I really really loved this recipe. This cake looks perfect. Pizzas, red wine and, to finish off the carb load, this chocolate cake. We still have to quarantine for a whole week anyway. I used closer to 2/3 cup of cocoa and I made it with gluten free flour. Deb- Thx for the speedy reply. I also went to NY Cake Shop on 22nd st and they were really nice, helpful and had hundreds (no exaggeration) of sprinkle choices- will definitely be going back. Gonna save this one :). It still looks pretty and the thought that counts :). This cake would feed one of them, maybe 2 if they were forced to share. Your directions for the frosting part of the I Want Chocolate Cake recipe, in the frosting directions you left out the vanilla if you are using a micer, and not a food processor. Thank you, Deb! Youre the best. When I warned the batter might look uneven, this is what I meant. Wipe clean, wash, and dry your electric beater (s), and beat egg whites and salt in a separate bowl until firm peaks form. You can eat a square without feeling any guilt. Delicious, rich, ganache. It took about 32 minutes baking time. Cake notes: I didnt have buttermilk so I used 3/4 cup thinned (with water) whole milk yogurt. You and your blog bring me great joy! I am doing everything exactly as you prescribe and my cake has some larger-than-desired pockets of airI wonder now if I am not mixing the baking soda and baking powder in thoroughly before adding the dry ingredients? Baked 25 minutes in a convection oven. I would like to order it. And not too huge so we didnt get sick of it. Many a night comes were I want chocolate cake, bake one, eat a piece and wonder what the heck am I gonna do with the rest? This snack cake is the perfect size. Its weirdly labourous but worth the time. Its a problem, I hear you loud and clear! I substituted buttermilk for greek yogurt and it worked just fine. Since there are so many positive reviews Id look beyond the recipe for another cause of the dryness and blandness you experienced. Stat! So good though for such a quick cake! Ill never buy it from a store again. I may have taken it out a bit early, the rise went slightly down. I love the ratio of frosting to cake in this, and that it still manages to not be too sweet. I will report back when I try it :). Thanks! What did I do wrong? 2. I saw this recipe and I wanted that chocolate cake for my birthday. This is one of my favourite recipes from my mom! deb, i made this frosting again last week (underneath i confess i made the hersheys chocolate cake recipe as boyperson wanted a more box-mix-like cake), and we ended up not being able to eat the cake right away so we stuck it in the fridge. I want that cake with peanut butter cream cheese buttercream frostingright now! I always love your recipes. but I shall brave the cold kitchen to make this chocolate cake. Its not too sweet and the texture is incredible! Thank you! Making this as cupcakes for my sons birthday party, but do I need to adjust cooking time or oven temperature?? ), I decided to make this cake instead! 9 by 13 it is!!! WOWWW!! Works equally good with besan flour and organic cacao powder (not that is NOT a spelling error!) The volume of a 6 round is half a 9 round; yay pi. :-)). Do you think itd work? Wouldnt be the same without them! I suspect the culprit was too much flour, not enough moisture I used whole milk mixed with buttermilk powder, and my cocoa is old too. ps: your banana bread recipe CHANGED MY LIFE. This morning, however, it has settled down some and is more balanced and its firmer. The cake was delicious and the frosting was AMAZING!!! Not coconutty tasting at all. Thank you so much. Baking time is decreased to 12 minutes. ), as written, with great success every time! I made this pretty much as per the recipe (which is quite unlike me, but I had all the correct ingredients) and as a Scot with a love of chocolate, but who finds some American recipes very sweet, I found this was just right. Congrats you just made brownies.. really? Burnt to a crisp: Did you use the longest baking time? Theres enough baking powder in the recipe that Id bet the acid/soda balance is not super-critical. Just made this today. Wow, just wow. But still it came out nicely, pretty dense almost like a brownie which was a plus. Five years ago: Thick Chewy Granola Bars and Arroz Con Leche (Rice Pudding) (Ive mostly cut out eating sugar but this cake looks like it has little enough of it that it would be good when I want a treat!). Thanks. 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.? cannoli pound cake. When can we pre-order the new cookbook? If you did, always start with the lower baking time and increase as needed. 