Im sorry this will sound similar to a comment I posted on another recipe (marshmallow frosting), but how does this chocolate cake compare with the other chocolate cakes on your site, especially the ones in the double chocolate layer cake and the peanut butter chocolate cake? I actually made the frosting last night with 70% Green & Blacks dark chocolate, and it actually came out almost savory! Youve made it sound irresistible!! Deb, I love you. Deb, how is it that you can take the most simple chocolate cake and make it look so amazing that I think that I will just die if I dont go make it right now, even though its nearly 11 p.m.? That could be the issue too much creaming. Made this twice! I really wanted chocolate cake but it was so late. Could I make the frosting a raspberry buttercream by putting in raspberry pure or jam instead of chocolate? They touted it as something like WORLDS BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE so I saved it and figured wed make it this weekend for our weekly baking project. My daughter wishes for a chocolate layer cake filled with chocolate chip ice cream for her birthday next week, and 6 cakes are my familys favorite size. Im an (unapologetic) chocoholic. The color was beautiful and the taste was rich and chocolately in the best possible way. Meanwhile, Uncle Vixen had bought unsweetened cocoa rather than unsweetened chocolate for the frosting, so I had to find a sort of halfway point between Debs recipe and the one on the back of the cocoa bag (which assumes a double layer of cake, natch) w/r/t proportions of cocoa, butter, and milk; also I had to deal with the same issue of the stand mixer not really being able to reach all of the frosting; also I splashed the vanilla and the frosting tasted Very Strongly of it when it was finally done. just made into cupcakes and I cant stop licking my spatula. Lucy Im sorry to hear that. ug that looks amazing!! It is the kitchen tool that will make spreading cake batter, especially in round pans (among many other spreading chores) and icing a cake so much easier! But my batter didnt seem as thick as in the video and it also didnt rise very well (or as much as yours). The cake is perfect size too, not to big. Sally Usually in the fridge for a day does the trick. I just popped by as many bloggers dont respond to questions. Looks lovely! It's chocolate-flavored and naturally red, and the texture is so dense and moist that only a little frosting is required between the layers, and that frosting is whipped mascarpone cheese - or cream cheese. No one will know except us. If you follow the instructions TO THE LETTER and mix in the drys just until everything is wet, you end up with a thin batter with tiny butter/sugar capsules distributed throughout. I followed the directions, and the butter and eggs were at room temperature. Okay I now have a terrible problem. Did I let it get too cool before I used it? This looks wonderful! Trace the bottom of the pans onto wax paper or parchment with a pencil and then cut out the circles. Rather than a cream cheese frosting, you'll make a quick buttercream frosting, which I found was harder to spread. Hands down the best frosting Ive ever made! Do let it clabber for 10 to 15 minutes for a thicker texture. However, the book has a slightly different amount of baking powder (3/4 tsp). Did freezing work well?? Your recipes are always right up my alley and your write-ups are like notes from a friend. But yes, I did up the egg on all future versions after the loaf one, and reduced the sugar. You can eat a square without feeling any guilt. The icing on this was great! It turned out amazing, just as advertised, and I enjoyed eating it a lot :p. I am a nervous cake baker but I would like to make this for my sons bday in a few days. Yum! Wonderful cake!!! a simple three layered birthday cake? Ill never buy it from a store again. I used to think all chocolate cakes were either boring, dull, and dry, or so dense and moist that they couldnt actually be called cake. Raspberries & chocolate- what could be bad? But now I want to make this cake again and again I am in a chocolate cake loop. And as the cake was baking in the oven, I discovered I did not have any unsweetened chocolate. I am having trouble printing the recipe. It will be great on the second day. Its not the same but it probably wont destroy the cake or anything. My daughter is already asking for her birthday to make the SAME! My son is attending college on the opposite coast from mine. Thats what I usually have on hand. also, i love stout in a cake as an option as well. :). ), as written, with great success every time! Also can you recommend a baking pan for this cake? handfulofshadows I dont think theyll be automated because I dont think theres a way to do it the way I want them to look. I have one of these babies in the oven right now, perhaps the 6th one in a month. Whim to bite of cake time was 90 minutes, and during that time I also gave the kids a bath, tucked them into bed, and read some books. The cake turned out very moist, really delicious. Hi, I used microwave chocolate mug cake when I had this craving, 5 min crave to product time. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, graham-cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Even if your batter is too thin and your frosting takes forever to thin to the right consistency dont lose heart. Saving this recipe for when my next chocolate craving hits.and hoping I can eat real food again in the near future! . (I added a sprinkle of cinnamon to it also) thanks!! It would be impossible to overstate the urgency of such a desire! to buy both & Ive almost always got the light brown kind around. Loved this! I added the powdered sugar and butter to the chocolate at the same time, and while my frosting turned out fine, it took a decent bit of beating to get the lumps out. Does it take longer to eat as little squares or should I just do my usual with your cakes and pies and scoff the lot at a sitting. Your safest bet might be more of a ganache, which doesnt need to be whipped, only stirred. website "Around here, we sometimes make (one-bowl, intense, perfectly crumbed) chocolate cake just because it's Wednesday. Serves or Makes: 8 . Its weirdly labourous but worth the time. I swapped the icing for dark chocolate ganache with whisky, and topped it all with toasted hazlenuts. I just put this in the oven! Its basically one-bowl and has astoundingly good chocolate flavor (especially with good cocoa powder) for something almost comically simple that I can pull off even with, say, a 4 week old in a Bjorn. Im curious, though, is there no formatting to just see the recipe for printing or just to simplify viewing while trying to make. So rich, moist and CHOCOLATEY! I love that I dont have to go to five different grocery stores to find the ingredients. I think you could go as far as to triple this but as quadrupled, it would be crazy tall. This cake was fantastic and was so easy to put together. Katie I think buttercreams with melted chocolate are better, or, at least I love this one most of all. Today I used 20g of black cocoa in addition to 21g of Dutch cocoa, and I must say it makes for a very pretty chocolate cake. This frosting looks deliciouscould it be piped, or will it not hold its shape? Just finished frosting the cake and Id recommend adding the salt. Its an okay price, at least. Ill try it again without the modification. I really really loved this recipe. Emily If my notes are correct from the last time I converted it, youll get 12 standard. Fewer bakeries this time, but more baking in the kitchen. 3/4 cup banana + 1/4 cup buttermilk. I 1.5xd the frosting for a 913 and was happy with the coverage. At 30 mins the top had cooked and closed over and not till about 40 mins did the skewer come out clean and the cake stop making that bubbling noise. This is my sisters oven, so I am just learning how it bakes. Deb, you are always my go-to! Baked for 30 mins. belgian brownie cakelets. I have saved the recipe and make it some time soon, for the moment I am enjoying some chocolate covered digestive biscuits to cure my chocolate cravings. I added slightly more salt just to bring out the flavour of the chocolate but all in all perfect! Id like to make it as four tiered round layer cake for my daughters first birthday but unsure how to adapt the quantities in recipe. Can I frost them while they are still frozen? Hope you feel better soon! I have been really successful in recreating this recipe( without a mixer too Infact). I ordered one for an upcoming birthday party cake, and the instructions say to use a dense cake such as a pound cake. 1.5 times the recipe? One variation I have made a few times (for grown up cake-eaters) is to swap the milk for Baileys salted caramel. 