I just made this today and it is solid! Frosting notes: I had super dark baking chocolate and used that instead of unsweetened for the frosting. Six years ago: Soft Pretzel Refresh and Meatball Sliders Hi Deb: I laughed at the we cut it into 16 small squares. -made an orange cranberry filling Amazing. This one looks like a keeper for any midnight cake treat. You might want to check out the comment guidelines before chiming in. As luck would have it, my husbands birthday is tomorrow, so Im using this occasion as my excuse! First published February 26, 2015 on smittenkitchen.com |, Morning Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel, Fried Egg Sandwich with Bacon and Blue Cheese, Strawberries and Cream with Graham Crumbles, http://www.the36thavenue.com/2013/10/birthday-cake-tutorial.html, http://www.highergroundstrading.com/blog/38/coffee-acidity:-the-science-and-the-experience, http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/10/god-of-cake.html, http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/how-chocolate-cake-helped-capture-mexicos-most-wanted-drug-lord/2015/03/02/8a2316fa-c068-11e4-a188-8e4971d37a8d_story.html, https://instagram.com/p/z8VQVBy55B/?modal=true, http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipe/high-altitude-baking.html, http://sweetnessandbite.com/2014/10/how-to-ganache-a-cake/, http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00Y2QHY02/ref=s9_top_hm_b3rSILn_g79_i13, https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/prevent-dry-dense-cake/. and it was AMAZING. Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites - Brand It made 24 minis plus one regular cupcake. 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! I like a center filled with frosting, which is one reason I have never been enamored of cupcakes either. Hooray for frosting! The directions mention this can be made as 12 cupcakes. Oh Deb. Let cool in pan for about 15 minutes, then use a knife to loosen the edges and lift out using parchment to help. There was no glaze but they served it what I think was more slathered brown butter. P.S. Mmmm yum. Lifes too short to do that. Also I only made 1/2 the frosting (good gravy, so much butter!) So yummy! What would you suggest? No need to sift if you cocoa isnt lumpy; I think the brand I use just fairly consistently is. This frosting looks deliciouscould it be piped, or will it not hold its shape? He and I made it this morning and it is so delicious, even my cake is meh husband is a fan. 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! This is my go-to site for recipes. Deb, I love you. Any thoughts about what Im doing wrong? This will make a great ongoing cake recipeyoud better believe its favorited. Amazing! . I think you could go as far as to triple this but as quadrupled, it would be crazy tall. Also I need the cupcakes to rise above and not be flat will these rise? 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. . Also, for the buttermilk, I mixed 1/2 cup black tea with 1/4 cup yogurt, and that worked really well. and were talking been on the counter for days. Deb, re: your comment to me above, I may have been a little hasty in my judgment as the first taste while mixing hadnt had time to settle in with all the sugar and butter so the flavor was still overwhelmingly bitter. The frosting was fluffy and delicious. This cake fed 6 adults and 4 children with two small slices left over, perfect for breakfast the next morning with strong coffee :P. Crystal Im not sure how is the temperature control in your toaster? I have some bars of Bakers chocolate and clumsily didnt label them bittersweet or semisweet or unsweetened. The cone shape one? 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 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. So, tomorrow is my birthday, and Im already planning to make David Lebovitzs salted butterscotch pudding, BUT we are also getting a decent snowstorm, so I think the weekend might require this chocolate cake as well! Making my husband eat it instead of me. My head isnt working for conversions right now: will this make a 6 round 2-layer cake as is, or would that require halving the recipe? Beat in the egg, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Also melted chocolate for a chocolate buttercream frosting?! In thinking about cutting and layering..? I mean, you can have a slice but after that you have to go home and make your own. For me, I liked it better that way! It was incredible. Looks great. Ill use this frosting recipe again too: whizzed up this easily in the blender. That cannot be easy. I switched buttermilk for mascarpone (I had the latter in the fridge, but no buttermilk which is surprisingly difficult to get here in the UK). Youre pregnancy sounds exactly like my pregnancy. Slightly adjusted ingredients, same effect. 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). Better the same day. If round, to make 2 layers of an equivalent height, youll want to scale the recipe 250%. Still delicious baked on Friday, refrigerated till Sunday am, served Sunday @ noon. 