Ooey Gooey Chocolate Insanity Cake

Ooey Gooey Chocolate Insanity Cake is a cake to lose your mind over! A simple recipe, that is the kind of cake that knowing how good it tastes is almost a curse while you are waiting for the cake to cool. Thus the delicious melty mess of chocolate you see before you. {{{drool}}}

Our very first summer of The Slow Roasted Italian we shared this fabulous family favorite The Chocolate Insanity Cake.

Now it is affectionately referred to as The Ooey Gooey.  So, why insanity?  It is the kind of cake that knowing how good it tastes is almost a curse while you are waiting for the cake to cool.

It is so good we can never wait.  So you get this fabulously sexy (OH YEAH that cake is S.E.X.Y) ooey gooey decadent chocolate cake.

It will drive you crazy! It all starts with a simple recipe.

This is an old fashioned chocolate cake with cooked chocolate frosting. It's a family favorite and you are going to love it too!

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Helpful Tips to make Ooey Gooey Chocolate Insanity Cake:

• Allow cake to cool completely before cutting.

What you will need to make Ooey Gooey Chocolate Insanity Cake:

• 9x13 Cake Pan-
• Medium bowl-
• Small Sauce Pan-

Enjoy!

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Author: Donna Elick

Ooey Gooey Chocolate Insanity Cake

Ooey Gooey Chocolate Insanity Cake is a cake to lose your mind over! A simple recipe, that is the kind of cake that knowing how good it tastes is almost a curse while you are waiting for the cake to cool. Thus the delicious melty mess of chocolate you see before you. {{{drool}}}

Ingredients

For the cake

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus 1 tablespoon divided
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoon baking soda, divided
• 1/2 pound (1 cup) unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup sweetened cocoa powder (sweet or unsweet will work)
• 1 cup water
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/2 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips

For icing

• 1/4 cup cocoa powder (sweet or unsweet will work)
• 1/4 pound unsalted butter
• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1 pound powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.  Prepare a 9x13 cake pan by buttering and flouring.  Set aside
2. In a small cup add 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 tablespoon vinegar.  Set aside.
3. In a medium sized bowl combine 2 cups flour, sugar, salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and baking powder, stir with a whisk to combine.  Set aside.
4. In a small saucepan combine butter, cocoa and water.  Bring to a boil, then add to flour mixture.  Beat well.
5. Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda to milk mixture.  Set aside.  In a small bowl combine chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon of flour.  Set aside.
6. Add eggs to flour butter mixture.  Then add milk mixture and vanilla.  Beat well to combine.  Add chocolate chips to mixture and fold in.
7. Pour into prepared cake pan.  Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean.
8. 5 minutes before cake is done, prepare icing.

For icing

1. Bring cocoa, butter and milk to a boil in a large saucepan.  Remove from heat and add powdered sugar, salt and vanilla, beat well with mixer.  Spread over hot cake.  Serve!

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Recipe developed by Donna Elick The Slow Roasted Italian
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