How can I give my cake a chocolate flavor?

Question

I have an old fashioned 123 cake recipe that I am going to make from scratch. I was wondering if there was a way to add some chocolate flavor to it without killing the recipe? I have chocolate chips and the cocoa baking powder but that's it. I don't want to just try it on my own without asking because I don't want to spend an hour making it just to kill the recipe!

Any thoughts or ideas?

Thank you!

Answer 1

I think chocolate chips and cocoa baking powder are the only things that give a cake a chocolate favor...

Maybe chocolate syrup? I've never tried it before though, and it might be risky.

Answer 2

Sure... you can always add a handful or 2 of chips.  If you want to add about 1/4 c. cocoa powder, add about 1-2 TB. extra sugar too....but you might also want to add a dash more oil to the recipe to make up for the extra solid ingredients (or a squirt of chocolate syrup)

Answer 3

i think that ur i dea is pretty goo. another idea will be adding some chocolate sirup or the thing u use to make hot chocolate. i hope it helps

Answer 4

substitute 2 tablespoons of flour for 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder