For doubling the recipe, do you think three eggs or that two whole eggs + two yolks will be much better? Well, it is a sign from above, so now this cake is definitely getting made today. Hi Deb I tried decreasing the sugar to 1 cup and replacing it with 1/4 cup cocoa. This is one of my favourite recipes from my mom! WOWWW!! Thanks! pps, is there a softening butter hack? However, the book has a slightly different amount of baking powder (3/4 tsp). I just baked it for my friends birthday and everybody loved it. There is a print icon that leads to a print template at the bottom of each recipe, where it says DO MORE: You can also click CTRL or + P [on desktop] from any recipe post and it will take you to a streamlined print template. Can you tell me what size is your strainer in the picture? They know what they did is killing me right now. Upon reading this post I immediately began craving chocolate cake. Could also yield: 1 generously frosted 8-inch or 9-inch round cake, 12 very generously frosted cupcakes, or it could be doubled and baked in a 913-inch pan. sick. Hey Deb This looks marvelous! Enquiring minds want to know. but nowall shall be right in the world. Thank you! I backed it 28 min because 20 min wasnt enough and it became a bit dry. Im currently 40.5 weeks pregnant, Ive eaten my box of half-off Easter truffles already, but I wanted, needed a chocolate fix! I so love the frosting recipe!! Its as 8 spring form pan by the way. With every bite the grumpiness and stress and bickering melted away. This cake was fantastic and was so easy to put together. Your amazing photos have made me want cake. This is the MOST delicious and eye-pealing chocolate cake I have ever seen. Id LOVE any advice you have. What a difficult choice ! So good! 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. Hi Deb, Im making this for my friends birthday which is tomorrow so this is kind of urgent haha. Its been a pretty miserable week, and this cake is exactly what I need. Should the butter quantity for the frosting be 1/2 cup or 4 oz? I used King Arthur Double Dutch Dark cocoa, which gave the cake wonderful color and flavor. Does it take longer to eat as little squares or should I just do my usual with your cakes and pies and scoff the lot at a sitting. and am here to report that the frosting amount was also just right. Like pregnancy? 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. One thing you can try when you see a recipe for a chocolate cake that uses bittersweet chocolate is to replace it with unsweetened chocolate, which is more intense and of course, not sweet. LOVE this cake! Quick question! Monday was my birthday. Hello, Deb. only asking as i have all the other ingredients except that. You see, we recently moved to a new house and i do not have everything in stock yet. Instead of digging into my husbands chocolate box (he has so much self-restraint! However, keep in mind that this is a thin cake layer, a little under an inch. Thank you! Made this last night great timing as the boyfriends 35th was yesterday and usually my desserts are too fancy for him. Ive tried adding back the sugar in the hopes it will fluff but alas, no; its an oily albeit fudgy/tasty mess. The frosting came out awesome. 1/2 cup (41 grams) Dutch cocoa powder In a small saucepan, melt your butter over medium heat, stirring for even cooking. I used self-raising flour and half a tsp of baking powder. Thank you. That cannot be easy. Thank you, this one will become a regular go-to recipe for sure!! I made a double layer round train track cake fir my sons birthday. Saving this recipe for when my next chocolate craving hits.and hoping I can eat real food again in the near future! And then I had to tell my mother that it is better than The Family Recipe for chocolate cake. I am so impressed with how tender, moist the crumb is for such a low butter content (I used yoghurt rather than buttermilk) will definitely be making this on repeat! Do you prefer a particular brand of chocolate for both the Dutch cocoa and the unsweetened chocolate? What is you favorite kind to eat? In a large bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to beat the butter and sugars until fluffy; scrape down bowl. it was still fully raw in the center. Ive read that German baking powder is single-acting while U.S. baking powder is double-acting, but I wouldnt worry about it so much for this recipe. Not sure how much it holds, but probably. I cant wait to make this. It worked so well and was fun for a small celebration for two people, though it could easily have served four. Or, what I do more often is if youre using a stand mixer anyway, just cut it into chunks and let the paddle soften it. The sides have cooked but the center hasnt. Verrrry interesting!!! 