So easy to make, this is my forever birthday cake. Delete the baking power and increase baking soda to 3/4 teaspoon. What a fantastic recipe! also, i love stout in a cake as an option as well. I made it on Saturday with my 5 year old and it was a huge success among adults and kids alike. Do you think itd work? to the bakery across from my office for a chocolate piece of cake. [Thank you!!!]. Made this cake this afternoon when an intense craving for chocolate cake with chocolate frosting hit. Absolutely its intended a building block. I doubled the cake recipe and it made a perfect amount of cake in a buttered, bake and serve 9 x 13 glass pan. Thank you for your generosity and for this cake in particular it helped us support a friend who needed it. ), I decided to make this cake instead! :). Id still frost it! This is more of a 3/4-height layer. I have bittersweet baking bars and cocoa powder. Ill put it this way: I, too, am obsessed with layer cake moisture but since I got this configured exactly the way I like it, I havent made another chocolate layer cake. Melissa Yes, double the ingredients, including the frosting if youre looking to cover the sides as well. Do you think it would work if I cut the two tablespoons of granulated sugar? I just made this using a homemade paleo mix of almond flour, arrowroot flour and coconut flour (in a 3:2:1 proportion I did 300 gm almond flour, 200 gm arrowroot flour and 100 gm coconut flour to create the mix, then took the exact amount of flour in the recipe). Thank you!! But Deb, thats how much you inspire me! One of those great Smitten Kitchen recipes that encourages me to make something I wouldnt have otherwise made, and turns out great, even though I was sure I messed it up! 2017 on smittenkitchen.com | 2009-2023 . I was brought to tears. This looked insanely good when I saw it first and didnt disappoint in the least when I made it. You have given me inspiration to make this chocolate cake. We used the Hersheys special dark cocoa and 6 large muffin wells came out perfectly in 18 minutes. Seriously, we love it so much!! I wasnt sure. I thought it was an issue with my oven temp (175, standard convection) at first but at 20 mins I had a ring of cooked cake around a pool of batter. The outside was not dry and the cake did not collapse. and that suited nicely. Better the same day. Just enough cake, not too much, and so simple. Love the frosting. I so want a slice of chocolate cake rightthisinstant. Fortunately, after a night of mellowing in the refrigerator, the frosting was delicious today; and although the outside edges were quite, um, sturdy, the cake inside was delicious and moist, and we didnt miss the salt at all. Update: went ahead and tried it anyways it was definitely enough for the naked cake look, ie just inside and on top! rounds. The frosting turned out a bit too sweetsolved by beating in an oz or two of cream cheese to mellow it out. Could I make the frosting a raspberry buttercream by putting in raspberry pure instead of chocolate? That said, measuring cup sets vary a little; theyre an imperfect measurement. Thank you for this wonderful recipe it is incredible! I think the problem may have been my food processor. If I double the recipe, would a bunt pan be appropriate? My BFF still uses one, and I find it charming. I make little bear shaped cakes (two in gummybear shaped silicon dishes and two mini bear shaped baking dishes) and added a couple fresh raspberries. I usually hear about substitutions with flax eggs, but nobody has mentioned doing so here yet in the comments. Deb, I love your recipes and we just made this cake delicious!! Excellent, reliable cake. Sorry about that Deb. NB my main beef with most chocolate cakes is that they are far too sweet and rich (I drink cocoa without any added sugar at all so that tells you something about my palate for sugar) and I would not reduce the sugar in this. Thanks. If it wasnt 8PM right now I would make this cake. I am allergic to dairy what substitute do you recommend for the buttermilk? What I really want is chocolate on chocolate. (My co-workers very kindly said that unless the cake leapt up off the plate and attacked them, they were going to love it but I was worried about the texture.) Has anyone made the fudgy sheet cake and if so, how do you think it compares? The only thing available to me that was vaguely cake-sized and shaped was a glass pie dish. Thanks for the update! Did you see the Tasting