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! Thanks in advance!! Yes, thats odd, I know, but its also good. Or maybe get one of these? They know what they did is killing me right now. Ingredients Makes 12-16 servings Cake: 1 cup (8 ounces or 230 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 cups (400 grams) granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract 2/3. I was skeptical that such a simple recipe could produce such an amazing cake BUT IT DID. I always have cocoa on hand, but rarely unsweetened chocolate so I always go this route and it works well. but this cake is such a nice size, with a good frosting-to-cake ratio. I will absolutely try this as cupcakes next time. Ive had great success with them. I love your little person for inspiring you to post this. But I wonder if thats more due to my mixing by hand than to inherent flaws in the recipes. and I was almost out of everything I combined some cream and some milk and a bit if apple cider vinegar since I didnt have buttermilk and it worked great! Especially how there was so little to clean up, and how all the ingredients came nicely together :) My friends all enjoyed it immensely too and they all said the icing went really well with the cake. Allyson No reason at all to pack before weighing; packing wont affect weight. Should I 1.5x the frosting recipe? Thanks for this great recipe. blueberry boy bait. Thats the tradeoff for me, at least. how long would i bake for in a 10.5 inch (round) pan? What say you, Guru of the Kitchen? Im going to stack some to make a birthday cake: Id freeze the cake layer, but not the frosting. I only made the frosting part, but had to comment because it was fantastic and easy. Ive made this a few times and it always seems a little on the dry side. (I dont like super sweet cakes, so I often leave the sides unfrosted.). The icing was looking perfect until I walked away from it to give it a good 2 minutes to beat. The cake itself isnt very sweet, in hopes to provide contrast. 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. Great recipe, easy to make. (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.). P.S. Saving this recipe for when my next chocolate craving hits.and hoping I can eat real food again in the near future! I was so tired and grumpy, the kids were fighting, and hubby was exercising his birthday right to take the day off. And its not a large cake which might be helpful for some readers here. Hi Deb! Its just the right size for when you dont want a larger sheet cake sitting around all week. Deb made this cake last night in a woohoo Ive made it to the third trimester fury. Thank you! Are you saying this is not normal? Thank you Deb for another amazing recipe! i made the cake! I think youll be just fine. Quick and easy for a last minute crowd pleaser. Admittedly, I dont have a thermometer inside my oven, nor do I know if its perfectly calibrated, but my bake times are usually pretty close to the recipe, and it seemed like a lot of extra for a small cake. Baking time for cupcakes is less; I usually start checking at 15 minutes. Deb, I am a fan of Smitten Kitchen and have your newest cookbook. Thank you! Keep up the sharing! 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. My son requested a chocolate-chocolate cake for his 4th birthday so I doubled the recipe and got 3 6-in. Thanks Deb! 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. I made this into one round 8 cake. My three year old and I are going to make this cake for him. Baking time actually remained about the same for some reason. can I use just one egg, instead of 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk? Had to bake a lot longer than called for, but still yummy! It baked in 20-25 minutes. I will be making this soon! the cake was *very* thin, so i cut it in half and stacked it to create a small layer cake. I made it yesterday and it was easy and excellent! Hi, I really want to make a chocolate orange cake. thank you, deb, for the small chocolate cake! Hello Jen, sometimes I avoid cake recipes like this that require creaming the butter and sugar, because Ive heard that its actually tough to get that step exactly right. Im not normally a chocolate cake person, but Ive been crazy for it this week. Im thrilled on both counts. And, you know, now. Nomnomnom! You see, we recently moved to a new house and i do not have everything in stock yet. Or have them page by page. I only had bittersweet chocolate, but I made the frosting as written and it was perfect. I would triple the frosting, especially if you wish to coat the sides as well. Youre not at a higher elevation, are you? What a difficult choice ! only asked about the choc sub to see if i could use what i already had on hand. Perfect Friday night dessert. Thanks, Deb. My kids loved it! I used labneh in place of the buttermilk since we didnt have any, plus two Tbsp coffee. while at target i found star sprinkles for a buck as part of an easter baking end cap display. The cake was a little dry. Its almost like.dinner. (Isnt that the whole point of cake anyway?). [kisses]. My main purpose in commenting, however, is to commend you on your perfect parenting skills. But now I want to make this cake again and again I am in a chocolate cake loop. Im here to tell ya, the frosting totally makes the cake! I cooked a lot back home and im getting nervous starting my cooking adventures here! I didnt want chocolate cake 5 minutes ago, but now I do. 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. I am in Denver (5280 ft) and used this page as a guide for adjusting for high altitude http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipe/high-altitude-baking.html I added the extra flour and reduced the sugar like the page directs, but did not adjust the leavening. I would say it is a great, deeply chocolatey cake. Website question/suggestion (maybe someone asked for this already?) I decorated mine with Smarties! This looks like heaven! This was just what I was looking for. . Will report back on Sunday. Trace the bottom of the pans onto wax paper or parchment with a pencil and then cut out the circles. Required fields are marked *. It sounds like Natron is indeed what baking soda is sold as in Germany. Beautiful, btw. Forgot to add, this actually made enough frosting for a decent thickness on the top of 913 cake. Make sure you use the bake setting, not the broil setting (I did that once when I was a kid!) I used an 8 round springform and it rose more than