Funny, I am so the I need chocolate cake now kind of person, and it has nothing to do with hormonal cravings. Except my chocolate cake was a bacon cheeseburger. Thank you for posting! I used it for my daughters birthday cupcakes. Crap. thanks! I look forward to giving this one a try too. And backpulver is baking powder. I made this twice for 2 dozen cupcakesafter making the 1st dozen and seeing how DELICIOUS they are, theres no way 1 dozen would be enough!! I was meaning to ask you about that as I read through the recipe and your note was a very welcome surprise. The frosting was fantastic, creamy and smooth using the food processor. I just made this today and it is solid! This is the first time Ive heard someone else refer to this saying. 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 Two of them (one spare) were slightly bigger than the others, but not that much. Made this into a tiny layer cake for my antisocial pandemic birthday by baking it in two six-inch round Pyrex dishes. I tried to make this cake, but the batter curdled when I added the thinned yogurt Going to try out this recipe for my daughters birthday! Every time I saw, chocolate, my mouth goes to water. I MUST HAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE. My son is 7 months old and the craving still pops up now and then. Woah Nelly do I ever feel you with the chocolate cake craving. For me, I liked it better that way! Am I always Overbaking by a few minutes? thanks! and tastes great. thank you deb, anne, and JP! Recipes. I laughed at the we cut it into 16 small squares. I doubled this recipe using the weights instead of volume measurements and it turned out great. I am quite pleased. Cupcakes bake for 14 to 18 minutes. You are amazing and my go-to for any recipe! Ive made the peanut butter one several times (with and without the frosting+ganache) and love how moist it is, although I do reduce the sugar quite a bit and almost double the cocoa powder. (fwiw-I used Sharfenberger unsweetened. I have a similar chocolate cake from a post-wartime austerity recipe (only 18g cocoa and a single egg) which assumes 30-35 minutes cooking time. Id LOVE any advice you have. Thanks so much! You and your blog bring me great joy! I used self-raising flour and half a tsp of baking powder. (See here.) No one wants a dry cake! Youre pregnancy sounds exactly like my pregnancy. I cant believe how quickly and easy it was. I have a daughter who would love this but is gluten free. So I googled smitten kitchen chocolate cake, and when I saw the name of the recipe, I knew it was the one. Love your strawberry cake, so I was excited to try this one. Finally did and Im disappointed. Looks fabulous cant wait to try this cake as soon as I can get the ingredients together. Thank you! Was that the culprit?!? pps, is there a softening butter hack? Would either be acceptable with modifications? Baked for 20 minutes. Hi, I just wanted to know if I could substitute the dark brown sugar (I only have light brown muscavado sugar, demarara sugar, or granulated sugar). Thank you for the lovely idea, just in time for the weekend :). Thoughts? 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 . Next time will try with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. One of the easiest and most satisfying chocolate cake recipes ever. I made this for my Anniversary last weekend (my husband forgot) and this cake made the day. I cant find her recipe anywhere and am excited to try yours to see if I can make the dreams stop! This is my go-to for most of my recipes now, since my friend turned me onto here! Thank you. Heres a measurement converter from Land O Lakes but please feel free to Google the information from any website youd like: https://www.landolakes.com/kitchen-reference/measurements-abbreviations/. xo. 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? And as a fellow pregnant lady whos had these chocolate cravings I totally feel you. Just wondering if you use brands that are commonly available in grocery stores (US) or if you use more of a speciality chocolate. They baked for about 20 minutes. When reviewing the recipe I realized I should have lowered the amount when not using sea salt. What did I do wrong? I also topped the cake with my own chocolate whipped ganache as I needed to use up my heavy whipping cream. I couldnt figure out what Id done, but probably using an incing mixture instead of pure icing sugar, with the 70% dk choc, meant there wasnt *quite* enough sugar to soften the edge of that very bittersweet chocolate. Thank you! Im thrilled on both counts. I think the problem may have been my food processor. Four-year-old grandson adds the rainbow sprinkles and heartily endorses it. Just did it in a 913 and working on the frosting now! 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! The key here is the. How can I fix this? 