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. Its hard to decrease sugar (more than I have) with a quick buttercream like this because the sugar provides the structure. And the frosting is superb and so quick. Stephanie, if you cut up your butter into little pieces and let it sit while you measure out your dry ingredients it will often soften up even more. Many of the older cakes and almost all in the last couple years are one-bowl or at least each component is. Its the perfect cake size for our family of 3. What a fantastic recipe! Melt semisweet or bittersweet chocolate and espresso powder in a double boiler until smooth. This was one of the all time best chocolate cakes Ive ever made. Make the cake: Heat oven to 350F (175c). Planning to make 30 mini cupcakes. I dont normally make cakes with frosting because its that much more of a time commitment, plus you normally end up with a ton of cake and its just my husband and me at our house. I believe I saw that exact offset spatula for a nice price at TJ Maxx today and I didnt buy it because I thought I would never use such a small one. Try it again and see if it succeeds this time! I just made this using a homemade paleo mix of almond flour, arrowroot flour and coconut flour (in a 3:2:1 proportion I did 300 gm almond flour, 200 gm arrowroot flour and 100 gm coconut flour to create the mix, then took the exact amount of flour in the recipe). I may treat myself to your cookbook for my birthday. fatty fat fat. someone point me in the right direction! Category Chocolate. -made an orange cranberry filling The icing was fluffy goodness perfectly spreadable, delightfully lickable. Going to try out this recipe for my daughters birthday! I add new plugins and make changes here all of the time.) I thought of making two 9 cakes using this recipe, filling with vanilla whipped cream and cubed strawberries and topping with chocolate ganache. I liked your frosting a lot, but the chocolate didnt fully emulsify. 14 cupcakes. Its not the same but it probably wont destroy the cake or anything. It came out slightly dry. 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). And I think increased the proportion of cocoa, too, I think. Im not normally a chocolate cake person, but Ive been crazy for it this week. 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. O.M.G. Out of buttermilk can I add a bit of vinegar to some slim milk.think I will wait until I get the buttermilk hate to tamper with a great recipe. Thanks for a perfect chocolate cake recipe! German Chocolate Cake Recipe - Food Network Kitchen Does this cake freeze well for a day or two before frosting? Find that I need to let the butter milk warm bit at room temperature or it hardens the butter when mixed in and makes it lumpy. Divine! It baked in 20-25 minutes. I wish Id never made it because I CRAVE it and Im not pregnant. That chocolate cake is everything, the cake just looks so yummy and delicious. Lifes too short to do that. But yes, I did up the egg on all future versions after the loaf one, and reduced the sugar. Smitten Kitchen Chocolate Cake | House & Garden The cake came out too salty and I really like salt! Mine did. Surprisingly so. Reading this blog right now brings back so many memories. Speed this up by placing it outside for 10 minutes (thanks, winter!). This cake looks like it fits the bill. I processed the next batch just until fluffy and spreadable looking and it turned out great. Great texture! Thanks for the fantastic recipe. It was really fun making it and i loved making the frosting and cake. At around 25 weeks with my son, I suddenly craved chocolate after many months of guac, almonds and popsicles. No need ;). Or eaten. Even with chunky frosting its still delicious and I may or may not be having a piece with my morning tea :). I baked this beauty of a cake this evening for a welcome home dinner tomorrow, and didnt really think through my process made the frosting while the cake was baking, but think it might be best to wrap the cooled cake and make some fresh to frost with tomorrow. It cooled nicely and didnt fall apart when I turned it out of the pan onto the rack, a perennial fear of mine, but the outside was so dry and solid I could pick the whole thing up in one hand like a discus. It is good to note that dried butter milk plus water works in this recipe. Also, such an epic amount. p.s. I dont want to make too much. :). The ratio of cake to frosting is the icing on the cake (SEE WHAT I DID THERE??) ug that looks amazing!! Mmmmmmmm. I must say, something that involves both the food processor and mixer does not qualify as a one bowl cake. It was yummy but I would like to try to follow recipe next time. Making my husband eat it instead of me. Line the bottom of an 8-inch square cake pan with parchment paper, and either butter the parchment and exposed sides of the pan, or spray the interior with a