your tray version and needed an adjustment in the cooking time but I have got used to listening to my cakes for that little bubbling sound that tells you they need a few more minutes. Your one-bowl chocolate cake is PERFECTION. .And P.S. Its a recipe like this that makes me want to brave the snow and go to the grocery store to get the ingredients. Blueberry Boy Bait is an all time comfort food around here oldie but a goodie. I Tried Four Popular Red Velvet Cake Recipes and Found the Best One :). I had the following complications: My stand mixer struggled with such small amounts of things, but the hand mixer is in a storage box somewhere, so the Kitchenaid and I had to make do. Congrats you just made brownies.. really? Or the book! The Double Chocolate probably is more chocolaty, but I hardly notice. I only made a half batch, iced the gift cupcake generously, and had enough to adequately ice the rest. (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.) Marble Bundt Cake Recipe | Epicurious Thanks!! You just make the most lovely things. What did I do wrong?!?! thanks! YUM. Some more info about coffee acidity can be found here. Thanks! I made this cake (assuming its also the one in SK Everyday) in a double recipe for 23 cupcakes (one was victim to an unstable parchment paper liner. A little more butter / less flour? :). Would aquafaba work to replace eggs (vegan version)? I call it my short on time, big on love cake, perfect for celebrations. Ive been dreaming of my late mothers chocolate cake lately (yes, dreaming!) Also, I have to say we had a slice last night and my husband remarked that it may even be better the second day. Thank you for posting! I ended up with lots of frosting left over (I should have just made a smaller batch, I knew I didnt want a thick layer) but my biggest issue was that I ended up adding an additional 8-10 minutes to the baking time. And so easy to make. (The cake is good too, dont get me wrong.) I was quite alarmed that the cake would be dry and sawdusty when I brought it to my co-workers. I rescued a broken buttercream Id attempted for a friends birthday and added freeze-dried raspberry powder to it. ). The food photography is top notch and presents the delicious food very well. I would love to make this for my daughters birthday.do I double the ingredients for 2 nine inch rounds? The frosting is out of this world amazing, but I thought the cake was not that great. You rock, Deb! Did I let it get too cool before I used it? I have a daughter who would love this but is gluten free. cannoli pound cake. Delicious! Hands down the best chocolate icing Ive ever had! It smells like heaven, and is exactly the kind of evening we needed. This seems silly to ask, butwhich amount should I use? I return to your website multiple times each week for various recipes. ;) But, I whip whipped cream by hand all of the time. I put about a teaspoon of cloves into the dry ingredients sometimes. next year I am making this chocolate cake. Recipes. apparently they dont use baking soda here but then what? If I want to make mini cupcakes, how long do I bake these for? 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. Ha! I think the problem may have been my food processor. The icing on this was great! My 13 yo son baked this for our Sunday dinner dessert. I was attempting to recreate the birthday cake my boyfriends mom made him growing up: a chocolate cake mix+pudding mix based recipe. 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. Bake on the center rack in oven for 65-75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the loaf comes out clean. To the second batch I added guittards 66% chocolate baking chips. 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. Hi Deb, Or should I be strong by hand? Did not have the right size pan so baked 6 delicious cupcakes. i always leave some out in case of a sudden urge or need to bake or for bread buttering needs, and while its not fridge hard, it is not at all baking soft/room temp. Just made this. The cake came out fine, but the batter was just that pourable batter, not the spreadable, brownie batter-like kind in your photo. Joy Yes, it gets more moist as the days go on. Fabulous. Coffee does rank about 5, making it an acid. Thanks. This cake was so easy to whip up and it made just enough. I am considering 88 two layers. 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. :;>, I actually made this last night and frosted it this morning for a 20-yr-olds bd. Lucy Im sorry to hear that. OH GOD, WHY! Oh, this is a great cake. Your safest bet might be more of a ganache, which doesnt need to be whipped, only stirred. The frosting is also wonderful! :). If youre looking for some detailed troubleshooting tips on dry cake, this is a site I go to often for baking tips, and has some guidance: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/prevent-dry-dense-cake/. I will keep this one in the mental file folder for sure. Chocolate cake, with rainbow sprinkles, is simply the best thing ever. If you double a 99 in a 913, its less of perfect match; the cake might end up 1.5x thicker. Thank you for doing this. I froze it and it thawed out great. Ive made it in an 8-inch round pan two years in a row for my husbands birthday. I posted picture on Instagram. Followed the recipe exactly and made 14 cupcakes (baked for 19 minutes). anyway I came here looking for the fudgy chocolate cake recipe, that I used for cupcakes a couple months ago. Stephanie i usually just stick the butter in the microwave for 10 seconds (not more), Deb, I recently bought your cookbook here in Dublin (Ireland, not Ohio), and it looks so, so great. However, my cake was dense, moist, almost fudgy- like a good brownie! I would halve the sugar in the frosting for next time-I havent tried the cake itself so do not know if it is equally as sweet. 