Table chocolate cake recipe from a few days ago? Love this cake and its counter part in the party cake builder section of your book!! Note: when I do pack it and weigh it, 145g actually comes to a little over 1/2 a cup of brown sugar. I made a double layer round train track cake fir my sons birthday. Am i right? Leti My favorite is from Valrhona. I made a half recipe of this and out of it came 4 largish size muffins? And hey, if you are someone who doesnt occasionally have a need for rainbow-confetti-ed and chocolate buttercream-ed chocolate cake that is so loud, it drowns out everything else, please step away from my cake. My husband is back in NY right now (he speaks german) and im lost with a 2 year old and google translate on my phone at the grocery store (getting ingredients for this cake as a surprise)! *Turns to recipe for next step* Beautiful, btw. In terms of the icing, the same thing happened to me as with Erin, the icing became oily. Has anyone baked it in form of muffins/ cupcakes? I made this pretty much as per the recipe (which is quite unlike me, but I had all the correct ingredients) and as a Scot with a love of chocolate, but who finds some American recipes very sweet, I found this was just right. I would triple the frosting, especially if you wish to coat the sides as well. Man, I wasnt going to print this one out (its just sheet cake, right? The cone shape one? In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Then yesterday I made it again with mini 6 cake rounds. This cake hits the spot and is a perfect snack size. That doesnt sound good at all. Thank you SO much for this recipe! :). can I use just one egg, instead of 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk? The batter was so good I didnt want to bake it, and the resulting cake is very rich but still so fluffy and light. Thank you! Susan Im not, although I may not have declared it behind me until 17-18 weeks. This is the first time Ive heard someone else refer to this saying. I seem to have screwed up the frosting, and Im not sure how. And in case anyone who ever reads this comment wondered the same thing as me, I actually used two whole eggs, as I didnt want a random egg white floating around that Id have to account for. I have a deep appreciation for the way you feel about cake. Hes enthusiastic now :), Literally just finished frosting it and devoured it along with the sprinkles. Surprisingly so. I only had black cocoa and not regular Dutch-process (apparently black cocoa is very heavily Dutched) and it was super chocolatey and a big hit, even with my 4 year old. I used cocoa in the frosting instead of chocolate because that is what I had (had to add more milk to compensate) and it turned out to be just what I was hoping for. What do you think of powdered buttermilk? This is the easiest; its quite chocolaty, a little fudgy, not firm but holds together well. Just made this and cant wait to dig in! I doubled the recipe to make a 2 X 8 inch round birthday cake. How can I make this a vanilla version? I was thinking of making a vanilla version, and looking more carefully at the comments I see youve already offered an answerdecreasing the powdered sugar, increasing vanilla, and leaving out the unsweetened chocolatebut Im glad to know theres more in your new cookbook, I will check it out! I did increase to 1/2 tsp of baking soda because I used Hersheys (not Dutch process), but kept a 1/4 tsp baking powder because it was GF flour. Really, I tried to come up with a less cumbersome title, but chocolate cake with chocolate frosting doesnt connote the central urgency here. hs code for cadbury chocolate; multi tenant architecture cloud computing; two-piece shiny loungewear of the 1980s; microsoft gaming services halo infinite; stabbings in london statistics; 19 metro bus schedule cincinnati; room service madison ms menu; velocity credit card application; grade label of coca cola; ridge vineyards sonoma I dont know if anyone else experienced this, but I attempted to process it the 1-2 minutes, and something happened to it. Thanks for the reply deb and the toaster oven just broke a cuple a days ago lol that was the sure cause and i made i the oven an it was fantastic!!! This is the cake that inspired me to comment. Add one-third of the 1 1/4 cup (155g . Deb, you are my shero! The frosting is also wonderful! -replaced the buttermilk with red wine Definitely an amazing chocolate cake and its not even one of my favorite