Didnt bother to sift even though cocoa was lumpy and it was fine. Vegetable oil can give it a more plush crumb, so its not a bad move. My sister cooks a lot and makes good cakes. For me, I liked it better that way! I have leftover red wine that i thought i would use to make this cake. It's a great cake and I know why we love it so much: It's huge. Looks amazing! Thanks for posting- I love your recipes, and especially enjoy the baking ones :) I keep running into the same problem with cake baking though, and I wanted to ask for your advice. But yes, I did up the egg on all future versions after the loaf one, and reduced the sugar. Its perfect. Hi Deb, is this cake freezable? I know youve given us variations on it before, but for some reason the photos here really drove home that this chocolate buttercream appears to be the frosting I have been looking for all my life. One should never taunt the idea faeries, of course.) Next time I will make it with some raspberries on top. Deb- Thx for the speedy reply. which i should buy just to havebut in the meantime. This recipe will do nicely while the bender is ongoing! But! Im curious, though, is there no formatting to just see the recipe for printing or just to simplify viewing while trying to make. For vanilla, I prefer 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar and a full teaspoon of vanilla extract. I used KAF Triple Cocoa Blend, which worked well. Except my chocolate cake was a bacon cheeseburger. Seriously, thank you, I think I may have already written a comment on this recipe, but I have to write one againthis cake is magic! I halved the frosting, and it was a breeze to make. Youve made it sound irresistible!! Made this cake today for a belated birthday celebration (for me) and to do some Coronavirus anxiety baking therapy. Dear Deb, SWEET LORD! I live at 5000ft, so I added an extra 2Tbs of buttermilk, cut the baking powder down by 1/8tsp (to 3/8 tsp), and baked about 10 degrees higher for more like 30 minutes. Thanks!! You want to make sure this gets really blended/whipped, so youll probably want to scrape down the bowl and blade a lot. I need to make a nice tall chocolate cake for my daughters birthday this weekend. while at target i found star sprinkles for a buck as part of an easter baking end cap display. After a good 30 minutes it comes out DELICIOUS. Every year I make my kids half a cake for their half birthday and this made a PERFECT half double layer cake. This one will cause quick a bit of excitement, I can tell. handfulofshadows I actually continually tweak this cake, but I tend not to edit the earlier versions because they work and everyone is happy with them. Thank you!! I will admit I subbed bittersweet choc for the unsweetened because thats what I had. My husband cut us each 2 small pieces and then stacked them on top of each other for a double layer piece of cake. You cant ever going wrong with chocolate cake! Turned out, really, really well. Weiser bakes with salted butter, "to balance the sweetness and add a salty, savory note." With a bit of sweet and salty, crunchy and chewy in every bite, it's one harmonious cookie. A family favourite in our house. I really want it with chocolate custard, like the school dinners I remember as a child. What is the ratio of vinegar to milk to create buttermilk? Really love this recipe!!! (Im an exile from New Mexico living in Vermont and I need my chilies.) YUM. My baking tome was slightly less, but I always consider baking times rough estimates. Six Months Ago: Strawberries and Cream with Graham Crumbles Huzzah for cake. Woah Nelly do I ever feel you with the chocolate cake craving. Even with the extra sugar, it was still bitter-sweet but in a good way. Thanks! Thanks for a perfect chocolate cake recipe! i did end up going out to buy the bakers chocolate for the frosting and im glad i did because Pamela I mention concerns about Dutched cocoa under the recipe. Thanks! Love how you swirled the frosting on top! but because when I found my perfect one-bowl chocolate cake (which weve made as an everyday loaf, then riffed as a fudgy layered sheet cake and red wine chocolate wonder, I promise, I can stop anytime) and ridiculously easy fudgy chocolate buttercream, there was no need to keep looking. The only change I had to make was baking it for an extra 4 minutes (total 26) and really should have continued baking it because it was still somewhat underdone. Your cake recipe is divine. Thanx For Sharing this recipes. This is what makes you, YOU!! I assume it will be shorter? Is it possible for the machine to heat up just enough to melt the butter? Delicious! I need to stop reading this blog while pregnant First the cornbread muffins, now the chocolate cake. Charlie Not on my 2nd floor balcony in Manhattan, I hope! When you call for 3/4 of packed brown sugar (or 145g), if I am using a scale can I just dump the brown sugar until it reaches 145g? We were at the cabin so this was going to be a hand-mixer + $5 ikea-cake-pan-smeared-with-whole-cow-of-butter kind of a job. For the posts that have multiple recipes is it possible to break up the recipes in the post, so that you can print only one (of say 3?) I thought that I might use this for a birthday cake. Reasons for this: the pickled onion recipe