4 oz is 1/2 cup (or 1 stick), 8 oz is 1 cup (2 sticks) if you arent using US-sized full sticks of butter then disregard that number, but the weight and volume remain the same. This looks wonderful! Have visited this page many times, but thinking about making it for the first time for my roommates birthday! Oh Deb, as I am now a little over 4 months pregnant, I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that our cravings are in sync. Smitten Kitchen Keepers - City of Santa Clarita Public Library - OverDrive Another site question: youve said that site updates are in the works. Today its the first time Ill make it since I bought your new book and I noticed that there is a difference in the baking powder quantity (1/2 tsp in the recipe above, 3/4 tsp in the book). I love that this recipe is for a small-ish cake. Yield: 1 generously frosted 88-inch cake, which we cut into 16 small squares. We made this (as cupcakes) when we were quarantined for Halloween, and now were making them for Valentines Day and not in quarantine. Finally made this cake for my mother-in-laws birthday last weekend. (But only share if they offer to do dishes.). stephanie I suppose you could use a bittersweet chocolate, the most bitter you can find, but it will make the frosting more sweet/less dark. Thanks! sunken black forest cake. For me, this always ends with a liquidy batter with tiny capsules of butter/sugar floating, so I assume thats the norm. (What a little jerk, amiright?) One year ago: Morning Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel (you should totally make it this weekend) This will definitely be in my regular rotation of dessert recipes. I am making a cake this weekend and was planning on doing the golden cake from your cookbook (which always turns out perfectly!) Yum to both the cake and the frosting! How can I make this a vanilla version? Then it turned out my square pan was missing (we moved recently). Do you think this frosting would work to pipe with a star tip? It might have needed less baking time; it can happen. Thanks for so much deliciousness! Thanks for your wonderful blog and mazes tov on your pregnancy! 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 Can I frost them while they are still frozen? Thank you so much for reminding me of this wonderful cake just in time for my brothers birthday tomorrow!! Distilled water would be a 7. Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in large bowl to blend. I know powdered sugar affects the structure, so I wasnt sure if this would work. When I first saw the title, I thought you might be referencing this http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/how-chocolate-cake-helped-capture-mexicos-most-wanted-drug-lord/2015/03/02/8a2316fa-c068-11e4-a188-8e4971d37a8d_story.html. 1/2 cup (4 ounces or 115 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature 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. Ye gods all I want is that chocolate cake now (hello final month of pregnancy, so lovely to finally meet you). The only thing available to me that was vaguely cake-sized and shaped was a glass pie dish. This cake looks perfect. I riffed off your frosting to make rocky road frosting by adding mini marshmallows and chopped toasted pecans. It was good but not knock your socks off good, which has been my experience with everything else Ive made from SK. If i wanted to omit the chocolate from the frosting (as Im picturing blue frosting for a deep sea themed cake) and added some blue colouring, Would that work okay do you think? Cake notes: I didnt have buttermilk so I used 3/4 cup thinned (with water) whole milk yogurt. At 38 weeks, Ive decided I really should eat whatever I want, especially things that might cause problems when I start breast feeding in a couple weeks. After the corn muffins. Your email address will not be published. Kudos to you for taking the time to snap the beautiful pics before digging in!!! Thanks! My daughter wants cupcakes this year, how long do you recommend baking for as cupcakes? measurement question! I have been really successful in recreating this recipe( without a mixer too Infact). 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 Must go spend hours perusing archives, after I make this cake! 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! Do you have a recommendation for a less sweet chocolate frosting? After seeing your video, besides wondering if you could be any more adorable, Im curious if this could be baked in a 99 metal pan? Normally I cook in vast quantities (no idea why, its just me and hubbymaybe I was the mother of 8 in a past life?) It still looks pretty and the thought that counts :). Im making this in 2 6 layers for my mothers birthday- can I freeze the layers ahead of time for a couple of days? I followed the instructions exactly and the cake turned out beautifully. Hi! I also did a messier job of splitting the egg than usual, and got a bit of the (second) egg white in there along with the yolk is that likely the source of fluffiness, and doing a cleaner job of egg-splitting next time will take care of it? Every year I make my kids half a cake for their half birthday and this made a PERFECT half double layer cake. Cake is moist and light with a very tasty frosting. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I just popped by as many bloggers dont respond to questions. This is a truly great cake!! :). I used a whisk to mix the not really lumpy cocoa. I made this cake yesterday. I followed directions exactly including using Dutch processed cocoa. I tried it and it turned out superbly.Im going to tell just about everyone about your recipe,its too easy and decadent not to.
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