flavors but one look at this cake and I HAD to make it! Its possible the book version has a tiny bit more airiness to it, but nobody has ever complained here. So in the batter went, and crossed the fingers were. There was no glaze but they served it what I think was more slathered brown butter. So moist and chocolatey. Just found out were having a second boy. Do I defrost 4, decorate them tonight and frost the rest just before serving on Sunday? You can make the frosting in advance; unless your kitchen is really hot, you can keep it at room temperature (cool room temp is best). Trace the bottom of the pans onto wax paper or parchment with a pencil and then cut out the circles. Last time, (for another recipe) I accidentally mixed the powder with whole milk and it tasted great. I hope to try it at some point, but we still have piece of your NY cheesecake in the fridge! I this chocolate cake!! Checked it at 22 minutes and then after 5 more and 5 more after that so next time Ill likely check it at 33 minutes. And we ate this delicious cake, marking time and friendship. Hi I am trying to figure out how to adapt this to fit a 10.5 inch cake pan. So rich, moist and CHOCOLATEY! This looks like heaven on earth I think I might need to run to the grocery store and bake this tonight!! Thanks! I have two boys, almost exactly five years apart, and its (mostly) a really good gap. Is there a video anywhere illustrating this technique? i cannot wait to make this cake! Please send help. It worked, and the toddlers had no problem with it. What do the chunks seem composed of, does it seem like sugar or chocolate? I make this frosting whenever I need to ice cupcakes or a kid birthday cake (i.e. They die for chocolate but dont care for overly sweet frosting. Even my pregnancy-addled, not-right-tin-having self didnt mess it up. You mention that the frosting is generous for an 88, but is it enough to cover a 913 (to satisfaction)? I frosted my cake and then covered it well with plastic and it was GREAT the next day. Huzzah for cake. Reasons for this: the pickled onion recipe should be on my fridge, the sweet tart recipe I use with everything, etc. It looks so generous. I doubled the recipe and baked it in a 913 for 40 minutes, came out perfect. SO GOOD. My three year old and I are going to make this cake for him. I have enjoyed the recipes although my husband and I find them quite fussy (we find your title misleading). Equal parts using the coffee to thin out the yogurt? best birthday cake; best chocolate pudding; best cocoa brownies; best hot fudge sauce; better chocolate babka; bittersweet chocolate and pear cake; . Who files stuff under THE? I am quite pleased. I cooked a lot back home and im getting nervous starting my cooking adventures here! This cake was so easy to whip up and it made just enough. 1.5 Years Ago: Key Lime Popsicles (still a favorite!) 1 cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon table or fine sea salt Frosting 2 ounces (55 grams) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) powdered sugar (sifted if lumpy) 1/2 cup (4 ounces or 115 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature Yum. (The taste test tomorrow) simple and easy to follow recipie (im addicted to your Instagram too!). Im new to receiving your blog, and I have (hopefully) two quick questions: 1. I usually just add a tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice to a cup of milk and dont fuss about the extra spoonful. One year ago: Morning Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel (you should totally make it this weekend) Thanks in advance!! I will keep this one in the mental file folder for sure. This cake rivals the chocolate cakes from the best bakeries in town. It was awesome!! I switched out the AP flour for a gluten free flour mix and it turned out very well. I decided to look at a recipe anyway. Perfect size cake for two people. This is so great. I made this cake for Christmas and it was extremely delicious. I was looking for a quick and easy chocolate cake recipe, so finally I tried this one and I am thrilled! Was too impatient to leave this review. Thanks :). I plan to make this for a birthday party, and do a double layer 913. a simple three layered birthday cake? Thanks! Im glad to know we share the same pregnancy cravings :) makes me not feel so bad about the 24 chocolate cupcakes I just HAD to make last week. Thanks for your response! Ive taken to drive thrus lately