Four years ago: Pina Colada Cake Hey Deb! Other ways to print: I usually bake for around 21 minutes for the regular cupcakes with this recipe. 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. The icing is to die for and such a snap to make. My son requested graham crackers with frosting for his lunch box treats this week, so I made a half batch of this frosting in my little mini-processor and it was the perfect amount. This is the cake that inspired me to comment. Beat in the egg, scraping down the sides of the bowl. I found you last year, bought the book, and have since made at least a dozen cakes and more. What do you think of powdered buttermilk? Im also using your instructions from the confetti cake to make it an Elmo cake. Hi Deb: The texture is great, and its a superb idea to use real chocolate. Looks delicious! You cant beat chocolate cake and this one looks incredible, Deb. I dont want to make too much. I added chopped walnuts instead of the sprinkles . This is a seriously good cake. Do I reduce the confectioners sugar? Thank you! cheat day cant come soon enough. :). Too thin. 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. Have a great one Deb! Oh Deb, as I am now a little over 4 months pregnant, I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that our cravings are in sync. i got 12 standard size cupcakes plus one bigger one, made in a custard cup. I dont even like frosting but Im drooling at the sight of yours! Its wonderful. Wild rice, roasted sweet potatoes and broccoli and a miso-ginger-tahini dressing all piled into one bowl make this one of my favorite everyone-approved weeknight dinners -- use any kind of rice or combination of vegetables you've got; the dressing is the star. However, the frosting saves the day here! chocolate olive oil cake - smitten kitchen Think I might have to healthify and recreate! Woke up this morning, realized its our 8 year wedding anniversary and I didnt have a card, or more importantly, a celebratory dessert. and zuc conversion site says 1 cup of coco powder is 120 g, but this recipe says 1/2 c is 40g? Its possible the book version has a tiny bit more airiness to it, but nobody has ever complained here. . I make it all of the time (like, embarrassingly often) in the FP and hadnt run into this, but it definitely sounds like something that could happen that would be no fun at all. (but we still found the cake delish . I halved the frosting, and it was a breeze to make. Make sure you use the bake setting, not the broil setting (I did that once when I was a kid!) What a great idea. It was rich but not overwhelming for little mouths and got rave reviews from the grownups too. . Sneha If the knife isnt batter-free (i.e. This is getting pawned off on my coworkers as soon as my office reopens because I cant take it anymore. Sometimes that mixture is too thin, but in this case, it was fine. Recipes. ug that looks amazing!! Its our family favorite birthday cake. I do have a blender (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00Y2QHY02/ref=s9_top_hm_b3rSILn_g79_i13), might that help? I just made it for our sons birthday and if the batter is any indication this is one of the most delicious chocolate cakes I have ever eaten. Made this cake last night. First time I made this cake (huge success, by the way) I used natural because thats all I had. But since I have been paleo for two years now, I find almond-flour baked goods much more fulfilling than wheat flour goods. Thats the tradeoff for me, at least. INSTRUCTIONS. I could swap out the butter for margarine, but wasnt sure what would work to replace the buttermilk. Im going to make it for my kids fifth bday party. Came out perfect baked in a 9 inch round. Otherwise, Id recommend you invest in an oven thermometer. You may have answered this elsewhere, but I cant seem to find it. Nice job, as always, Deb. Yum! Fantastic recipe!! This cake was outstanding! Love love love it! Truly a fast cake to whip up!! The intensity from the smallest amount of unsweetened chocolate is surprising; plus, its so bitter, it really helps offset the sugar-assault that butter-powdered sugar icings usually are. and . I noticed Mels comment, but was wondering if you have any ideas about making this frosting without a hand/ stand mixer. Congrats you just made brownies.. really? Sometimes when I really need chocolate cake I cant find this recipe! Next time, Ill try your cake recipe, too (only remembered I wanted to try this when the other one was in the oven!). I love baking (and eating) cake, but Ive never liked chocolate cake! Is it wrong that I have that MUST HAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE feeling most nights and Im not even remotely pregnant?! Hi Deb, Hello, Deb. It was good but not knock your socks off good, which has been my experience with everything else Ive made from SK. ), 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. Didnt have buttermilk so subbed yoghurt and milk. Aprx. 