Chocolate 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! This frosting, tripled, perhaps, looks perfect! INCREDIBLE cake! I was thinking of making a vanilla version, and looking more carefully at the comments I see youve already offered an answerdecreasing the powdered sugar, increasing vanilla, and leaving out the unsweetened chocolatebut Im glad to know theres more in your new cookbook, I will check it out! 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/. 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. You rock, Deb! I have to say, however, that the part about cutting it into 16 pieces made us laugh and laugh and laugh! Yes yes yes. Made with a shot of espresso (double strength). So easy, I love that its not huge and the batter is deliciousnot that I tasted it ;). I mean, its definitely on the sweet side, like all powdered sugar buttercreams. Privacy Policy. Have visited this page many times, but thinking about making it for the first time for my roommates birthday! Chocolatey, soft-textured but not crumbly, sweet but not overpowering. ), I decided to make this cake instead! My almost perfect holiday baking seasonThis cake is lovely & easy to make & bake & eat. And, you know, now. Thank you! the 'i want chocolate cake' cake - smitten kitchen Ive even had some photos Ive taken of your recipes published in our local papers, The Vancouver Sun and The Province. Bake for 18 to 22 minutes (updated, based on feedback) 25 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Do I need to double the recipe and how long should I bake them for? Thank you! 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. Yes. Small cakes? I have one question, can I use gluten free flour? I find melting and cooling the chocolate to be the most annoying task, and have seen recipes that simply call for cocoa powder instead. After trying both creaming and "reverse creaming," we turned to ribboning whipping eggs with sugar until they double in volume, then . Mine came out fluffier than I wanted what should I adjust to get it fudgier? TMI? What am I doing wrong??? I bought a six inch cake pan last year, and thought Id try halving this recipe to make one six-inch layer. Eight years ago: Baked Tomato Sauce, And for the other side of the world: (The 88 I have on hand is glass, with rounded corners, which makes it seem so much smaller.). This cake always comes out perfectly for mejust made for the tenth time! Im not saying how many I had. Finally made this cake for my mother-in-laws birthday last weekend. This comment is years late but I made this today and thank you for the easy frosting recipe! And I really really love the frosting. Here's a bit more about each. Beautiful Deb! I feel like Im talking to a celebrity!! Its easy, moist, bakes in 25 min. It all came together rather quickly on a weekday evening too. -baking time was approximately 35 minutes I stuck the unfrosted cupcakes in the freezer. I was brought to tears. Melissa Yes, double the ingredients, including the frosting if youre looking to cover the sides as well. Is there a video anywhere illustrating this technique? 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Hi Deb! How will this work in a loaf pan?! smitten kitchen pumpkin chili I just made this! Do I defrost 4, decorate them tonight and frost the rest just before serving on Sunday? It works just fine, though, and then you can split the layer and fill it. Recipes. Thanks for your wonderful blog and mazes tov on your pregnancy! Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites - Brand New at the best online prices at eBay! The volume of a 6 round is half a 9 round; yay pi. Baked for 20 minutes. Thanks DEB!!!! Man, I wasnt going to print this one out (its just sheet cake, right? If round, to make 2 layers of an equivalent height, youll want to scale the recipe 250%. Not coconutty tasting at all. This! Have been needing something chocolate all week and this was it! Fantastic chocolatey goodness. i dont have rainbow sprinkles and am feeling a bit too lazy to run out and get them right now would it be a terrible idea to finish this with some grey sea salt? Want to make this for my husbands birthday and he is a big fan of cream cheese frosting! I made it as written with the exception of reducing the sugar in the frosting by a smidge. :). Thank you, this one will become a regular go-to recipe for sure!! 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! whole wheat chocolate oat cookies. Im going to stack some to make a birthday cake: Id freeze the cake layer, but not the frosting. Holy stinkin cow this cake is GOOD! This cake was so easy to make and was well loved by all who tried it! Plus, if its sitting under frosting the whole time, the frosting will slowly soak into the cake. OH GOD, WHY! YUM!!! its very hot here today so unfortunately i had to refrigerate it, much to the detriment of the cake. My absolute hands down favorite chocolate cake recipe is your chocolate stout cake. Will you please advise me on this? Just checking in now again because it always takes so much longer to bake. The whole house wants chocolate cake tonight! I love that it took very few pots/pans to make. Great cake for V-day!! If larger squares, 9 to 12. If I dont have unsweetened chocolate on hand but have a 70% cacao (or higher) chocolate, will this work? Hope you feel better soon! 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. Im definitely going to try this recipe! So I was making this cake and I was mixing in the dry ingredients and I thought Wow this is a dry mix and I thought there is no way this is going to spread. A decent frosting can somewhat save it. I must admit, we had already finished off your raspberry buttermilk cake over the weekend, so the birthday boy got two cakes this year! Any ideas why? 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. So Im logging this recipe away until after August, and I wont be sharing with the new tiny one AT ALL. 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. .. is that normal? I want chocolate cake! I remember those strange feelings of strongly disliking (yes, they know what they did) familiar flavors and textures. If you suggest it, I make it. BTW, I have been following you since nearly the beginning and I feel as if I learned to cook with you. Good lord, cake. Blueberry Boy Bait is an all time comfort food around here oldie but a goodie. @Anna #216, I had to bake mine almost 20 extra minutes even though my thermometer read 360*F. I did use an 8 round instead of square, and it was nonstick. This morning, however, it has settled down some and is more balanced and its firmer. I have been really successful in recreating this recipe( without a mixer too Infact). My name for this cake is Why Havent You Baked Me Earlier Cake. liz I have no idea! I wish this had been in the notes! Instead of digging into my husbands chocolate box (he has so much self-restraint! I decided it was fate and made it. Thank you very much in advance, your answer will make this obsessive baker so happy!! The cake is heavy, not sweet, a chore to eat, and the only redeeming thing about it is the frosting and thats because it has a half cup of butter in it! This post could not have been more timely! (See more details on how I figure this out below, but it sounds like you already know. This is soo going to get made tomorrow! Ive made it twice in the last few weeks. I NEVER comment, but this hit me right in my stress-baking sweet spot and I made it yesterday with a three year old and a baby underfoot. Hi, I really want to make a chocolate orange cake. I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I did (and still do!). Definitely a keeper, thanks! they took about 18 minutes. Im curious, though, is there no formatting to just see the recipe for printing or just to simplify viewing while trying to make. Your site is consistently the best food site on the entire internet. I recently tested this doubled in one cake pan it works but it will go over the top a bit which can be unnerving. Dear God. If I double the recipe, would a bunt pan be appropriate? It will be a win for somebody for sure, since your goodies usually are. Several typos in my comment, whoops! i love your blog thank you for posting & for all the inspirations! it is the number one thing boyperson asks for, half in jest but i know he really wants it, but im not going to bake a whole giant two layer cake, and scaling down baking recipes is something i havent wanted to try. 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