6 tablespoons (85 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature It just didnt have the depth of flavor I had hoped for. (See more details on how I figure this out below, but it sounds like you already know. One question I dont have a mixer or a hand mixer (I knowI know) I normally do everything by hand and I dont think Ive ever made icing before so I havent yet found something I couldnt do by hand. It took about 28 mins to bake the cake and my batter was a thin due to being overly enthusiastic w/ vanilla and coffee extracts (I always add coffee extract to chocolate cakes). I know you have other vanilla frosting recipes but I love making this one in the food processorso easy and the texture is great. Its as 8 spring form pan by the way. For me, I liked it better that way! This was just what I was looking for. Pizzas, red wine and, to finish off the carb load, this chocolate cake. But OMG the icing is fantastic!!! Is this the chocolate frosting that was on the Monkey Cake, because that was amazing, and got rave reviews at my sons birthday party! ;) But, I whip whipped cream by hand all of the time. This is so great. this frosting is even *better* cold! Ive made this multiple times before and its my definitely my go-to chocolate cake but I want to make it tomorrow for my birthday and I dont have any unsweetened chocolate. I want that cake with peanut butter cream cheese buttercream frostingright now! This is the most reliable chocolate snack cake recipe! Youre not tired of it by the time its gone. Its moist and rich, but not too sweet I may just have some for breakfast tomorrow! Yet another reason to get a food processor! I only made the frosting part, but had to comment because it was fantastic and easy. Hi Deb! Or maybe get one of these? Easy to make, took about 25 mins in a 9 inch tin, is chocolatey but not too rich or heavy the way a cake made with melted chocolate is, and just really soft and comforting. Depending on the recipe, you can melt the butter or shortening and mix in the cocoa until smooth, or just add it to the ingredients as is if it works (like in frosting). I will admit I subbed bittersweet choc for the unsweetened because thats what I had. In the book, I have a section with different flavor cakes and frostings built off of this one, including a vanilla-vanilla. What a fantastic recipe! I will report back when I try it :). Its ludicrously easy and not over the top sweet. The standard Id say for this size is 8 tablespoons instead of 6. Ive made this a few times and it always seems a little on the dry side. They are incredible! (yes, for breakfast!) Your suggestion to cut it into 16 pieces was hard to obey, but I did. Even serious adults turn giddy at the sight of sprinkles, men too! Details. Chocolate cake will clearly be my undoing as well. I mean, its definitely on the sweet side, like all powdered sugar buttercreams. I wish I could reach in a try a slice! And I think increased the proportion of cocoa, too, I think. i did also back off on the sugar this time i didnt measure but i would guestimate about a cup vs 1.5 cups. Seriously, we love it so much!! When I warned the batter might look uneven, this is what I meant. Its hard from the fridge and would need to be warmed up a little and possibly re-whipped. Its hot and humid where I live so maybe the weather helped. Joanne I agree; frosting this sweet is definitely more of an American thing. Just looking at these pictures makes me feel the urgency. It keeps well and only gets better as the days pass. Cant wait to try this combination. Hey Deb, should it make any difference if I substitute black (extra dutched) cocoa in the cake? Id limit it to a couple tablespoons as it will be pretty wet, and personally, I prefer to strain raspberry purees to get rid of the seeds, but I think they bother me more than they bother other people. Eek! I will absolutely make this again. Used 1/2 cup strong coffe and a 1/4 cup wine instead of the buttermilk. I have some red wine to use and i would try making this cake with it. Thank you. Thank you for a spectacular cake. So, I made the cake. I was quite alarmed that the cake would be dry and sawdusty when I brought it to my co-workers. Thank you for taking the time to let me know where to find the print and PIN links in the To Do line. Kate Check out overstock.com. whole wheat chocolate oat cookies. I need this cake in my life, and I need someone else to make it! :). I need enough frosting for a three layer cake 8 inch rounds. Great recipe, easy to make. Too thin. And backpulver is baking powder. Thank you for posting! Could it be made in a sheet pan? Thanks again for your wonderful recipes, they never cease to impress me. The tart cranberries helped to cut through a bit of the rich chocolate and the frosting was smooth and creamy with just a little bite of ginger. (I still have a slice left and am having it tonight, in defiance of the only eat food that was cooked less than 24 hours ago rule.). This was SO my recent pregnancy (baby is 10 weeks). If I wanted to use this frosting for a 9 inch double layer round cake, would you just double it or do 2 1/2 times? Very easy clean up. I just made this cake and its amazing. -cut down the sugar in the frosting to 1 cup, which was more than enough frosting for the people I fed it to, and it tasted very buttery, which is my preference. Amazing. Loaf pan Use the Everyday Chocolate Cake recipe. This is my husbands birthday cake today! But so thick that the cakes moist crumb couldnt hold up to it. How can I fix this? The Double Chocolate probably is more chocolaty, but I hardly notice. Mel For a whiskable frosting, well, its all about how strong your arms are. I really hope I can replicate that crazy looking icing. This was the cake that saved the weekend. I regretted not licking every beater of chocolate buttercream that had ever crossed my path when I worked at a bakery in high school. 