This cake sounds heavenly and, well, just too darn cute. Cupcakes Usually bake for 17 to 20 minutes. Quick, easy and delicious but WHY is it in the recipe list as the I want chocolate chocolate cake? Your email address will not be published. sunken black forest cake. Just made this today. wow, that cake looks amazing! You also ruined me with Dutch processed cocoa. I made this yesterday and was so pleased by the result. I thought that coffee was acidic in itself. I used self-raising flour and half a tsp of baking powder. Gathering the ingredients now, I need chocolate cake! Thanks so much! Love the looks and sounds of this cake! But frosting in a food processor? I was so tired and grumpy, the kids were fighting, and hubby was exercising his birthday right to take the day off. Baking time actually remained about the same for some reason. thanks! HOLY HELL, its fantastic. 6 tablespoons buttermilk (or, for ease of measuring, 1 / 4 cup + 2 tablespoons) Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake - Barefeet in the Kitchen my unofficially sanctioned comment is that you probably are overbaking. I will report back when I try it :). and that suited nicely. I stuck the unfrosted cupcakes in the freezer. Ive been halving bundt cakes for years (very easy to do as all ingredients are easy to cut in half and bake in my junior bundt pan), and Id like this smaller chocolate cake (I halve to halve it :) ) but am at a loss. 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. I dont know if thats an issue with my oven (soon to be replaced) or the el cheapo disposable foil cake pan I was using (all the cake pans are of course in a storage box somewhere), but after the intitial 18 minutes, the batter was barely set around the edges; after five more minutes the center was still jiggling like a perfect custard pie; after five *more* minutes it had finally started to puff up and the surface was dry, but the center was still goopy when I tested it. Im sorry. I made this cake and it came out dry and dense. Add cocoa powder and whisk until mixture is smooth. Thanks. Her answer was an unequivocal, Yes! Thanks again. Whim to bite of cake time was 90 minutes, and during that time I also gave the kids a bath, tucked them into bed, and read some books. Thanks for this great recipe. 2.5 Years Ago: Leek Chard and Corn Flatbread Sorry for the late response, even after such a nice comment! This ultra-moist chocolate cake is deep and rich in flavor and best served with whipped cream and toasted hazelnuts. My favorite kind of cake is chocolate. Heres a measurement converter from Land O Lakes but please feel free to Google the information from any website youd like: https://www.landolakes.com/kitchen-reference/measurements-abbreviations/. Made this cake GF for our babysitter (our policy is to always have something freshly baked for a sitter) by subbing out regular flour for Pamelas all-purpose GF flour. I return to your website multiple times each week for various recipes. (P.S. Also, for the buttermilk, I mixed 1/2 cup black tea with 1/4 cup yogurt, and that worked really well. I made these a cupcakes tonight. I was thinking of starting with your dreamy cream scones as base and use browned butter. Its not too sweet and the texture is incredible! Yield Serves 8 to 12 Prep time 10 minutes Cook time 25 minutes to 35 minutes Show Nutrition Ingredients 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, natural or Dutch-process 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon Youre pregnancy sounds exactly like my pregnancy. Hands down the best frosting Ive ever made! Truly next level. ITs been in the oven now for a good 25 minutes. Delicious! Smitten Kitchen Keepers - City of Santa Clarita Public Library - OverDrive Im at a similar stage, due in August, and Ive been equally crazy for chocolate cake and not much else. (Also a ridiculous amount of red dye and a little fondant because we used a 9 circular pan and made Elmo.). Even my pregnancy-addled, not-right-tin-having self didnt mess it up. Congratulations and prayers for much joy, many full nights of sleep, and lots of laughter and cuddles! Ive often had more success with the oil-water chocolate cakes than with the butter-based ones (in general I mean; I havent tried your butter-based chocolate cakes). Here's a bit more about each. My three year old and I are going to make this cake for him. I cant believe how quickly and easy it was. Its so fun to make your recipes, read your stories, and learn to use my new camera while showing your creations in a different way that you have. Great recipe, easy to make. Any reason I need to pack it first and then weigh? Sneha If the knife isnt batter-free (i.e. Please, please tell me this doesnt mean you were still nauseous in week 16? :). One of Debs many charms is that her recipes are accessible, using easily-obtained ingredients. Thank you for the cake recipe, the sprinkles really catch the eye! 