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 made this and I just wanted to say that it was so good. It was really fun making it and i loved making the frosting and cake. Definitely going into the rotation. I just want to say thanks for speaking my language! The only change I had to make was baking it for an extra 4 minutes (total 26) and really should have continued baking it because it was still somewhat underdone. I know powdered sugar affects the structure, so I wasnt sure if this would work. I added on at least another 5 minutes, and maybe more, for the baking time. The cake is in the oven! We love so many of your recipes in our housewe literally make your Favorite Brownies at least a few times a month (my husband somehow remains just as excited every time). Equal parts using the coffee to thin out the yogurt? I only got ten cupcakes. I made this last night for the office and so far Im getting rave reviews. So pretty but so simple too. Its not too sweet and the texture is incredible! Do let us know how it goes, if you can. 3 tbs cocoa and one tbs butter for one ounce of unsweetened chocolate). 1. Just finished making this and am now tucking into a generous slice. Your swirls are amazing. That and maybe set it in a bowl on your warming stove!! I was hoping it would work with the quite sweet yellow cake my husband requested but I was to worried about it to wait and see. 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! The frosting recipe I made as is, with the addition of about 3/4 cup of left-over coconut cream I had. Even my usually anti-cake husband liked it, which is saying a lot. Thanks!!! WTF is wrong with me? Thanks! I have already made this cake (in almost all of its versions! with chocolate buttercream, but lets be real. Next time will try with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Glad it was a hit! This is more of a 3/4-height layer. and the flavour oooft! Darn! Love this recipe as my go-to birthday cake. Two thumbs up. 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?? For the frosting can you throw all the ingredients into a bowl and use an immersion blender? 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. You read my mind! What is the ratio of vinegar to milk to create buttermilk? Insanely perfect timing since its my boyfriends birthday in two weeks and his only request for his cake was chocolate, chocolate and chocolate. I found it on the website and then also in her second cookbook so I figured it was a winner from the get go. I need to stop reading this blog while pregnant First the cornbread muffins, now the chocolate cake. This was SO my recent pregnancy (baby is 10 weeks). My sister cooks a lot and makes good cakes. Thanks for the reply deb and the toaster oven just broke a cuple a days ago lol that was the sure cause and i made i the oven an it was fantastic!!! The frosting is out of this world amazing, but I thought the cake was not that great. Rebecca Here you go. Ultimately it was a success! About to make the best-est cake of all time; love this thing! You might want to check out the comment guidelines before chiming in. Mel For a whiskable frosting, well, its all about how strong your arms are. One variation I have made a few times (for grown up cake-eaters) is to swap the milk for Baileys salted caramel. Dutch-process cocoa (the standard in European brands) differs from natural cocoa (what you have if your cocoa isnt labeled Dutch, or if its an American brand) in that its acidity has been neutralized to form a darker, nuttier cocoa that I prefer. NB my main beef with most chocolate cakes is that they are far too sweet and rich (I drink cocoa without any added sugar at all so that tells you something about my palate for sugar) and I would not reduce the sugar in this. I made this with a mix of yoghurt and single cream, light brown sugar instead of dark, and caster sugar instead of granulated. Fabulous. I got back from work at 8pm without a plan for my husbands birthday and managed to bake, cool, make a bodega run for confectioners sugar, decorate, make cacio e pepe, and open a bottle of wine within 90 minutes! Make the frosting: Place frosting ingredients in a food processor and run machine to to mix. 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! It ended up being about 2.5 inches tall, which was the perfect height for a small birthday cake. I think I could eat this frosting by itself. What did I do wrong? I would love to make this for my daughters birthday.do I double the ingredients for 2 nine inch rounds? Was it supposed to turn out that way? Made it last weekend. Lucky husband will be having it for his birthday celebrations after work! LOVE this cake! I made a double layer round train track cake fir my sons birthday. I never would have thought of that combination. Chocolate Cake. They touted it as something like WORLDS BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE so I saved it and figured wed make it this weekend for our weekly baking project. I really wanted chocolate cake but it was so late. 1 egg big apple crumb cake. Must have been the chocolate. I was just wondering if you could double this recipe to make a two-layer cake? Please send help. Do you recommend baking the cakes one at a time, or can I put two 9x13s in the oven together? This was the perfect amount of batter for 12 cupcakes. We found this disappointingly dry and bland. Sorry for the late response, even after such a nice comment! Thanks for all the great recipes! Wonderful cake!!! I do so love other grown women who know that the necessity of rainbow sprinkles is a real thing. I love the recipe and will have fun making this with her. 9 by 13 it is!!! I actually wrote about making it that way over here. Wouldnt be the same without them! I just popped by as many bloggers dont respond to questions. I substituted 1/2 cup of buttermilkkept 1/4 cupfor a Terrapin Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter beer. