Just made this with my gluten free flour blend. Im reading this recipe for Emergency chocolate cake while filling my mouth with your Cocoa Brownies from a couple of years ago. 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. So the amount was great for us, but obviously you could also double it if you wanted. my unofficially sanctioned comment is that you probably are overbaking. THIS CAKE LOOKS SO YUMMY!!!!!! Cupcakes for my sons birthday, a tiered-cake for my husbands birthday, a snowy weekend afternoon that calls for chocolate cake This is pretty much the only kind of cake we make now. I love reading your recipes, etc, and often print off the recipes. The Double Chocolate probably is more chocolaty, but I hardly notice. So good! Also, I have to say we had a slice last night and my husband remarked that it may even be better the second day. the cake was *very* thin, so i cut it in half and stacked it to create a small layer cake. Im totally making this cake for his first birthday. I had to test the recipe and it is incredible! Or have them page by page. I made the cake the other day for my sons birthday. It was good but not knock your socks off good, which has been my experience with everything else Ive made from SK. I actually made the frosting last night with 70% Green & Blacks dark chocolate, and it actually came out almost savory! Congrats you just made brownies.. really? 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. Susan Wait, howww? p.s. This was SUPER YUMMY. Love this website. I ended up snagging a more squared-off metal 88 while out running errands today, so thin-cake crisis averted. 2. If you give a cook some frosting. I have two boys, almost exactly five years apart, and its (mostly) a really good gap. Just wondering if youd any tips on scaling this cake to fit a 15cm tin as used for your Tiny but intense chocolate cake? Youre the best. This recipe is so disappointing, especially after all the other ones Ive made from your site. Thanks :). This is getting pawned off on my coworkers as soon as my office reopens because I cant take it anymore. Rebekah describes this perfectly deep chocolate flavour, not too sweet, very easy to mix up and bake I loved the frosting this is my new chocolate frosting. Your suggestion to cut it into 16 pieces was hard to obey, but I did. :). I find melting and cooling the chocolate to be the most annoying task, and have seen recipes that simply call for cocoa powder instead. I love the rich chocolate flavor. I have a three layer 9 inch cake to frost. Its a little stressful to work with because its so soft (I always pop the rounds right into the freezer so theyre easier to lift) but it is always a hit. If it has larger pockets, just needed more mixing of the leavening before adding the flour. And it is not smack-upside-the-head sweet. Next time I will make it with some raspberries on top. see? It is so not fair that you gave me this craving this late in a very long day. Made with a shot of espresso (double strength). I added a heaping teaspoon of expresso powderDELICIOUS AND EASY. Are you saying this is not normal? ), YES YES YES! I loved it! It was definitely brown-butter-nutty flavored enough that my health conscious husband thought it was whole wheat- did I correct him, no :) I saw some recipes that brown then freeze the butter and use buttermilk instead of cream in the scone. Should the butter quantity for the frosting be 1/2 cup or 4 oz? Must have been the chocolate. They are DELICIOUS! Planning to make 30 mini cupcakes. Speed up by placing outside for 10 mins LOLZ fatty fat fat. This ultra-moist chocolate cake is deep and rich in flavor and best served with whipped cream and toasted hazelnuts. Yes yes yes. 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? I frosted my cake and then covered it well with plastic and it was GREAT the next day. Every time I saw, chocolate, my mouth goes to water. For the buttermilk substitution, could you use stout in this? First piece I had with chocolate milk, the second with scotch. Love the single layer recipe. I made the spice cake with banana and found it tasteless, is that normal? Works perfectly! For me, I liked it better that way! Thanks! Did I let it get too cool before I used it? Hi! Yes I always make it as cupcakes. It was moist, but still firm, and tasted even better after a day or two in the fridge. can I use just one egg, instead of 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk? This cake looks perfect. Chocolate Olive Oil Cake | Kitchn i did end up going out to buy the bakers chocolate for the frosting and im glad i did because A question about the eggs. I made it for my moms birthday and everyone was really impressed. I know better than that. Sophie You can make your own baking powder. My husband cut us each 2 small pieces and then stacked them on top of each other for a double layer piece of cake. My husband is back in NY right now (he speaks german) and im lost with a 2 year old and google translate on my phone at the grocery store (getting ingredients for this cake as a surprise)! It was a small miracle when I received your weekly newsletter including small celebration cakes on the same day as my partners birthday. This recipe looks fantastic!! and it was AMAZING. Do you think its OK to double the recipe, and let half the batter sit while the first dozen cupcakes bake? when I suddenly NEEDED brownies, so I feel you on this! It reminds me of childhood parties and I can just imagine how it tastes my mouth is watering just looking at the pictures! This is the MOST delicious and eye-pealing chocolate cake I have ever seen. I baked them for 17 minutes, per the recommendation from another commenter, but they came out just the slightest bit dry. Its easy, moist, bakes in 25 min. Congratulations and prayers for much joy, many full nights of sleep, and lots of laughter and cuddles! Finally did and Im disappointed. Things like humidity and elevation can even factor in. I want it to taste good, but the birthday girl (a 6 year old) wants a very specific design. Or the book! I just dont have the room (or the energy!) Wow, have I been missing out! 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. 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. Thank you so much for reminding me of this wonderful cake just in time for my brothers birthday tomorrow!! Put the chocolate, butter, and salt in a large microwave safe bowl. I made this last night and it was delicious! Hope it was a hit! Would that work? 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). 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! 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) powdered sugar (sifted if lumpy) 1/16th of the scrolling is comments. Husband is on a single layer cake (he calls them sheet cakes, even though the ones I make at his request, are not) bender right now. At grocery stores, I find Droste to be very solid for a dutch-process. Either that, I would have to eat cake less often and at 21 weeks, that is unthinkable. I wanted to eat it all. Seriously. What did I do wrong? (What a little jerk, amiright?) No need to butter the inside or outside of cupcake liners. With lots of sprinkles, of course! This is the BEST chocolate cake Ive ever made. I have a deep appreciation for the way you feel about cake. Emily Im not sure how well this holds a clear shape (you might use the Chocolate Butter Cake here, for more of a pound cake effect) but this would be otherwise just find in a round pan. Keep in mind that there is no telling where said birthmark will show up I am pretty sure my mother is not the only woman to utter the hint, I mean heartfelt words, Nonni, I want only to have her grandmother show up with a big dish of (fill in the blank)! ug that looks amazing!! 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. Every recipe I have made has turned out delicious and has brought a smile to his face. I still use your Double Chocolate Layer cake every year for my husbands birthday. None of these are a dealbreaker, of course, just good to know going in. Good lord, cake. ), Its there Add the egg, yolk and vanilla and beat until combined, then the buttermilk and mix again. :). And the cakes seem so smallwho needs to work out?! I am making a cake this weekend and was planning on doing the golden cake from your cookbook (which always turns out perfectly!) The cake never fails and is always a huge hit. I doubled the recipe (cake and frosting) and it made 24 perfect cupcakes. Ill be making this weeks pasta you posted as soon as I exercise off the brownies. Do you prefer a particular brand of chocolate for both the Dutch cocoa and the unsweetened chocolate? I this chocolate cake!! I agree. This one looks just absolutely perfect! I decided to divide my cake in to two 9 round pans. Thank you eight thousand times. Yay! Just buy the biggest ones they have. 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. Im new to receiving your blog, and I have (hopefully) two quick questions: 1. And, you know, now. I like the size. Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. 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). (And chocolate leftovers with excess icing for me! I followed the baking instructions in the 2nd cook book to bake it for 38 minutes. Its what I have always wanted my homemade chocolate frosting to taste like. Any other ideas? In terms of leavening power, 1 teaspoon baking powder is equivalent to 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. Is it possible for the machine to heat up just enough to melt the butter? I just wanted to chime in and say this recipe is perfect for 1/2 birthday celebrations. This was just what I was looking for. I want to dive into that swath of icing. THanks! Did not have the right size pan so baked 6 delicious cupcakes. I recently doubled a recipe that was originally a 88 or 99 pan and put it in a 913 pan. So I caved in last night and started my chocolate cake-baking journey. I needed a very quick and easy cake for my brothers birthday and this cake was easy and great and frosting in the food processor amazing!!!! But I found it to have a slightly grainy texture. That frosting is to die for!! Holy smokes yall. Previous post: spaghetti pangrattato with crispyeggs, Next post: cornmeal-fried pork chops + smashedpotatoes, cornmeal-fried pork chops + smashedpotatoes. Thank you!! kids loved it and so did parents who couldnt stop having seconds. In 2008, when Smitten Kitchen was still an infant in blog years, I shared a recipe for my mom's apple cake. It has a tender crumb and is definitely fluffy and tasty (especially with chocolate frosting) but still kinda of sticks in the mouth. I love everything Ive made from your recipes especially the rapini and pasta! One year ago: Morning Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel (you should totally make it this weekend) I shop there because they have EVERYTHING FOR BAKING but.they arent the most pleasant peeps Ive come across. Pour in chocolate, milk and vanilla, beat until combined, then one more minute to whip it further.] I can relate, as I was dry sick when growing each of my two little people. My baking tome was slightly less, but I always consider baking times rough estimates. RW x. My 13 yo son baked this for our Sunday dinner dessert. Are you clicking the print icon below the recipe? We made this with your caramel chunks idea for the brownies sprinkled in, and added a whipped frosting with cream cheese, walnut, and chocolate chopped in. This! Thank you for your recipes, despite being fussy, they have (for the most part) been delicious. The frosting was a bit sweet for us, next time I will use less sugar and add some espresso powder. I know that you do them by hand right now, and I totally admire your patience with that, hence the q :). Making my husband eat it instead of me. Probably need to stick to 20 min. My husband usually dislikes cake because its too sweet, but he had two pieces last night (as did I). I really could have used this recipe last night! I switched out the AP flour for a gluten free flour mix and it turned out very well. I would buy anything those swirls were trying to sell me. I adjusted to the 115 g of butter without adjusting for the extra heavy cream. The perfect chocolate cake. I AM MAKING THIS FOR MY BIRTHDAY IN A FEW WEEKS (and maybe before too, purely to test.). This looks amazing! Neutral on the pH scale is 7, not 5. Your recipes are always right up my alley and your write-ups are like notes from a friend. Mmmmmmmm. Thanks for sharing! Since there are so many positive reviews Id look beyond the recipe for another cause of the dryness and blandness you experienced. How this the cake so fudgy and the icing so irresistibly fluffy? I love this cake basically my platonic ideal of what chocolate cake should be. 1 large egg yolk You have given me inspiration to make this chocolate cake. I did not double the cake this time, I just baked it in an 88, but I have before to make a layered sheet cake.). Thank you for the recipe :D. Okay so I made the cake but admittingly havent tried it yet. I have some red wine to use and i would try making this cake with it. Baked for 20 minutes. Thank you for this recipe, it was PERFECT and so easy. This one will cause quick a bit of excitement, I can tell. Just finished making this and am now tucking into a generous slice. Smitten Kitchen's cake, which is baked in a single layer in a square pan, met a similar fate. Fabulous. This recipe will do nicely while the bender is ongoing! Im on my way to a weight loss/fitness goal. probably if i had filled them closer to 2/3 i could have gotten 16 altogether. It was DELICIOUS! This is what happens when I am craving chocolate cake, see THIS gorgeous cake, and want it NOW! Then yesterday I made it again with mini 6 cake rounds. So delicious and absolutely the ultimate I want cake recipe. . A friend whos feeling low, had a birthday yesterday at 3:30 or so he asked to hang out and what is a birthday without a few sprinkles, so I started this cake at 5 and it was fully ready to go at 7 (and that was mostly cooling time). Bottom line, it needed to be made well enough in advance to get to the best consistency and flavor. Is it a 3 or a 5? So pretty but so simple too. (yes, for breakfast!) Hope that helps and works! 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! I cant wait!!!! I guess I wasnt in the mood for sticky buns last week, or I would have been up on all the news, but I didnt know about the baby! Thank you, for this recipe! Have a great one Deb! Thanks! A happy anniversary, indeed! Mmmm yum. I really wanted chocolate cake but it was so late. 1. Stir on low until just combined; scrape down bowl a final time. Just made this and cant wait to dig in! I just want a few slices of cake, enough to last in our house for two or three nights, even when there is no birthday or holiday or cause for celebration in sight. I decided to look at a recipe anyway. Ha! 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract It ended up being about 2.5 inches tall, which was the perfect height for a small birthday cake. Is it the same as far as acidity as regular buttermilk? After noodling for a day, I decided that the acid present in the buttermilk must be enough to do the job. Beat butter, powdered sugar and salt, if using, in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. I was quite alarmed that the cake would be dry and sawdusty when I brought it to my co-workers. It will be a win for somebody for sure, since your goodies usually are.
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