nonstick spray. my unofficially sanctioned comment is that you probably are overbaking. And, you know, now. Deb does it again!!! Il try a simple ganache next time i bake it for myself. xx. Any insight? Maybe this is a good thing! . Easy and yummy, thanks. Megan You could halve this in a 6-inch round. Also, I used a lightly sweetened cream cheese frosting and it was amazing together. Any thoughts about what Im doing wrong? I made this with Hersheys Special Dark Cocoa (they say this is a blend of natural and Dutched cocoas) and it turned out great! The first time I doubled the recipe and baked it in a 913 pan baked for about 30 minutes. Reasons for this: the pickled onion recipe should be on my fridge, the sweet tart recipe I use with everything, etc. Remove from the heat and let cool. This looked insanely good when I saw it first and didnt disappoint in the least when I made it. It reminds me of childhood parties and I can just imagine how it tastes my mouth is watering just looking at the pictures! i made this into cupcakes. :) This looks amazing; cant wait to try it! The frosting was fantastic, creamy and smooth using the food processor. I didnt use this frosting as I had some swiss meringue buttercream left over from a previous baking session, but am looking forward to using this frosting recipe in the future :-) Its less expensive and bakes pretty well. I tend to use double what is recommended of the powder, due to the mildness. You made it a Sweet! Bummed. 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. i made the cake! Chocolate cake. Six Months Ago: Strawberries and Cream with Graham Crumbles Rich but perfect cut in 16 squares, and hit the chocolate spot. Neutral on the pH scale is 7, not 5. I found it on the website and then also in her second cookbook so I figured it was a winner from the get go. Thanks for the update! Recently made your Valerie chocolate cake with this frosting. The result is a perfect pick-me-up cake on a weeknight. Fabulous. After a good 30 minutes it comes out DELICIOUS. 1. Ive made several recipes from your blog, so I knew the kind of quality I could expect, but still, I wasnt expecting to be wooed into buying another cookbook when I have plenty that dont receive enough attention as it is. Thank you! And with that, I can hear the pitter-patter of my diets feet making itself scarce as I reach for more butter. 1.5 Years Ago: Key Lime Popsicles (still a favorite!) Hi! Your recipes are always right up my alley and your write-ups are like notes from a friend. An exceedingly cute mini-cake! Thank you; I know its TONS of work. At seven weeks (for the third time), I both totally understand these intense cravings and cant tell if I actually want this cake or not. :). Serving size I guess its just us that cuts cake into small pieces? It should all be fine in the end. Forgot to add, this actually made enough frosting for a decent thickness on the top of 913 cake. Thank you. How much sugar can I reduce in this cake? Its possible the book version has a tiny bit more airiness to it, but nobody has ever complained here. Boy those MEANIES ar NY CAKE did it again when you click on their link it doesnt work. I used a hand-held mixer, and made the frosting the same way, so not only did I not have to clean the food processor, I had the beater blades to clean. Im also using your instructions from the confetti cake to make it an Elmo cake. You think it might have anything to do with the 20 tabs of different chocolate cake recipes I have open on the computer? Every time I saw, chocolate, my mouth goes to water. Definitely needed the extra time, I was closer to the 35 minute mark than 25. Maybe I just want the icing-free cake? I halved the frosting, and it was a breeze to make. 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! (Hmmm. Is it supposed to be like that? Same temperature. My. It actually tasted like chocolate, unlike most bakery cakes that just taste brown. Would aquafaba work to replace eggs (vegan version)? And I regretted that when I asked my husband why we didnt have any chocolate cake, he said because you havent made any? He was correct Id made them dinner, instead and the great unraveling of all that had once been right and good but failed to lead me to chocolate cake continued. I have a fan-oven so cooked it for 17 minutes, which was just right. Is the swap 1:1 with buttermilk? Hi Deb, Charlie Not on my 2nd floor balcony in Manhattan, I hope! Fingers crossed! Will the N years ago parts be automated after that? We even put candles on it for the number of weeks we were celebrating. Thanks! Quick question! I wanted to take this to the next level though so I doubled the recipe for 2 layers and then spread a layer of salted caramel in the middle and drizzled some more on top of the frosting. Beat butter, powdered sugar and salt, if using, in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. Yummy! (That said, I find whole wheat flour to clock in at 120 per cup, and flour is heavier than cocoa) As for how I got/checked my numbers, Hersheys cocoa clocks in at 80 per cup, King Arthur lists theirs as 85 grams, and I usually get about the same, hence the 41 grams here. Everyone commenting on the sweetness of the frosting is scaring me off! Regarding the time this can be kept: Since my 3-month-old is not ready for cake and my husband was away but I NEEDED to make this I worried it would go bad too soon on the counter (frosting) or get too stale (in the fridge). Its funny I wasnt a cake person (blasphemy, I know donuts were my thing) until I got pregnant, and then one day I was like CAKE. Thanks Deb! Made it with a plainer dark baking chocolate tonight (OK OK it was Cadburys!!) 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. I thought Id try a different blogs cake this year, dumbest idea ever! Chocolate cake was a frequent visitor to my kitchen in those days. Delicious. Finish with rainbow sprinkles; dont even fight it. Also melted chocolate for a chocolate buttercream frosting?! I will definitely make it again. Generously butter the bottom and sides of three 8 round cake pans. We were supposed to grill kabobs for birthday, but a thunder storm started so we needed to change the oven temperature for the kabobs and not the cake. So easy and so quick (was supervising 10yos homework as well). I wish this had been in the notes! I made it on Saturday with my 5 year old and it was a huge success among adults and kids alike. Also, your cheerful writing style has brightened up my day considerably :). Sometimes where you live can play a factor in cake moistness! Also, I doubled the cake recipe to make a 139 cake but did not double the frosting recipe; it covered it just fine. This is definitely my go-to chocolate cake. What I really want is chocolate on chocolate. My boys and I made this tonight. Just watched you make this on YouTube and immediately felt compelled to make it happen in my home. Thank you for this quick and delicious recipe! Deb, I love your recipes and we just made this cake delicious!! Just took it out of the oven and I can already tell by the smell that this things going to be good. I just made this last night. I loved this cake. Thank you! I actually only made the cake part and I made it into cupcakes. I made this last night for the office and so far Im getting rave reviews. Thanks! How did you stacked cake turn out? 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. Do I defrost 4, decorate them tonight and frost the rest just before serving on Sunday? 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! I kinda wish I had seen this last night, I was looking for some easy, yummy, recipe to make on the quick, where I actually had the ingredients on hand already, and this totally would have fit the bill. weight gain which I finally lost, literally, three weeks before this second pregnancy. Jenny Not sure why it came out thinner but as long as it baked up well, I wouldnt worry about it. Amazing! I even went digging in our cabinets last night to see if we had any unsweetened chocolate around (alas, no) because I was feeling it so strongly! Thank you. Letting the batter sit hasnt been a problem for me. And I love the suggestion of sour cream thinned with coffee sounds like my kinda cake!! Adjusted the cake for high elevation (extra 1 Tb flour, 1 Tb less of sugar, and 2 eggs instead of the 1+yolk) and it was perfect. The cupcakes baked for 17 minutes to perfectionSO GOOD. My fiance was going to bake me a cake but he came down with an awful migraine and so I figured Id make this cake and top it with whipped cream and cherries, for an easy but pretty dessert for the dinner we were hosting. The cake was good too. Not sure what else I could do if I sifted the sugar and it was still chunky! This cake was a hit! I love your best birthday cake with the chocolate sour cream frosting, but tonight I wanted chocolate cake, so I thought this was the appropriate recipe to try. In terms of the icing, the same thing happened to me as with Erin, the icing became oily. We found this disappointingly dry and bland. Thank you! After trying both creaming and "reverse creaming," we turned to ribboning whipping eggs with sugar until they double in volume, then . And maybe use vanilla bean instead of extract? I didnt want chocolate cake 5 minutes ago, but now I do. Same with frosting. Chocolate stout cake - smitten kitchen tip smittenkitchen.com Bring 1 cup stout and 1 cup butter to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Thanks for sharing! ), YES YES YES!
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