should be on my fridge, the sweet tart recipe I use with everything, etc. Okay, Deb. Especially because I could make it and then end up suddenly repulsed by it. Hes enthusiastic now :), Literally just finished frosting it and devoured it along with the sprinkles. A winner! Joy Yes, it gets more moist as the days go on. Made this last night and used the sour cream chocolate frosting from your best birthday cake, I was cheap and had a little left over. It rarely is in my experience, often because there are other acidic ingredients in the mix (here, buttermilk, even eggs, brown and white sugar are slightly so). Do you have Smitten Kitchen Every Day? So I substituted cocoa (6 T with 2 T of melted butter). Crap. rebecca You can use cake flour, so long as it doesnt already have leavener it it, however, its not necessary to make this cake tender. Thanks again, Deb! The baking time was a bit of a problem! Its the perfect little chocolate cake! 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. I processed the next batch just until fluffy and spreadable looking and it turned out great. Is it a 3 or a 5? I had to make one change to the frosting. This was just what I was looking for. What a difficult choice ! Can I halve egg in the recipe by just omitting the yolk from the cake base? I usually hear about substitutions with flax eggs, but nobody has mentioned doing so here yet in the comments. I noticed that you put less white sugar in this than your Everyday chocolate cake (which I adore). Im buying a bunch of things on a limited budget, and here in London its all unfortunately pricey and Im trying to substitute with what I do have. Im not sure whats been happening with my cakes but would love ANY advice or ideas! It will be on the Christmas menu from now on. I dont have any personally tested high-altitude baking tips, but understand the ones on King Arthurs site are great. But fresh sounds lovely too. Dear hubs just made me two flower beds where I was hoping he would so I can plant morning glories and sunflowers I started from seedhe deservs this cake! This is a great recipe!! The combination of butter, sugar, sugar, cocoa, buttermilk, cream, and sea salt all in quick list read effectively slayed my weak will power. Thanks for another winner!! I like blooming cocoa mixed the dry cocoa with 1/2 cup boiling water; once the mixture was cool, added enough buttermilk to arrive at 1 cup of liquid total. I followed the directions, and the butter and eggs were at room temperature. I find it milder (especially at the proportions suggested for a swap, usually 1T per cup if I remember correctly) and more buttery (yum) but it should work here. Lovely, Deb, thank you. WOWWW!! Your cake saved the day! So, I made the cake. I would like to send him a care package including a chocolate cake. Thanks for keeping us all entertained! You mention that the frosting is generous for an 88, but is it enough to cover a 913 (to satisfaction)? This is a great recipe. anyway I came here looking for the fudgy chocolate cake recipe, that I used for cupcakes a couple months ago. Yet another reason to get a food processor! Hope that helps and works! Also, Deb, keep doing what youre doing! This looks amazing Deb what a perfect cake! Finally did and Im disappointed. No one will know except us. :). I doubled the recipe & used a glass 9X13 dish. We will definitely make the button easier to find when we next redesign. Have been needing something chocolate all week and this was it! Thoughts? So good! As every Italian woman knows, if a pregnant woman does not get the food she craves, the baby is in danger of having a birthmark in the shape of said item. Absolutely delicious, no matter what youre celebrating. It worked really well. What a treat for a weeknight! Your recipes are so easy and relate-able, and yet so novel, and your photography is scrumptious. I bet you could put in the same amount of cinnamon, for a Mexican chocolate vibe.). 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! Hi Deb! I made this frosting with SKs best birthday cake. I am not a fan of frosting, but this was delicious and has a silky texture. It is a pretty easy cake so I highly recommend it for oh no it has come to the end of the day but I *need* it. Thank you! So the amount was great for us, but obviously you could also double it if you wanted. Deb this cake looks great and just the type of thing I want to make, but dont want my husband to realize I am capable of making, lest the requests come non-stop! Definitely only two ounces chocolate, right? Cake O.M.G. Love the looks and sounds of this cake! This was DELICIOUS! I really hope I can replicate that crazy looking icing. I decreased the icing sugar and added a titch of cocoa to compensate. :) Yes, that was what I meant by uneven. Thank you for the laughs and the chocolate as I wrap up my hell week! Got about 10 from a single batch, and baked about 24 minutes in my oven. Making this cake right now for my sons 16 bday. I just frosted it and now half the cake has disappeared! I remember those strange feelings of strongly disliking (yes, they know what they did) familiar flavors and textures. 