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2. Perfect you can have two slices and one for breakfast the next day. You might want to aim for three layers, or just make even more batter for two thicker ones. Can I halve egg in the recipe by just omitting the yolk from the cake base? 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. Can I use cake flour instead of all-purpose? I cant believe how quickly and easy it was. Katie I think buttercreams with melted chocolate are better, or, at least I love this one most of all. Baking this cake in NZ and looking forward to eating it tonight. :). Red wine chocolate cake, mocha chocolate cake: You could replace the buttermilk in full with yogurt or sour cream thinned with a little milk or water, with red wine or replace 1/2 cup of it with strong coffee. ), as written, with great success every time! If you follow the instructions TO THE LETTER and mix in the drys just until everything is wet, you end up with a thin batter with tiny butter/sugar capsules distributed throughout. This is now our go-to recipe for any kind of chocolate cake. Ill definitely have to make it again. Thanks and happy early Mothers Day to you! On an I.V. Really like that is was not too sweet. You and your blog bring me great joy! The baking time was about 35 minutes, all told. So, I remade it, but I was so scared I was going to ruin it again, that I didnt whip it enough and it wasnt as creamy as its been all the other times Ive made it. I read a comment on how to get the swirls and Debs guidance was spot on!!! So making this! I made this (in a Transformer-shaped silicone cake pan) for my sons 6 year old birthday party last weekend. I needed a quick chocolate cake, without leaving the house for ingredients. For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat two 9-inch round cake pans with oil and dust with flour. The frosting is also wonderful! I MUST HAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE. My son is 7 months old and the craving still pops up now and then. When I warned the batter might look uneven, this is what I meant. Probably need to stick to 20 min. I also included the pinch of salt in the frosting highly recommend. Thats the tradeoff for me, at least. What would you suggest? Who files stuff under THE? . Hi, I plan to give this cake a whirl for an upcoming family birthday for 3 chocoholics. 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. even a day later (made it on day one, frosted it day two) it was starting to dry out. Deb, youve done it again! My BFF still uses one, and I find it charming. The knife comes out with chocolate on it. Hello, Deb. Made this last night and used the sour cream chocolate frosting from your best birthday cake, I was cheap and had a little left over. Oh Deb. or a combination of stout/buttermilk? Make the frosting: Place frosting ingredients in a food processor and run machine to to mix. How can I cut down on the sugar in a cake recipe without throwing off the volume and texture? I dont have any personally tested high-altitude baking tips, but understand the ones on King Arthurs site are great. 1 Easy Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting 2 The Best Smitten Kitchen Recipes, According to Eater Editors 3 Classic Chocolate Loaf Cake by smittenkitchen | Quick & Easy Recipe 4 Smitten kitchen on Twitter: "My family has been making this 5 S'more Layer Cake - Perry's Plate 6 Everyday Chocolate Cake | Punchfork Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Just made this with two 6-inch rounds (following Debs recent advice!) ITs been in the oven now for a good 25 minutes. Thank you for not making this any harder then it needed to be, I could not have handled it. Thats what I usually have on hand. Excellent, reliable cake. Id still frost it! Its so beautiful! Oh my goodness, this looks heavenly! Came out perfect! Its as 8 spring form pan by the way. Its not the same but it probably wont destroy the cake or anything. It lasted until around 21 weeks with number one, and week 17 with number two. Jenny I havent tried it but it might work. Recipes. Do I defrost 4, decorate them tonight and frost the rest just before serving on Sunday? No, the recipe is correct and what youve written is not. The cupcake-in-a-can birthday present was a big hit! Had Hersheys cocoa on hand and the cake did not disappoint. I baked it in an 99 square, for just about 21 mins. Forgot to add, this actually made enough frosting for a decent thickness on the top of 913 cake. What shall I do? I was a little worried as Im a beginner baker but it was a total hit!! Now Im craving chocolate cake! Love this recipe as my go-to birthday cake. I cant tell you how many times Ive made that chocolate loaf cake, its one of my very favorites, even thought it has no frosting, top or center! You can find it under Sugar and Sprinkles > Assorted Shapes. I assume it will be shorter? I have a fan-oven so cooked it for 17 minutes, which was just right. I rescued a broken buttercream Id attempted for a friends birthday and added freeze-dried raspberry powder to it. Ill never buy it from a store again. (Used the metal bowl of my kitchen aid over a double boiler to melt the chocolate, then mixed the frosting in that. How can I fix this? Equal parts using the coffee to thin out the yogurt? Thanks for this great recipe. I have one of these babies in the oven right now, perhaps the 6th one in a month. Thank you for the cake recipe, the sprinkles really catch the eye! Great texture! This recipe will do nicely while the bender is ongoing! It will need to be softened and re-whipped, i.e. No bears there then? Raspberries & chocolate- what could be bad? I used an 8 round for the cake, and put the extra in a small pyrex which my hubby and I devoured last night, without benefit of frosting. Um, do not make this cake unless you plan to eat the whole thing. and then your post came to my email box. Because baking soda (not baking powder, which has cream of tartar as an acid) needs an acidic ingredient to activate it, there is some concern that the using Dutched cocoa in a recipe only leavened by baking soda will be a problem. Too thin. Did you use Dutched cocoa? Good luck with Elmo! . And I think increased the proportion of cocoa, too, I think. while at target i found star sprinkles for a buck as part of an easter baking end cap display. Im doing some one bowl plotting for upcoming celebrations. And just want to confirm its fine for the frosted cake to stay room temp for a couple days? I had the great idea to make this today. I normally just replace milk with coconut milk/coconut cream in all my baking but tried the wine as dont know if coconut milk has any acid in it and you were saying that was important. Oh. Melting and cooling is an annoying process. Absolutely delicious, no matter what youre celebrating. So, tomorrow is my birthday, and Im already planning to make David Lebovitzs salted butterscotch pudding, BUT we are also getting a decent snowstorm, so I think the weekend might require this chocolate cake as well! The cake is in the oven! belgian brownie cakelets. And Im a sucker for any cake with those confetti sprinkles on it. This will make a great ongoing cake recipeyoud better believe its favorited. Deb, yes, I will be another one of those commenters that tells you I made this recipe and then explain how I jacked it up. 