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. Will you please advise me on this? Smitten Kitchen Chocolate Stout Cake Recipe Used Dutched cocoa I keep it on hand because I love the deep color and flavor. All in all, not a problem. Whats a mom to do?? Details. it actually reminds me of carvel frosting a little and i mean that in the best possible way. I tried to make this one today and it burnt to a crisp, even with my oven at the right temperature. Do you think it would work if I cut the two tablespoons of granulated sugar? Keep it in the fridge. This is really embarrassing, but, yesterday when I made the frosting using the food processor (something Ive done a ton of times using this recipe), it curdled on me! Butter two 9-inch round cake pans, and line them with circles of parchment paper, then butter or coat with nonstick cooking spray. 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. Thank you, for this recipe! I was generous with the icing, which brings this cake together. Every year I make my kids half a cake for their half birthday and this made a PERFECT half double layer cake. Didnt have buttermilk so subbed yoghurt and milk. I call it my short on time, big on love cake, perfect for celebrations. had no chance of melting the butter, when you mixed it in? I find it milder (especially at the proportions suggested for a swap, usually 1T per cup if I remember correctly) and more buttery (yum) but it should work here. Thank you for not making this any harder then it needed to be, I could not have handled it. In any case, it is excellent. 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup half and half Instructions CAKE DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Im a big baker so I know how to bake. I bet you could put in the same amount of cinnamon, for a Mexican chocolate vibe.). I recently tested this doubled in one cake pan it works but it will go over the top a bit which can be unnerving. Now Im craving chocolate cake! I like the ease of this cake; every now and again I too just crave something like this mid-week, but dont feel like making a whole thing out of it. Im on my way to a weight loss/fitness goal. I just wish I could make my frosting swirls as pretty as Debs. I like blooming cocoa mixed the dry cocoa with 1/2 cup boiling water; once the mixture was cool, added enough buttermilk to arrive at 1 cup of liquid total. 9 by 13 it is!!! I have made the recipe three times now. I was going to guess at it but you have saved me a bit of worry. Ive made this version and the red wine version and both are moist and perfectly chocolatey delightfully eat-em-up good! Hi- Do you think whole wheat pastry flour would work in this recipe? Make the cake: Heat oven to 350F (175c). Cake keeps at room temperature for a day or two, or in the fridge up to a week, or so Ive heard but never tested out. this frosting is even *better* cold! This cake looks so delicious! A perfect, quick, rich chocolate cake. After the corn muffins. Beautiful cake, thank you! This cake was really delicious and quick to make, which I appreciated. An inexperienced baker may appreciate a more precise explanation of just how mixed you were intending. I made brownies and was looking for a chocolate frosting for them, so tried this. 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. Amazing! I look forward to trying it again with regular Dutch process cocoa. The only thing available to me that was vaguely cake-sized and shaped was a glass pie dish. Does the baking time need to be adjusted? Im still super nauseous though, this was supposed to go away weeks ago, and havent baked anything because I cant stand being in the kitchen. The five-year-old said, as I was cutting, make sure that I dont just get a sliver!. I think it could be it will definitely be thinner. Seriously good. 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.). Then I put the cake in the fridge for 3 hrs until dinner, and when we had it for dessert the frosting had turned it ganache. All my friends at work will love me though- if it doesnt make a believer out of me, as they will profit from my experiment. I asked if she trusted you enough to plow through and make as directed. Grad school is sometimes miserable but also wonderful. Thanks! Deb, youve done it again! I love that this recipe is for a small-ish cake. Really happy to find a chocolate cake recipe thats not overwhelmed by so much sugar. Just putzen this cake into the oven- if itll taste anything like the uncooked batter I just liked off the bowl Ill probably not make another chocolate cake recipe. (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.). A little more butter / less flour? I will keep this one in the mental file folder for sure. 