the mixture between the cake tins and gently spread out with a spatula.


7. Bake for 20-25 minutes until an inserted skewer comes out clean.


8. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before turning on to a wire rack to cool.


9. Sandwich the cakes together with jam, lemon curd or whipped cream and berries or just enjoy on its own.
coconut pound cake 3/4c.shortening,1c.butter(softened),3c.s… -purpose flour,1/2t.salt,1/2baking powder,1c.milk,2t.coconut extract,1(3.5oz. can flaked,sweetened coconut: Preheat oven to 350 grease and flour a 10-in. bandit pan.Using an electric mixer,cream shortening,butter,and sugar together.Add eggs one at atime,beating well after each addition.Sift together flour,salt,and baking powder,and add alternaternately with milk to shortening mixture, beginning and ending with flour.Add coconut extract and stir into coconut.pour into prepare pan and bake for 1hour and 25minutes or until done.Cool for 10mintues;invert onto cake plate.
if you want to use a box cake, you can make it taste more homemade by adding a shot of vanilla or almond extract. also, make your own frosting. that canned stuff sucks butt.





easy frosting: whip up a stick of butter in your mixer or with your hand mixer. add a pound of powdered sugar with a half cup of cocoa powder alternatly with milk. put in a 1/2 cup of powdered sugar/cocoa mix then a little milk - keep doing that until you have used all of the powdered sugar mix. remember to add a pinch of salt (trust me) and a shot of vanilla, too. you want the frosting to be fluffy, so once all of the powdered sugar mix is incoroporated, kick the speed up and whip it good. it is hard to tell you how much milk to use - just remember you are only using the milk to help the sugar blend in. i usually end up using a little over a 1/2 cup of milk.
Cookeryclub have a baking with children section - I recommend basic cookies, choc fudge cake, trampoline lemon tray bake, coconut tart, bliss balls and jam tarts to name a few. Cooking with children is great for getting them in to food - well done
this sounds like a job for the 1-2-3-4 cake--very easy, very few ingredients. If you don't want to use a box mix, try this one:


http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/…
W H A T ?


buy a box mix,, follow the driections OR have your son fix it for you IT is that easy..


And don't forget to buy the frosting in the can..
The easiest way is to purchase a box mix and follow the simple instructions. Take him with and let him pic the flavor and the frosting.
Buy a Betty Crocker chocolate fudge cake mix and follow the directions. I bake a lot and this is one cake that tastes just like home made. Good luck.
POUND CAKE





Combine:


2 sticks butter


1 2/3 cup sugar





Beat in:


5 eggs (1 at a time)





Add:


2 cups sifted flour


1 teaspoon vanilla


1 teaspoon rum extract





Mix thoroughly and bake 1 hour at 325 degrees.








E-Z Cake Recipes





NO EGGS,NO OIL ,NO WATER .......JUST SODA AND MIX.





CHOCOLATE CAKE MIX.......CHERRY SODA (BLACK FOREST)


ORANGE CAKE MIX….ORANGE SODA


PINEAPPLE MIX….PINEAPPLE SODA


SPICE MIX…..ROOT BEER SODA ETC





POUR CAKE MIX IN BOWL


ADD SODA USE LOAF CAKE PAN


BAKE 350 DEGREES AS BOX SAYS.


(P.S.PREPARE PAN WITH SPRAY)


Your choice of frostings or use cool whip.








Whipped Cream Frosting





COOK UNTIL THICK:


1 cup milk


4 TBLS. Flour


set aside to cool





BEAT:


Together….3 minutes


½ cup margarine


½ cup shortening (Crisco…NOT cooking oil)





ADD:


1 cup sugar


(1/4 cup at a time, beat thorouhly)


1 tsp. Vanilla





ADD :


Gradually add flour %26amp; milk mixture





BEAT:


Until the consistency of


Whipped Cream








GOOEY CAKE





INGREDIENTS %26amp; DIRECTIONS:





Mix together thoroughly:


1 box yellow cake mix


2 eggs


2 sticks melted butter


Pour into a (DEEP) lightly greased 9 x 13 baking pan


Mix together thoroughly:


8oz. package cream cheese


2 eggs


1 pound box sifted powdered sugar


Pour over cake mixture Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes until cake is golden brown. Best to let cake cool thoroughly before indulging....but good warm, too.