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. So that doesnt count, right? The frosting is sweet and pairs very nicely with the not overly sweet moist light cake! This is the fudgiest, most delicious chocolate cake Ive ever experienced. Also, someone posted back in February (timely response, I know) that their batter was runny. Can I use cake flour instead of all-purpose? I am looking for a chocolate cake to make with raspberry filling, because your double chocolate layer cake has inspired me. It will be great on the second day. I weighed & added the ingredients for the frosting. At least a Pinterest board might do the trick. Hey Deb, You cant ever going wrong with chocolate cake! Beautiful, btw. I wish this had been in the notes! Incidentally, this is only a couple of steps away from my go-to brownie recipe. Im so, oh, so sad. Definitely only two ounces chocolate, right? Serving size I guess its just us that cuts cake into small pieces? This is amazing. I have been refreshing your blog all day ever since you said on instagram last night that youd be posting the recipe today. All in all, not a problem. Made this for my *babys* bday on Sunday and we are all loving it. 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. When I made it entirely with runny yoghurt the sugar amount seemed ok, but with coffee replacing some of the sugar it is a tad too sweet. Because baking soda (not baking powder, which has cream of tartar as an acid) needs an acidic ingredient to activate it, there is some concern that the using Dutched cocoa in a recipe only leavened by baking soda will be a problem. I doubled the recipe to make a 2 X 8 inch round birthday cake. Score!). I call it my short on time, big on love cake, perfect for celebrations. Linda Yes, it just might be a little more pale in color. I found it in March, around when quarantine started and for a couple of months, I made it every Saturday to celebrate another week of quarantine. Is it very winey? This is one of the best cakes I have made in a long time. In another bowl, whisk together sour cream, corn syrup, and vanilla extract until smooth. This cake is EVERYTHING. I think you might mean 185 grams of butter rather than 85g? I only got ten cupcakes. :) (Also, see Joannes comment!). Less so on the first day. Love this website. Used 1/2 cup strong coffe and a 1/4 cup wine instead of the buttermilk. The salt in the frosting is the perfect touch. Just so happens I made the everyday chocolate cake in the loaf pan over the weekend for my dads birthday. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Several typos in my comment, whoops! I used an 8 round for the cake, and put the extra in a small pyrex which my hubby and I devoured last night, without benefit of frosting. I might have eaten what was left straight out of the bowl with a spoon, but we wont ask too many questions, right? From the share button (the one that looks like an up-arrow coming out of a box) at the bottom of the Safari browser on an iPhone. I used a bit less coconut oil (maybe a big 1/3 cup) and it was perfect. Love your Im pregnant recipes! For once the internet has failed me and I would love to see a video of your technique!!! I thought Id try a different blogs cake this year, dumbest idea ever! You really should regulate your comments. :) This looks amazing; cant wait to try it! Deb, today is my husbands 84th birthday and chocolate cake is his request. I think it could be it will definitely be thinner. Thanks for all the great recipes! Can I make this in a miniature bundt pan? I just made your best birthday cake with the addition of chocolate chips for my fiances birthday, and he requested a chocolate buttercream frosting. I want that cake with peanut butter cream cheese buttercream frostingright now! Hey Deb This looks marvelous! However, it can lead to structural issues with a frosting like this (mostly just softer) and because sugar provides moisture in cakes, removing too much will make it seem dry. There is a Pin icon at the bottom of each recipe, where it says DO MORE: It will allow you to Pin just that post/recipe. Powdered sugar frostings sometimes have an unpleasant aftertaste to them that I dont like, but this was fabulous rich, chocolatey, buttery. At 11 weeks, mine are fish (every kind except the rare tuna salad sandwich), risotto or risotto-like creations, and chocolate in most forms. I also used cocoa and a little extra butter, with a dash of instant-espresso powder, in the frosting, and did not find it particularly sweet at all, just a good chocolate flavor. Pizzas, red wine and, to finish off the carb load, this chocolate cake. I wasnt sure. Anyway, wasnt sure if I was over doing the flavours but the smell of it was amazing going into the oven and it went down well here after tea!! Beat the 12 tablespoons (170g) of butter with the 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (225g) of sugar, and salt until light and fluffy. I have one of these babies in the oven right now, perhaps the 6th one in a month. 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. Love this recipe as my go-to birthday cake. I so love the frosting recipe!! Never thought of using wine in cakes before:-) and wine and coffee and chocolate together :-) It was yummy. Deb, yes, I will be another one of those commenters that tells you I made this recipe and then explain how I jacked it up. Mmmm chocolate cake. Thank you Smitten Kitchen for previously suggesting the usefulness of a 6 inch round pan. I use a timer, but I really rely on the old toothpick test, which rarely lets me down. New here? So, 913 = 117, 99 = 81, 88 = 64, 9-inch round area = 63.6, i.e. 