2.5 Years Ago: Leek Chard and Corn Flatbread One variation I have made a few times (for grown up cake-eaters) is to swap the milk for Baileys salted caramel. thanks. This is a great recipe. Ive made this twice now and its definitely in rotation as a birthday cake cake. Make the frosting: Place frosting ingredients in a food processor and run machine to to mix. And OH MY. I made a half recipe of this and out of it came 4 largish size muffins? In the recipe it states that 1/2 teaspoon sea salt is equivalent to 1/2 teaspoon table salt. Thanks. I noticed that you put less white sugar in this than your Everyday chocolate cake (which I adore). Do you have Smitten Kitchen Every Day? And now youve posted the cake I have dreamed of. Just made this and cant wait to dig in! You can keep it at room temperature if youd like. :(, So sad, but the frosting is the best i have ever tried and made so far. I will report back when I try it :). 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! Thanks for the spot-on recipe and the best chocolate cake Ive eaten in a long time. Made it with a plainer dark baking chocolate tonight (OK OK it was Cadburys!!) :). I went to 6 stores in my neighborhood and couldnt find sprinkles. I was so tired and grumpy, the kids were fighting, and hubby was exercising his birthday right to take the day off. Kim Whooooops! :) Yes, that was what I meant by uneven. So good! It was moist, but still firm, and tasted even better after a day or two in the fridge. Delicious ! (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!). that said, flavor was good. Ive kept the sugar about as low as you can get away with and still have a frosting, so if you do try, Id limit it to 1 to 2T less. The frosting was miles high, pillowy, gloriously swirly, and of course perfect with sprinkles. You can eat a square without feeling any guilt. Melissa Yes, double the ingredients, including the frosting if youre looking to cover the sides as well. I have a question about the frosting. 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. Hey Deb, Many of the older cakes and almost all in the last couple years are one-bowl or at least each component is. chocolatey without being overwhelmingly rich (and thus, every excuse for a second slice ;-)). 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. The cake never fails and is always a huge hit. Turned out great Thank you! 1/2 cup (4 ounces or 115 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature 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! I found it on the website and then also in her second cookbook so I figured it was a winner from the get go. And I really really love the frosting. I made the frosting and smothered it all over the cake. But I am living in a country free of baking powder (Switzerland!). Its cooling but Im so nervous its going to be dry, *swoon* How hard was it to take those gorgeous pictures of the finished and then sliced cake without pouncing on them first?? <3 <3 <3, Deb, your advice on raspberry buttercream was perfect. Good luck! Thanks for a quick recipe for our math celebration! You could just heap it like a bakery does. I think youll be just fine. Any thoughts?? How would you adapt this frosting for other flavors? You can drop the sugar a little, but too much and it wont be thick enough as a frosting. This looks so delicious, and I cant wait to try this recipe out. Deb, Ive just noticed you forgot to mention the buttermilk when adding ingredients. Im thinking if I work with it while frozen all will be fine.any thoughts? I get impatient so I usually do both. Loaf pan Use the Everyday Chocolate Cake recipe. Beat it on high, scrape down the bowl, beat it some more, etc, until its mixable. Yes yes yes. Its not too sweet and the texture is incredible! Congratulations on your wonderful news, and I cant wait for your next cookbook! Spinkle on powdered sugar if desired. Has anyone made the fudgy sheet cake and if so, how do you think it compares? Ill definitely have to make it again. 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. Since there are so many positive reviews Id look beyond the recipe for another cause of the dryness and blandness you experienced. This cake was so easy to whip up and it made just enough. And its beginning to be like my cure-all for days Im in a sour mood. and its better still not as sweet as if Id made it with chocolate chip melts or something like the Green & Blacks milk chocolate and it looks smashing, once again! Youll want to make 4x this recipe; it makes 1 dozen. 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! Can I sub 2% milk for the cream/whole milk in the frosting? We celebrated National Chocolate Cake day with this recipe, and it did not disappoint! This looked insanely good when I saw it first and didnt disappoint in the least when I made it. You may have answered this elsewhere, but I cant seem to find it. Im a big baker so I know how to bake. Hi I am trying to figure out how to adapt this to fit a 10.5 inch cake pan. Any other ideas? i cannot wait to make this cake! My daughter wants cupcakes this year, how long do you recommend baking for as cupcakes? For a cake like this, thats flexible, you can use either what you get in volume (from your 1/2 cup) or weight (145 grams) and youll be fine. This cake was outstanding! . Do you have a recommendation for a less sweet chocolate frosting? Every time I saw, chocolate, my mouth goes to water. Stat! 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!! I need this cake in my life, and I need someone else to make it!