because I can decide what I want, not be involved in cooking it, and eat it five minutes later hopefully all before I change my mind! Time will confirm. Try it again and see if it succeeds this time! Since I only have one (short on storage space) it was not difficult to simply bake one layer at a time. For anyone who, like me, likes their frosting darker chocolate-y and less sweet, I melted an additional 1 oz of unsweetened baking chocolate and added that to the frosting. It lasted until around 21 weeks with number one, and week 17 with number two. Yummy! It's extraordinarily loaded with apples, like a pie inside a cake. INCREDIBLE cake! In most recipes, you can reduce it by 25% without changing a whole lot. :). Hi, Your one-bowl chocolate cake is PERFECTION. Oh, and funny how I only noticed the s shapes after I read your notes on how to swirl the frosting ;), I made this last night and it is amazing. Place your flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a sifter (I find this step necessary because my cocoa is very lumpy) and shake it over the batter bowl. This was SO my recent pregnancy (baby is 10 weeks). pps, is there a softening butter hack? At this point, its usually cooled to lukewarm. next year I am making this chocolate cake. Might just need more time? Im fairly new to gluten-free cooking, but learned a good trick to get rid of the sometimes gritty taste the baked goods can have: let the batter rest for 30 min before baking. Instead, I used almond milk (since thats what was in my fridge). Im making a double layer cake for my daughters birthday with 8 inch rounds. This was my first butter-based cake, and I think it turned out quite well! Gonna save this one :). Yum! Except the word wanted doesnt accurately describe the craving; it was suddenly everything. Whats a mom to do?? My little pregnancy book chimed in, asking if I was craving sweets. This was exactly what I was craving! Thank you for the cake recipe, the sprinkles really catch the eye! This is an amazing recipe. And backpulver is baking powder. Thank you for this recipe, I made the cake last night subbing in slightly thinned soya yoghurt for the buttermilk and sunflower spread for the butter as my daughter is lactose intolerant, and it worked beautifully! Thank you. He tested covid +Ve and he is completely asymptomatic. Planning to make 30 mini cupcakes. I may have made a few frosting graham sandwiches for myself along the way. ahh, you just need to adjust it this way: the speckling is a *feature* rather than a detriment. Are you at high altitude? Oh thank God, my own baby 2 was demanding exactly this. It was yummy but I would like to try to follow recipe next time. Thanks Deb!!! Perfect Friday night dessert. BTW, I often use buttermilk powder because its easier to keep on hand; it works very well. . I really could have used this recipe last night! I made the frosting and smothered it all over the cake. I want chocolate cake! I dont even like frosting but Im drooling at the sight of yours! Its not the same but it probably wont destroy the cake or anything. I cooked the cake for 20 minutes in a 9 inch round pan and it was slightly over done. Every bit as wonderful as I imagined. Got a really nice, which 8 layer, which I topped with chocolate whipped cream and sprinkles. Deb, in a very saturated social media food scene, you are one of the OGs and my absolute favorite. I really wanted chocolate cake but it was so late. 2.5 Years Ago: Leek Chard and Corn Flatbread 1/2 teaspoon table or fine sea salt, Frosting Turns out, the 41 grams of butter I used was from the cake recipe instead of the needed 115 grams. Im pretty sure its fine, but will a 9 inch round pan work just as well? ug that looks amazing!! The cake was incredible. This is by far my familys favorite cake! Your directions for the frosting part of the I Want Chocolate Cake recipe, in the frosting directions you left out the vanilla if you are using a micer, and not a food processor. I just bought Dutch process thinking, I dont know how this cake could be any better, but Im in! to make a rerun on Sunday. This is one of the best cakes I have made in a long time. or a combination of stout/buttermilk? Two thumbs up. Came out perfect! Thanks Deb! And, you know, now. I agree that a salad dressings index would be great. How much batter should I make for two 10-inch pans? Hmm.). No extra dish, too. Melting and cooling is an annoying process. It was still speckled. This