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. Ill add a note. :). Quick, easy and delicious but WHY is it in the recipe list as the I want chocolate chocolate cake? Could you really taste it in the scone? With lots of sprinkles, of course! Made this into a tiny layer cake for my antisocial pandemic birthday by baking it in two six-inch round Pyrex dishes. I am not a baker and yet this turned out perfectly. Great cake! My. Also I need the cupcakes to rise above and not be flat will these rise? What did I do wrong?!?! I asked if she trusted you enough to plow through and make as directed. Just made this. Im making this in 2 6 layers for my mothers birthday- can I freeze the layers ahead of time for a couple of days? Unbelievable. Deb, have loved your blog for years and some of your recipes are my go-tos! Going to try out this recipe for my daughters birthday! Made this tonight and shouldnt have, but am so very glad I did. Otherwise, Id recommend you invest in an oven thermometer. thanks. This looks so delicious, and I cant wait to try this recipe out. 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). Hubby blew the candles out, served it up, we started eating, and nobody said a word. At 11 weeks, mine are fish (every kind except the rare tuna salad sandwich), risotto or risotto-like creations, and chocolate in most forms. Beat butter, powdered sugar and salt, if using, in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. I decided to look at a recipe anyway. Just buy the biggest ones they have. This looks so good and I know my little girl would love this. I have been refreshing your blog all day ever since you said on instagram last night that youd be posting the recipe today. Oh, I also added a teaspoon of vanilla bean paste because over the years Ive come to believe that a touch of good quality vanilla rounds out a good deep chocolate kick nicely doesnt unduly soften it or dilute it, just smooths it a tad. The batter was pretty salty with 1/2 teaspoon table salt. Very much looking forward to any recipe involving peanut butter! Still delicious baked on Friday, refrigerated till Sunday am, served Sunday @ noon. Do let us know how it goes, if you can. Charlie Not on my 2nd floor balcony in Manhattan, I hope! I dont change a thing about the recipe. So so so good! Good lord, cake. Because of you, my family eats cabbage/slaw, fritters, and more vegetarian. Generally, once you add your dry ingredients, only mix until its only just combined. Deb, I love you. (I may have had a slice for breakfast, it has yoghurt in it so its practically a health food, right?) This is a truly great cake!! Great little cake, so nice to have something smaller and delicious! Weeeee! And you delivered! Sometimes you just have to have a chocolate cake, right?! Thanks. All of your chocolate cakes look delicious and I cant decide which recipe to use! HIGHLY recommend a mix of strong coffee and yogurt in place of the buttermilk, per the notes. Deb, I am a fan of Smitten Kitchen and have your newest cookbook. Your recipes are so easy and relate-able, and yet so novel, and your photography is scrumptious. I have 2 teenage boys. 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. It was incredible. Yes. This cake looks so delicious! (fwiw-I used Sharfenberger unsweetened. Time will confirm. Grad school is sometimes miserable but also wonderful. One of Debs many charms is that her recipes are accessible, using easily-obtained ingredients. OH GOD, WHY! Any suggestions on the dryness? Help!! I did something stupid & went upstairs to check on the Internet briefly (I thought). This is amazing. Im going to make it for my kids fifth bday party. In a large bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to beat the butter and sugars until fluffy; scrape down bowl. Thanks!!! Video Notes ), Adrienne 913 isnt the wrong pan for doubling an 88, in fact, its about as close as youll get to doubled from a standard pan. Thank you! It was a big hit with friends, too. This is the MOST delicious and eye-pealing chocolate cake I have ever seen. How much batter should I make for two 10-inch pans? Close ad . My sister cooks a lot and makes good cakes. The cake came out too salty and I really like salt! Delicious and not too sweet. Thank you! It is my new go to cake whenever someone in my house is craving chocolate cake. 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. Making the coconut cake from your second book, which, like this, has one egg + one yolk. I have saved the recipe and make it some time soon, for the moment I am enjoying some chocolate covered digestive biscuits to cure my chocolate cravings. chocolatey without being overwhelmingly rich (and thus, every excuse for a second slice ;-)). In terms of leavening power, 1 teaspoon baking powder is equivalent to 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. I turned this into a dairy-free, stacked birthday cake with the following adjustments: -doubled the recipe Baked for 20 minutes. Two notes: I baked the cake for 27 min and it was a teeny bit dry watch carefully as it gets close to being done. I find that its hard to get a bittersweet chocolate taste in a cake from bittersweet chocolate itself, because the chocolate itself is sweetened. I look forward to trying it again with regular Dutch process cocoa. Im thrilled on both counts. My solution was: I didnt frost the cake after baking but kept the frosting in the fridge and the cake on the counter in cling film . Thank you! Writing with another substitution! I truly hope it will be me. 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. Now I have a recipe. This is the third time Ive made this cake since you posted this recipe. Or just double the frosting? I made these a cupcakes tonight. So delicious. I think SmittenKitchen is AT LEAST 10% of the reason why my fiance proposed to me. Some more info about coffee acidity can be found here. If i wanted to omit the chocolate from the frosting (as Im picturing blue frosting for a deep sea themed cake) and added some blue colouring, Would that work okay do you think? So much so, that I think I might name a few of my extra pounds after you .