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). Will report back on Sunday. I still use your Double Chocolate Layer cake every year for my husbands birthday. cannoli pound cake. Thank you! It was a big hit with friends, too. So i basically lived off brownies and muffins for the last few months, but i was fine and so is he! I miss being able to download your recipes directly from your posts. Another site question: youve said that site updates are in the works. You never disappoint. Thanks! Obviously the sizes are different, but is one more chocolaty, moist, etc? We found it didnt need as much in the more exhaustive testing for the book however, if youre happy with the rise, dont touch it. Im really not sure without testing it, or knowing what else is in the pudding mix, sorry. I cooked the cake for 20 minutes in a 9 inch round pan and it was slightly over done. Reading this blog right now brings back so many memories. THIS CAKE LOOKS SO YUMMY!!!!!! I was quite alarmed that the cake would be dry and sawdusty when I brought it to my co-workers. Recipes. How can I cut down on the sugar in a cake recipe without throwing off the volume and texture? I see many, many of these as birthday cakes in my sons future. Toni Yes, same as the Monkey Cake. I actually wrote about making it that way over here. @smittenkitchen smitten kitchen . ;) Tonight get to share it with friends. This one will cause quick a bit of excitement, I can tell. Also I only made 1/2 the frosting (good gravy, so much butter!) Thanks again, Deb! big apple crumb cake. I love the recipe and will have fun making this with her. I dont have any dutched cocoa but used regular ghiradelli coca and it came out just fine (threw in a handful of extra chocolate baking chips for good measure). (I might as well admit that I lost my train of thought a few times while writing that sentence and just thought I want chocolate cake. I think youre rubbing off on me :) ). Or should I just give in and go to the store? And with that, I can hear the pitter-patter of my diets feet making itself scarce as I reach for more butter. Everyone, Deb is right, get that small offset spatula. Just enough for a big swirl on 12 cupcakes and even tastes good made vegan with earth balance buttery sticks. I then did a quick Google search for "chocolate cake," which revealed that Add a Pinch's recipe might be the most beloved of them all. SOI wondered if this method for making frosting could work for a vanilla frosting using the food processor rather than stand mixer and if so, what youd do about quantities without the liquid that comes from melted chocolate here. Sincere apologies if I missed the one for a 6 pan. Btw, I added a little cinnamon, New Mexico red chile powder, and a drive-by amount of chipotle to the brownies for a Mexican flavor. Really wanted to like this cake but it was dryfollowed the recipe exactly but I knew right when we cut into it that it was not going to be as amazing as I had hoped. It was really fun making it and i loved making the frosting and cake. I made this and it was so delicious! Or have them page by page. Make sure you use the bake setting, not the broil setting (I did that once when I was a kid!) I also included the pinch of salt in the frosting highly recommend. Hi! lol j/k :). Not sure I would make this cake again. Hands down the best frosting Ive ever made! I wanted a thicker cake layer so halved the ingredients from the fudgy sheet layer cake recipe. No need to butter the inside or outside of cupcake liners. This is an amazing recipe. Thanks for the fantastic recipe. Definitely a keeper, thanks! & again the perfect cake to make again the next night when youve been asked to bake it for a friend. I assume it will be shorter? I was wondering if I can layer this cake with white chocolate raspberry filling and ice it with white chocolate ganache using the steps outlined here http://sweetnessandbite.com/2014/10/how-to-ganache-a-cake/. 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Next time I wont add as much sugar; I shouldve read the comments first, but live and learn! (This is a 75% volume of that, so it wont fill out a loaf as well. Its so rich and silky smooth I wanted to just forget the cake and eat the icing. Probably for breakfast. I made this about two hours ago, substituting normal chocolate for arabica-infused chocolate in the frosting and honey Greek yogurt in the cake because it was in the fridge. -baking time was approximately 35 minutes I plan to make this for a birthday party, and do a double layer 913. 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. All of the basic ingredients cheddar cheese, tortillas, and cauliflower can be found in your corner store, and it works just as well if you sub it with a different veggie. My new go to icing! And I love the suggestion of sour cream thinned with coffee sounds like my kinda cake!! The cake is in the oven! will take more time than simply making the frosting right then. This is getting pawned off on my coworkers as soon as my office reopens because I cant take it anymore. Turned out great Thank you! Thank you! I think youll be just fine. Is your oven temperature accurate? Yummy! That could be the issue too much creaming. The sweet frosting with this rich second batch hit the right spot. Just made this today. Upon reading this post I immediately began craving chocolate cake. At this point, its