cake always comes out perfectly for mejust made for the tenth time! Chocolate Cake. In the recipe it states that 1/2 teaspoon sea salt is equivalent to 1/2 teaspoon table salt. Not related to this awesome looking cake, but since you are the queen of all things brown butter- have you tried making Brown butter scones? Is dont worry if your batter Is uneven the understatement of the century, or is it not supposed to curdle like a putrid mess before becoming smooth? Less so on the first day. Scoop the frosting onto the cooled chocolate cake and swirl it around. Turned out, really, really well. It took 36 minutes before the toothpick came out clean but the inside was moist. Hi Deb! Was a bit nervous as we were having lunch at a v nice Italian restaurant and then coming back here for cake, but neednt have worried massive win and everybody demanded the recipe. Deb, as far as the buttermilk subs. The cake came out too salty and I really like salt! p.s. Good luck! (this is my idea of an egg dish, fwiw!) This morning, in search of a chocolate cake recipe to make for Fun Night at my childrens school (Cake Walk is a big deal), I felt it was meant to be that this recipe was front page news! Proudly powered by WordPress. The cake didnt look too overbaked, though. It was GREAT! Is that just me?! LOVE this cake! I backed it 28 min because 20 min wasnt enough and it became a bit dry. What is you favorite kind to eat? but nowall shall be right in the world. Aw, I hope he feels better soon and that you are all safe. Standard cupcakes usually bake 16 to 18 minutes, but check in a minute or two early to be safe. Moral of the story is: even if you forget the buttermilk, the cake isnt half bad :). This will make a great ongoing cake recipeyoud better believe its favorited. I didnt want chocolate cake 5 minutes ago, but now I do. Soft and moist. I love a good simple chocolate cake recipe. You can make buttermilk by mixing a little white vinegar (somewhere between 1 tsp and 1 Tbsp) and the rest of the cup milk, itll curdle, and then you can use it as buttermilk! I love how moist it is, deep chocolate flavor, keeps well (if you dont eat it in one sitting). This icing, which we used for our sons birthday cake, is my favorite. I really really loved this recipe. Its just about done baking, weve moved on to beers (Im sorry, but a Belgian white ale pairs unbelievably well with the smell of chocolate cake) and I had to say thank you. Im making these for my daughters birthday. Its wonderful. Must have been the chocolate. My Significant-Something-Or-Other, the theatrical sound-and-lighting tech, had a birthday was this week, but he was buried under two show openings and an over-the-top Sweet Sixteen birthday party (can you believe a $200,000 budget????). This will definitely be in my regular rotation of dessert recipes. It smells like heaven, and is exactly the kind of evening we needed. My almost perfect holiday baking seasonThis cake is lovely & easy to make & bake & eat. I also recently had a strawberry buttercream that was delicious; I suspect they just took a quick vanilla buttercream and beat in a spoonful or two of strawberry jam. So easy, and a perfectly chocolate-cake-hankering cake! I used Herseys special blend cocoa (dutch and natural) and added some instant espresso powder into the milk. What a great idea. I am frosting the bday cake with a double batch of the above chocolate frosting, and making the raspberry buttercream for the chocolate cake. Definitely needed the extra time, I was closer to the 35 minute mark than 25. Serving size I guess its just us that cuts cake into small pieces? Im at a similar stage, due in August, and Ive been equally crazy for chocolate cake and not much else. Ill use this frosting recipe again too: whizzed up this easily in the blender. Is it wrong that I have that MUST HAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE feeling most nights and Im not even remotely pregnant?! I made it today for a cast party for a community theatre again, accolades from the crowd. and . The first time I doubled the recipe and baked it in a 913 pan baked for about 30 minutes. I wish I could post a picture of the cake I made from your recipe! Thank you for the laughs and the chocolate as I wrap up my hell week! Its got neither the slight fudge-like tendencies of a rich chocolate cake, nor the depth of flavor you need in a good crumb-textured cake.
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