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder (I used this instead of vanilla, purely based on personal taste) blood orange, almond and ricotta cake. Thanks for a quick recipe for our math celebration! Do you prefer a particular brand of chocolate for both the Dutch cocoa and the unsweetened chocolate? I have made this cake dozens of times, it is easy and delicious. Ive made your version of this food processor frosting a bajillion times and its amazing. Im so worried about under-baking, even by a little that I forget the residual baking in the pan once I take it out of the oven. And I have a prediction,,,you will be having a girl!! There was no glaze but they served it what I think was more slathered brown butter. :). Rebekah describes this perfectly deep chocolate flavour, not too sweet, very easy to mix up and bake I loved the frosting this is my new chocolate frosting. Sneha If the knife isnt batter-free (i.e. The icing was fluffy goodness perfectly spreadable, delightfully lickable. Is there a video anywhere illustrating this technique? Frosting notes: I had super dark baking chocolate and used that instead of unsweetened for the frosting. Im making for a party and dont want to not have enough! It is now known as The Cake in our house. I think that sounds delicious. I mean, us. when I suddenly NEEDED brownies, so I feel you on this! I feel like Im talking to a celebrity!! Have been needing something chocolate all week and this was it! I`ll use a 6 inch pan and wondering how to adjust the baking time. and its better still not as sweet as if Id made it with chocolate chip melts or something like the Green & Blacks milk chocolate and it looks smashing, once again! Im thinking about making it on Friday to serve on Sunday am Thanks! I liked your frosting a lot, but the chocolate didnt fully emulsify. For the last 4-5 years Ive been making one of your celebration cakes for my birthday cakes my two fav being the crepe hazelnut and the chocolate peanutbutter cheesecake. I only had one medium egg and yogurt instead of buttermilk. Im so, oh, so sad. to the bakery across from my office for a chocolate piece of cake. I decided it was fate and made it. Deb, as far as the buttermilk subs. In a large bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to beat the butter and sugars until fluffy; scrape down bowl. Deb, today is my husbands 84th birthday and chocolate cake is his request. how long would i bake for in a 10.5 inch (round) pan? I return to your website multiple times each week for various recipes. Hi I am trying to figure out how to adapt this to fit a 10.5 inch cake pan. Hi Deb! the wet stuff, not dry cake crumbs), its not done. Im nervous about its moist crumbliness, though, and would prefer frosting to ganache. So delicious. Hooray for pregnancy cravings! The photos really drew me in mmmmm. Im reading this recipe for Emergency chocolate cake while filling my mouth with your Cocoa Brownies from a couple of years ago. Hes enthusiastic now :), Literally just finished frosting it and devoured it along with the sprinkles. I also really appreciate the conversions since I am in Germany! I suggest a warning label: You will not be able to lay off the cake slices, nor will anyone else who sees/smells/tastes it. Thank you so much for all you do! Thank you! I dont recommend trying to speed the cooling of the melted chocolate by putting it in the refrigerator though, things can change fast! The perfect chocolate cake. see? Can you explain how you choose a pan when doubling a recipe? NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER A BON APPETIT and EPICURIOUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The long-awaited new book from the best-selling and beloved author of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook and Smitten Kitchen Every Daya collection of essential recipes for meals you'll want to prepare a. Did in a 9.5 pie pan, which alters the edge texture a bit, but that was what was on hand! This isnt