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. (Me: Hmm this looks wrong..its all lumpy. Hi Deb, love your blog and it is my go to for everything cooking-related. Thank you for sharing the recipe!!!!!!!!!!!! It will be great on the second day. Do you think it would work as 2 6 rounds?? I hope I can get to the bottom of it. Just made this amazing cake for myself for my birthday and want to thank you for the gift the most foolproof recipe ever. I dont have Dutched cocoa: Dutch-process cocoa (generally speaking, its the standard in European brands) differs from natural cocoa (what you have if your cocoa isnt labeled Dutch, or if its an American brand) in that its acidity has been neutralized to form a darker, nuttier cocoa that I prefer. 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Omg, I am on bus to work (8am) and I want chocolate cake NOW (That one ^ I have no resolve ~ diet has left the bus :) ), Now I have to buy rainbow sprinkles. The recipe has you bake two cake layers and then slice each one in half to create four. :D. I did swap the buttermilk for full-fat yogurt and then also added coffee (2 tablespoon of instant coffee mixed with 4 tablespoons of hot water), whose liquid was intended to replace some the liquid from the buttermilk. RW x. Hubby blew the candles out, served it up, we started eating, and nobody said a word. Just finished making this and am now tucking into a generous slice. Im so surprised. Then yesterday I made it again with mini 6 cake rounds. I used King Arthur Double Dutch Dark cocoa, which gave the cake wonderful color and flavor. And Im a sucker for any cake with those confetti sprinkles on it. We made this for my mothers birthday and were delighted, particularly with the beautifully light frosting. Cant wait to try the finished product. it really cuts the sweetness and just has the most awesome texture a solid lid to the cake but that still can be cut through, and so creamy. I looked at your lighter than air cake, but 4 layers is too intimidating for me Thanks! Thanks in advance!! I make my vanilla one in the food processor too. 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????). Everyone told me I used the wrong pan and I got a chemistry lesson and another one on finding the right pan (which I still dont understand). These will be great for my babes first birthday party tomorrow! All my friends at work will love me though- if it doesnt make a believer out of me, as they will profit from my experiment. I also did simple chocolate ganache instead of buttercream frosting. This cake was a hit! For the frosting can you throw all the ingredients into a bowl and use an immersion blender? Hes a twin so it was one of two cakes served on party day, which is the only explanation I have for why we have leftovers two days later Wrapped in the fridge to keep the frosting manageable, its still moist and delicious. Or should I be strong by hand? probably if i had filled them closer to 2/3 i could have gotten 16 altogether. This looks so delicious, and I cant wait to try this recipe out. Scrape the bowl down well and dont worry if the batter looks uneven. It was GREAT! Saving this recipe for when my next chocolate craving hits.and hoping I can eat real food again in the near future! Maybe tonight?! There is a need for certain things (I went through an egg phase, hamburger phase, chocolate cake phase) that can only be described as a deep aching soul hungerI havent ever been truly starving before, thank goodness, but I imagine pregnant cravings are similarthanks for letting those of us who are past that stage in life live vicariously through you and your delicious soul satisfying recipes! Brisa I havent tried it but I feel like this recipe should be okay with the adjustment. Ive made it twice in the last few weeks. When I had a piece I cut some cake, scooped out some frosting and let it sitto warm and frosted the squares individually before eating. So easy, and a perfectly chocolate-cake-hankering cake! 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! Will report back on Sunday. Can you explain how you choose a pan when doubling a recipe? And I still got this on the table at a reasonable hour. Thanks, Deb! Rich as can be, uber chocolate-y, not overly sweet (an absolute hallmark of all Smitten Kitchen cakes, and why her cake recipes are THE BEST). It traveled well unbaked in the loaf pan, then brought to room temp and baked the next day, it turned out perfectly. If only I had enough patience to wait to make a cake until today. I love this cake. Tried to read most of the comments but mostly the conversions were for 913 or cupcakes. Im salivating on my keyboard here. So easy to make- love that its one bowl, since that always makes me more inclined to make it in the future. Add a pinch of cinnamon, if desired. Not sure I would make this cake again. My. Deb, I love you. I can already tell by how great the batter is that this cake is going to make the awful week worth it. Thank you! Jane M Ugh, I give up. I am a big chocolate cake lover, and this looks amazing. Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting would definitely be an understatement! Baked for 30 mins. I so want this. You can also type CTRL or + P from any recipe post to get to the same print template, or use the Print option in your browser, usually under the File menu. No need to sift if you cocoa isnt lumpy; I think the brand I use just fairly consistently is. Well, I only made the frosting, not the cake (I put this frosting on a box yellow cake) but this is truly the best frosting I have ever made. and that suited nicely. Hi, am I able to make the frosting in advance (perhaps 3 days or so) and leave in the fridge until required to frost the cake layers? I am enjoying your blog and recipes. Any reason I need to pack it first and then weigh? Thank you! My sons birthday today. I 1.5xd the frosting for a 913 and was happy with the coverage. Melt in the microwave on 75 . 4 teaspoons salt 2 chocolate bar biscuit croissant topping 1 jelly cotton candy jelly gummies 2 cups liquorice chocolate 2 jelly beans bonbon 2 caramels tart gummi bears 6 butterscotch caramel lollipops Thank you! The outside was not dry and the cake did not collapse. In your opinion, is there a great deal of variation in the taste of the different brands available? My 13 yo son baked this for our Sunday dinner dessert. Then I went to Copenhagen, staying in a strangers apartment through Airbnb, and your cookbook was in this Danish womans kitchen! Baking time It sounds like its taking up to 5 to 10 minutes extra for everyone. This is absolutely a keeper. I can be perfectly normal, going about my business, and then suddenly bam, the crazy chocolate fiend takes over and I need something decadent now. The cupcake-in-a-can birthday present was a big hit! Can the frosting be made a couple days in advance and refrigerated or is it better the same day? Oops! You just make the most lovely things. I made this last night and it was delicious! My BFF still uses one, and I find it charming. Or The Nothing Is Ever Going To Be Okay Again If I Dont Have Chocolate Cake Cake. Next time will try with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Congrats you just made brownies.. really? Cupcakes bake for 14 to 18 minutes. I have some too-ripe bananas hanging around, and Id like to throw them into this recipe. It is good to note that dried butter milk plus water works in this recipe. I think another eight minutes after that and the testing knife finally came out clean enough that I was prepared to take the thing out of the oven. :). Better to make triple the batter and divide it between 4 pans. What a fantastic recipe! Several typos in my comment, whoops! Should the butter quantity for the frosting be 1/2 cup or 4 oz? I used non-Dutched cocoa, your coffee tip, and another commenters very helpful recommendation for subbing the unsweetened chocolate (i.e. 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! You can make baking powder by using baking soda and an acid (usually, cream of tartar is used) at home. It came out perfectly baked, not very risen. I spread it thick on an 88 pan of brownies and sprinkled peppermint bits over the top. They die for chocolate but dont care for overly sweet frosting. Yield Serves 8 to 12 Prep time 10 minutes Cook time 25 minutes to 35 minutes Show Nutrition Ingredients 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, natural or Dutch-process 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon I was convinced by your cake spiel that I, a novice baker, too could make a cake but have been let down twice. Made at 9:30 at night and it baked perfectly in 25 min. Seriously, we love it so much!! Hi, I used microwave chocolate mug cake when I had this craving, 5 min crave to product time. It turned grainy or separated or something. When I warned the batter might look uneven, this is what I meant. Bonus: I saved buttermilk last time I bought it by freezing it in ice cube trays 2 tbsp per cube so that made impulse cake making that much easier. Frosting notes: I had super dark baking chocolate and used that instead of unsweetened for the frosting. fatty fat fat. At last I have a chocolate cake recipie that tastes of chocolate! Toni Yes, same as the Monkey Cake. Thanks for so much deliciousness! Spinkle on powdered sugar if desired. A little more butter / less flour? Ive been reading your blog since before he was born and have cooked my way through a lot of what youve written about. The knife comes out with chocolate on it. I have a question about the frosting. I want it. (Or, Id have done it already. Im at a similar stage, due in August, and Ive been equally crazy for chocolate cake and not much else. (yes, for breakfast!) cupcakes? 1 Easy Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting 2 The Best Smitten Kitchen Recipes, According to Eater Editors 3 Classic Chocolate Loaf Cake by smittenkitchen | Quick & Easy Recipe 4 Smitten kitchen on Twitter: "My family has been making this 5 S'more Layer Cake - Perry's Plate 6 Everyday Chocolate Cake | Punchfork sunken black forest cake. Because of you, my family eats cabbage/slaw, fritters, and more vegetarian. Recipes. Im totally making this cake for his first birthday. I took 10 of them to the local fire department to prevent me and hubby from devouring all of them. :). I noticed in the comments you said you upped the amount of eggs in this from the original recipe what does that actually do to the cake? Thank you! I ordered one for an upcoming birthday party cake, and the instructions say to use a dense cake such as a pound cake.
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