3 chocoholics chocolate cake Recipes

butter (please use real ), bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped ( if you must semisweet will work), eggs, flour (can use slightly less , depending on how moist you prefer it), baking powder (measure exact), cocoa powder, vanilla extract, sour cream (can substitute with natural yoghurt), heavy or whipping cream ( can make your own ), bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped, chopped toasted nuts such as pecans , or flaked coconut (optional)

vegetable shortening, sugar, eggs, cocoa , sifted, all-purpose flour , sifted, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cold coffee, vanilla, cook-and-serve chocolate pudding or 1 box instant chocolate pudding mix, heavy cream, powdered sugar, cocoa