what you asked, but it might help you understand what youre looking for. Three years ago: Fried Egg Sandwich with Bacon and Blue Cheese I.e. The cake came out fine, but the batter was just that pourable batter, not the spreadable, brownie batter-like kind in your photo. My kids loved it! Last time, (for another recipe) I accidentally mixed the powder with whole milk and it tasted great. :). I made this yesterday and was so pleased by the result. My new go to icing! Im in week 11 and only the thought that morning sickness is about to end keeps me going! Woke up this morning, realized its our 8 year wedding anniversary and I didnt have a card, or more importantly, a celebratory dessert. Hey Deb, Thanks! I think that I would like chocolate cake better if it were significantly less sweet. It turned out rather thick, but spreadable, and so delicious. All that to say, I enjoyed a piece of your chocolate cake for breakfast enormously. I made it with wine, and its a big hit (the leftoverssince I made the 913 and served it after a huge meal are being consumed at work now). Has anyone made the fudgy sheet cake and if so, how do you think it compares? Is it round or square? only asking as i have all the other ingredients except that. But yes, you can always eat the frosting by itself! I made this a few weeks ago, and made the frosting as written whereas normally I use powdered cocoa. 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. Sarah Actually, I find that its very hard to get an even read on cocoa powders because theyre all different, and pack differently in cups. Butter two 9-inch round cake pans, and line them with circles of parchment paper, then butter or coat with nonstick cooking spray. I had to bake for the full 30 minutes, at 25 mins. I just wanted to correct you because I dont want you to accidentally mess up anything you bake in the future as you would be using way too much butter. I cant wait to get all the ingredients and bake this cake! Hmm, in the spirit of, I have to make this cake right nowIve just discovered I dont have unsweetened chocolate for the frosting. I riffed off your frosting to make rocky road frosting by adding mini marshmallows and chopped toasted pecans. And congratulations! Proudly powered by WordPress. Im at a similar stage, due in August, and Ive been equally crazy for chocolate cake and not much else. A few weeks ago I was laying around feeling sorry for myself and my all-day sickness (morning sickness is a very inaccurate name!) Made this cake today for a belated birthday celebration (for me) and to do some Coronavirus anxiety baking therapy. If I want to make mini cupcakes, how long do I bake these for? My. blonde brownies,pumpkin brownies,caramel brownies,chewy brownies,peppermint brownies,dark chocolate brownies,hot chocolate brownie,chocolate caramel brownies,homemade funnel cake,funnel cake with pancake mix,twice baked potato casserole,pork steak in oven,bakers chocolate brownies,shrikhand,snickers cheesecake,snickers pie,bake from scratch,apple pie a la mode,strawberry gelato,milk bar . Im making a double layer cake for my daughters birthday with 8 inch rounds. Distilled water would be a 7. And I love the suggestion of sour cream thinned with coffee sounds like my kinda cake!! Anyway, its worth the experiment. It was incredible. Can you tell me what size is your strainer in the picture? I try to give credit to stores where I buy things, and not just Amazon all the time, but I cant help if their site doesnt have permalinks in the year 2015. WTF is wrong with me? 3. Are you clicking the print icon below the recipe? Quick question! 1. Any suggestions on the dryness? This was exactly what I was craving! First piece I had with chocolate milk, the second with scotch. 1/2 cup butter is 8 oz not 4 ozs! Nice job, as always, Deb. Cocoa powder, especially in that volume, is quite bitter. Your cake saved the day! And with that, I can hear the pitter-patter of my diets feet making itself scarce as I reach for more butter. Thank you! (Im an exile from New Mexico living in Vermont and I need my chilies.) If I wanted to make this into a double layered round cake, would you just double the recipe and do in two 9 inch rounds? Would aquafaba work to replace eggs (vegan version)? I bought a bundt cake pan (9/10 inch I think), how can this recipe work with the pan?!?! Ive doubled the recipe and its currently in the oven in a 913. My family enjoyed every bite. Would either be acceptable with modifications? Thanks!! Can I sub 2% milk for the cream/whole milk in the frosting? Genius! Worked perfectly. Then I saw an article with the above watch-out. Its kept quite well in the fridge for a week. I promptly stopped at the store for ingredients and spent my free afternoon making this yesterday. I ended up snagging a more squared-off metal 88 while out running errands today, so thin-cake crisis averted. Im also pregnant and wanted chocolate cake so badly last week that I was practically begging anyone who would listen to bring some to me! Chocolate Cake. Baked 25 minutes in a convection oven. Im a good baker, I know how to read a recipe and I use a scale. This this will work as the filling for a wedding cake? Even with chunky frosting its still delicious and I may or may not be having a piece with my morning tea :). I decorated mine with Smarties! What is you favorite kind to eat? -baking time was approximately 35 minutes Yummy! I thought that coffee was acidic in itself. I use it so much more often than I ever thought I would. I think SmittenKitchen is AT LEAST 10% of the reason why my fiance proposed to me. Is your oven temperature accurate? No need to butter the inside or outside of cupcake liners. but this cake is such a nice size, with a good frosting-to-cake ratio. I usually just add a tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice to a cup of milk and dont fuss about the extra spoonful. I need cake in my face, or everyone in this office will have to pay! He tested covid +Ve and he is completely asymptomatic. .). Spinkle on powdered sugar if desired. This was so delicious and easy to tweak to my weird idiosyncratic preferences. If youre not used to U.S. frostings at all (which, of course, are very sweet), it might seem over-the-top. And Im a sucker for any cake with those confetti sprinkles on it. Next time Ill try taking them out after 15 or 16 minutes instead. Hands down the best chocolate icing Ive ever had! I just frosted it and now half the cake has disappeared! I regret to tell you that this cake is nothing exactly new, and its not because Im out of ideas (I hope not, at least! Thanks for sharing! Hi Deb! I subbed home-made full fat natural yoghurt for the buttermilk (loosened a little with a dash of milk) and used an inch of real vanilla pod rather than the extract and the cake came out very well indeed. Thanks for sharing! How can I cut down on the sugar in a cake recipe without throwing off the volume and texture? The baking time was about 35 minutes, all told. I am enjoying your blog and recipes. thank you! Looks fabulous cant wait to try this cake as soon as I can get the ingredients together. If you give a cook some frosting. Hosted by Pressable. Nope, way too dry so I added an extra Tablespoon or so of heavy cream. The best looking thing ever. Thank you! Do I still need to mix dry ingredients separately first? Meanwhile, Im also making Ovenlys Chocolate Stout Cake with Salted Caramel Buttercream have you seen their cookbook? Any other ideas? Absolutely delicious, no matter what youre celebrating. Ive been reading your blog since before he was born and have cooked my way through a lot of what youve written about. There are ways to adjust a recipe accordingly to your neck of the woods. :), I doubled the recipe in a 913 pan for a birthday at work. Such a perfect moist crumb on this cake it must be the buttermilk! You might want to check out the comment guidelines before chiming in. or should i just double it and add some cupcakes? I made it and it was so yummy.Everyone loved this delicious peanut butter brownies with chocolate,your cake looks so wonderful, so yummy, and I will be making this again! Keep up the sharing! Delicious!! The 1/2 birthdays always sneak up on me so its nice to have an easy recipe not to mention that most are for much larger cakes this one is perfectly sized! Id use flour or cornstarch instead of cocoa (or half of each) and white instead of brown sugar. But, what a lovely thing to have a perfect recipe to get to play with. HOLY HEAVENS! This is one of my favourite recipes from my mom! Aarthi I havent, but it sounds really good. I saw the title and that you started yours really late in the day too. THanks! (FWIW, I tend to make oil based cake recipes if Im looking to avoid dry cake at all costs.) I this chocolate cake!! Wouldnt be the same without them! Then I put the cake in the fridge for 3 hrs until dinner, and when we had it for dessert the frosting had turned it ganache. Divine! This cake was really delicious and quick to make, which I appreciated. I did have to make the substitution of sour cream thinned with milk for the buttermilk, but it was still a fantastic cake! Powdered sugar frostings sometimes have an unpleasant aftertaste to them that I dont like, but this was fabulous rich, chocolatey, buttery.
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