CHOCOLATE ECLAIR CAKE


(NO BAKE)





INGREDIENTS:





1 large package Vanilla instant pudding


1 small package Vanilla instant pudding


3 1/2 cups milk


1 8oz. container Cool Whip


1 box Honey Graham Crackers





DIRECTIONS:





1.) Mix together and beat for 3 minutes on low speed, vanilla pudding and milk.


2.) Fold in Cool Whip.


3.) Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with 1 layer of graham crackers, pour 1/2 pudding mixture over crackers.


4.) Make a second layer of crackers and pour remaining pudding over crackers.


5.) Make a 3rd layer of crackers over pudding.


6.) Prepare Topping.





Topping





Beat until smooth with mixer:





6 Tablespoons cocoa


2 Tablespoons cooking oil


2 Tablespoons softened margarine


1 teaspoon vanilla


2 teaspoons white Karo syrup


2 Tablespoons milk


1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar





Spread evenly over chilled cakes. Refrigerate overnight before serving..








STRAWBERRY CAKE


%26amp;


FROSTING





Mix:


1 white cake mix


1 box strawberry Jell-O (powder)


3 Tablespoons flour





ADD %26amp; mix thoroughly:


1 cup cooking oil


1/2 cup water





ADD:


4 eggs, one at a time


1/2 box frozen strawberries (thawed)





POUR:


Batter into 3 8” cake pans, bake for 25 minutes at 350 degrees, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.





FROSTING





1/2 stick margarine, butter (melted)


3/4 lb. powdered sugar (more or less if needed)


1/2 box of strawberries, mashed and drained.





MIX:


Margarine, sugar, strawberries (and juice as needed) to spreading consistency to spread on cake.








JELL-O CAKE


CAKE:


1 box yellow cake mix


1 large box Jell-o gelatin


12 oz. Can soda pop


Bake cake as directed on box.


Remove from oven, using a wooden spoon handle (or fork) poke holes in cake while still warm.


Prepare Jell-o, using more soda pop in place of water.


Pour Jell-o/soda mixture over cake.


Refrigerate 2 hours.





TOPPING:


8OZ. CONTAINER Cool Whip


1 small pkg. instant Jell-o pudding





Mix pudding, as directed and let stand 15 minutes until thick. Blend


in Cool Whip spread over cake.


Hint: I used Fago Red Pop (which is strawberry flavored) for the liquid in the cake mix...and the liquid in the Jell-o. Also added a large box of strawberry Jell-o gelatin to the topping.


Could decorate with sweet slices of strawberries.











PINEAPPLE CAKE





INGREDIENTS:


1 box Duncan Hines Pineapple Supreme Cake Mix


1 large can crushed pineapple, drained, save juice


1 small box vanilla instant pudding


1 cup milk


1 8oz. container Cool Whip





DIRECTIONS:


Prepare cake according to package directions.


On removing cake from oven, immediately punch holes in cake..pour pineapple juice over cake. Let cool.


Mix pudding %26amp; milk until thick. Add remaining ingredients and spread over cake.








Buttermilk Chocolate Cake %26amp; Icing


(Hubby's mother's recipe...not made yet)





Sift together:


2 c. flour


4 TBLS. Cocoa


1 ½ tsp. Soda





Add:


2 c. firmly packed brown sugar


3 heaping TBLS. Butter


1 ½ c. buttermilk


1 tsp. Vanilla





Bake:


In 2 – 8” cake pans at 350 degrees for 30 – 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.





Icing


1 box powdered sugar (sifted)


3 TBLS. Cocoa


butter (size of a walnut)


1 TBLS. Karo Syrup


coffee – enough to spreading consistency.





(Sister-in-law said cake tends to sink, some, in middle when iced.)