usually cooled to lukewarm. ), as written, with great success every time! The cake was delicious and the frosting was AMAZING!!! Thank you, Deb, for all you do! In the book, I have a section with different flavor cakes and frostings built off of this one, including a vanilla-vanilla. Way thicker than any buttercream Ive ever made before. Made this cake this afternoon. I need this cake in my life, and I need someone else to make it! This is my husbands birthday cake today! The Delicious taste of chocolate ahaha. I actually had to be super careful plating it to frost. The frosting was fluffy and delicious. i did end up going out to buy the bakers chocolate for the frosting and im glad i did because Surprisingly so. Can I halve egg in the recipe by just omitting the yolk from the cake base? (What a little jerk, amiright?) Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Seven years ago: Escarole and Orzo Soup with Meatballs 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. 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. This recipe is a keeper! Seriously, $4. Just putzen this cake into the oven- if itll taste anything like the uncooked batter I just liked off the bowl Ill probably not make another chocolate cake recipe. Hi Deb, I love a good simple chocolate cake recipe. The thing is, if you reduce the confectioners sugar, youll have less structure and more chocolate and butter whipped together. Your cake recipe is divine. I mean, you can have a slice but after that you have to go home and make your own. if you double a 9-inch round or 8-inch square in a 913, its a pretty good match, but the cake will be ever-so-slightly thicker but close enough. The Double Chocolate Layer Cake is amazing, as is the Peanut Butter Chocolate Cakes cake layers (although I prefer the Double Layer) but this just wins. Was too impatient to leave this review. And now youve posted the cake I have dreamed of. I thought it wasnt quite chocolately enough (mightve been the quality of my chocolate, to be fair), so I ended up adding a scant 1/4tsp of almond extract and 1/4 tsp of espresso powder, and that livened it up a little. 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. I would like to send him a care package including a chocolate cake. I made this yesterday with normal cocoa (didnt have Dutch process) and 70% dark chocolate for the frosting (didnt have unsweetened, and neither did Yes market when I went out on purpose) and it is still delish. Simply meant to say I dont have Dutch cocoa, so just used standard. I cant wait to get all the ingredients and bake this cake! Sometimes when I really need chocolate cake I cant find this recipe! Kudos to you for taking the time to snap the beautiful pics before digging in!!! Though it tasted sweet enough. Woke up this morning, realized its our 8 year wedding anniversary and I didnt have a card, or more importantly, a celebratory dessert. What I loved about it is that it was not too sweet which made the frosting necessary and special. 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. Holy stinkin cow this cake is GOOD! i made this into cupcakes. (I may have had a slice for breakfast, it has yoghurt in it so its practically a health food, right?) Also, I doubled the cake recipe to make a 139 cake but did not double the frosting recipe; it covered it just fine. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); That is SURPRISINGLY little fat in the cake. This is the third time Ive made this cake since you posted this recipe. And so, my absolutely wonderful husband made it for me! Note to self: Keep cake ingredients and directions separate from frosting info. Your cake saved the day! Oh my goodness, this looks heavenly! That extra 1/2 cup of powdered sugar didnt really hurt the flavor, its still very chocolaty, just not as bitter. Im not much of a baker. This is the perfect week-night treat. I love that it took very few pots/pans to make. Thank you for this recipe, it was PERFECT and so easy. Hello form the Corona days! This recipe is so disappointing, especially after all the other ones Ive made from your site. I am enjoying cupcakes for breakfast this week! the wet stuff, not dry cake crumbs), its not done. thanks. Lifes too short to do that. Please send help. I cant attest to what C&Z is doing but Im sure it was correct when she measured what she had. This will definitely be in my regular rotation of dessert recipes. I added on at least another 5 minutes, and maybe more, for the baking time. Is it possible for the machine to heat up just enough to melt the butter? I plan to make all your chocolate cake recipes (your triple berry bundt cake is a huge hit with my family & friends) from now through Sept. And it is not smack-upside-the-head sweet. Put all in the freezer to flash freeze and called it a night. belgian brownie cakelets. Does it truly not matter? Thank you! I LOVE your recipe blog!! No particular comment on this cake (although it looks UH-MAZING), but I love you and I appreciate your blog so much. FWIW, I first peeked at the cake at 20 min, then it took three more 3-minute timers till finished. This post could not be timed more perfectly. Your safest bet might be more of a ganache, which doesnt need to be whipped, only stirred.
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