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/. Except for the recommended 16-small-square servings, which she thought were deprivingly undersized. I made the chocolate buttercream with 2 tbs of melted butter and 6 tbs of unsweetened cocoa powder to sub for the unsweetened chocolate and it worked beautifully. Just made this with two 6-inch rounds (following Debs recent advice!) Nice job, as always, Deb. Its fabulous and the husband pronounced it the best chocolate cake hes ever eaten. Otherwise, it would be much easier to make them less sweet! The cake is dense, rich, and not super sweet and the sugary, buttery icing balances it out beautifully. Any suggestions for cooking times for cupcakes? New here? Im making this for my book club tonight and wanted to time it so I could ice the thing and then hop in the car and head out, only my icing is not fluffy but oily!!! Do you prefer a particular brand of chocolate for both the Dutch cocoa and the unsweetened chocolate? . Grace Sugar provides moisture to cakes, too, so its not ideal to just drop it. But now I want to make this cake again and again I am in a chocolate cake loop. If you suggest it, I make it. It worked really well. 1.5 times the recipe? At 11 weeks, mine are fish (every kind except the rare tuna salad sandwich), risotto or risotto-like creations, and chocolate in most forms. I love the size of this cake. Also, I have to say we had a slice last night and my husband remarked that it may even be better the second day. Really this is so good! I made this yesterday, for Chocolate Cake Day, but had no buttermilk handy, and was loathe to go out in the cold to buy some. Im terrified of failing the first test and having to take the dreaded 24 hr one). These, with the addition of the 66% baking chocolate chips will be my go to chocolate cupcakes from now on. I made this again using dutched cocoa and even a friend who doesnt like chocolate cake (yeah, I know, right?!!) Will the N years ago parts be automated after that? I wish I could reach in a try a slice! 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! Nailed it! Mmmmmmmm. INSTRUCTIONS. About six weeks ago, around 9 p.m. on a day I had consumed mostly air and maybe a slice of toast because I couldnt for the life of me imagine how food had ever tasted good, without any warning, I wanted a slice of chocolate cake with swirls of chocolate frosting and probably some sprinkles and the sprinkles, so help them, better be rainbow. Jennie. I just made this cake and its amazing. My main purpose in commenting, however, is to commend you on your perfect parenting skills. Or maybe I just really, really like sour cream. In a small saucepan, melt your butter over medium heat, stirring for even cooking. Cant wait to make it again! 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. This comment is years late but I made this today and thank you for the easy frosting recipe! I made 1.5 x the amount of batter in the cake recipe to make two relatively thinner 9 round layers and doubled the frosting recipe and I had plenty to ice the cake. I AM MAKING THIS FOR MY BIRTHDAY IN A FEW WEEKS (and maybe before too, purely to test.). I dont even like frosting but Im drooling at the sight of yours! Not that I havent eaten what I wanted the whole time, and that want has mostly been chocolate (and frozen mango pieces lately, so good!) Ok the cake itself is delicious :-) Next time Id cut out the granulated sugar and cut the brown down to 100g or even 80g (I find less than the flour is generally a good amount) to make it a little less sweet. (But only share if they offer to do dishes.). I made mini-cupcakes for my son. You can keep it at room temperature if youd like. Even with chunky frosting its still delicious and I may or may not be having a piece with my morning tea :). 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. I made it with wine, and its a big hit (the leftoverssince I made the 913 and served it after a huge meal are being consumed at work now). I was quite alarmed that the cake would be dry and sawdusty when I brought it to my co-workers. I love bittersweet chocolate, but nothing much sweeter than that. If so, how would I defrost? the frosting is SO GOOD and i am not a frosting person and Instead of digging into my husbands chocolate box (he has so much self-restraint! I baked them for 17 minutes, per the recommendation from another commenter, but they came out just the slightest bit dry. Many of the older cakes and almost all in the last couple years are one-bowl or at least each component is. a.) No one will know except us. At around 25 weeks with my son, I suddenly craved chocolate after many months of guac, almonds and popsicles. Im totally making this cake for his first birthday. Weeeee! Thanks!! Can you tell me what size is your strainer in the picture? I mean EVERYONE commented on it. Any thoughts about what Im doing wrong? If small squares, 16. My cake dint rise too much i cooked in toaster oven.. Was that it?? So, anyway, my kids and I just made this using our 3:2:1 homemade mix and it is delicious! For the frosting can you throw all the ingredients into a bowl and use an immersion blender? It came out perfectly baked, not very risen. ), as written, with great success every time! Rave reviews on the cake and the frosting from my wife and house guest! I did add something tho, two tablespoons of Riversdale organic farm orange and cinnamon marmalade to the cake mixture instead of vanilla, but frosting was your recipe. INCREDIBLE cake! Sigh. To properly substitute non-Dutch cocoa you need to increase alkaline. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. It is the PERFECT cake to take around to friends places when catching up with Game of Thrones (you know, in preparation for season 5!! It was DELICIOUS! I backed it 28 min because 20 min wasnt enough and it became a bit dry. Well, it is a sign from above, so now this cake is definitely getting made today. Its amazing on this cake and thinking of using for other chocolate cakes or yellow cake. the choc. Sometimes Im like Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde when it comes to chocolate. Yum! Baking soda is actually part of baking powder. Thanks! :P (Obviously I understand if you dont answer this by the time I make the cake, haha, but thought itd be worth asking.). I like the size. It was a hit. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. So I never have any luck with Chocolate cake, and I had exceptionally high hopes since Ive made a few of your other cakes, but I actually found this to be fairly dry..we devoured it, and I even made a second one for a party tomorrow but with vegetable oil instead if butter fit the batter. Im salivating on my keyboard here. Probably for breakfast. Ummm, yum! Making this tomorrow morning, definitely. Place your flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a sifter (I find this step necessary because my cocoa is very lumpy) and shake it over the batter bowl. The icing on this was great! How could you switch the cake to a vanilla cake? I then did a quick Google search for "chocolate cake," which revealed that Add a Pinch's recipe might be the most beloved of them all. I do so love other grown women who know that the necessity of rainbow sprinkles is a real thing. A couple berries and a tuft of whipped cream are optional, but not really."-- @smittenkitchen. I feel like Im talking to a celebrity!! S'more Layer Cake - Perry's Plate I sooo remember that feeling of if I dont have whatever it is Im craving right now, I will die feeling from my pregnancies. Thank you so much. Man, I wasnt going to print this one out (its just sheet cake, right? one note: We only have glass 88 baking dishes, and it required quite a bit more time to bake the cake to done. I am going to purchase a metal 88 as soon as possible! In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. I just searched your site for the answer! Hey Deb, Haha, Deb, I love your enthusiasm and urgency for cake in this post. Chocolate Olive Oil Cake | Kitchn I made this recipe into cupcakes, doubled, 3 times today. Im sorry this will sound similar to a comment I posted on another recipe (marshmallow frosting), but how does this chocolate cake compare with the other chocolate cakes on your site, especially the ones in the double chocolate layer cake and the peanut butter chocolate cake? So in the batter went, and crossed the fingers were. (This is a 75% volume of that, so it wont fill out a loaf as well. I made the cake a couple days ago, and served it only yesterday. Turns out baby now had taste buds! 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. Um, do not make this cake unless you plan to eat the whole thing. (I might as well admit that I lost my train of thought a few times while writing that sentence and just thought I want chocolate cake. I think youre rubbing off on me :) ). That said ive found most buttercream frostings to be too sweet so I dialed the sugar back to 2/3 of whats suggested here and it was perfect. Tried to read most of the comments but mostly the conversions were for 913 or cupcakes. I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I did (and still do!). Recipes. The frosting was delicious but I didnt find using a food processor to be convenient powdered sugar clouds poofed out and it was difficult to wipe down the bowl to get everything evenly incorporated. Hello, Deb. Turned out delicious! (FWIW, I tend to make oil based cake recipes if Im looking to avoid dry cake at all costs.) (The frosting, of course, is very sweet. This looks amazing Deb what a perfect cake! Thoughts? Making the coconut cake from your second book, which, like this, has one egg + one yolk. Speed up by placing outside for 10 mins LOLZ Holy smokes yall. :(, So sad, but the frosting is the best i have ever tried and made so far. Regrets: I have many. I tend to use double what is recommended of the powder, due to the mildness. It will be harder to get butter/sugar fluffy, though not impossible. Shouldnt matter, right? This cake looks so incredibly delicious and I adore the rainbow colored sprinkles thank you for sharing:). Im buying a bunch of things on a limited budget, and here in London its all unfortunately pricey and Im trying to substitute with what I do have. For the buttermilk substitution, could you use stout in this? I have extra and my kids dont care for pudding so trying to figure out what to do with it. Made this cake this afternoon when an intense craving for chocolate cake with chocolate frosting hit. Slightly adjusted ingredients, same effect. Thank you for this simple and deliciously chocolaty recipe! Any suggestions or ideas you might have would be much appreciated! I made cupcakes for my daughters birthday. Thanks Deb! This frosting, tripled, perhaps, looks perfect! Less so on the first day. Deb Question about measuring. Im making these for my daughters birthday. I love the pasta and chocolate dietJust add wine and espresso and Im all set! In the book, I have a section with different flavor cakes and frostings built off of this one, including a vanilla-vanilla. So tummy and satisfying. It was awesome!! I adore this cake and make it (or one of its differently sized cousins) constantly (and will be making it tomorrow for a bake sale on Friday!) On the third round I added a 1/4 cup additional buttermilk to the batter. Im thinking if I work with it while frozen all will be fine.any thoughts? Yes! It was good but not knock your socks off good, which has been my experience with everything else Ive made from SK. Any ideas why? Oh my goodness! 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. For a summer party I baked triple the amount on a large tray, with mascarpone raspberry topping. It was yummy but I would like to try to follow recipe next time. If I wanted to make this into a double layered round cake, would you just double the recipe and do in two 9 inch rounds? handfulofshadows I dont think theyll be automated because I dont think theres a way to do it the way I want them to look. . whole wheat chocolate oat cookies. Looked cute, tasted great and since it was only for 3 people, it was a perfect size. Made this cake last night. I subbed joghurt for the buttermilk and reduced sugar to 100 g (sorry my German taste buds cant handle the original sweetness ) and used white spelt flour instead of wheat flour. Looks delicious! I used Herseys special blend cocoa (dutch and natural) and added some instant espresso powder into the milk. Thank you! I frosted it with a chocolate Swiss butter-cream and fresh strawberriesI even dusted it it with confectioners sugar just to make it a little more beautiful. 2. For softening butter, what anne said (I like to cut it in pieces first, so theres no melty spot in the middle of a big stick). I also didnt have unsweetened chocolate so I used a couple TBS of cocoa powder in the frosting. I guess it just shows what a vast repertoire of recipes you have and how easily searchable they are (kudos to the OCD indexing) Or how obsessed I am with your cakes and breads (ahem) :D. Aisha Its a totally fair question. I have a question about the amount of sugar. Ive used your recipes before- that very morning, Id used your recipe for latkes (which reminded me of my childhood in Germany- perfect texture, thank you. The icing was looking perfect until I walked away from it to give it a good 2 minutes to beat. This is the third time Ive made this cake since you posted this recipe. I did cut the sugar and butter by about 20% (and replaced it with apple sauce), and it still turned out great! This is my go-to site for recipes. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon over the top, then stir. Thanks for responding! I cooked the cake for 20 minutes in a 9 inch round pan and it was slightly over done. Made at 9:30 at night and it baked perfectly in 25 min. 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. Is there a video anywhere illustrating this technique? Have a great one Deb! It baked in 20-25 minutes. I used plain Hersheys un-Dutched cocoa, water and a teaspoon of vinegar in the cake batter; it was very dark, and rose fine. Hope that helps and works! Thanks Deb! @stephanie#133- You can also substitute 3 tablespoons cocoa and one tablespoon butter or shortening for one ounce of unsweetened chocolate. Same for apple cinnamon cake good luck with pregnancy! Deb, I dont have any personally tested high-altitude baking tips, but understand the ones on King Arthurs site are great. I dont have an oven thermometer, but is there anything else other than my oven being too hot that could have caused it to go so wrong? I used it for my daughters birthday cupcakes. I might even sub some w.w.pastry flour to please the husband. The batter tastes amazing! . And best wishes to you and your growing family! This frosting looks deliciouscould it be piped, or will it not hold its shape? I spread it thick on an 88 pan of brownies and sprinkled peppermint bits over the top. The batter is a touch saltier but I like that in a layer against such a sweet frosting. It evokes something so real and essential. Making my husband eat it instead of me. I made this a few weeks ago, and made the frosting as written whereas normally I use powdered cocoa. This post could not have been more timely! A few weeks ago I was laying around feeling sorry for myself and my all-day sickness (morning sickness is a very inaccurate name!) Thanks!
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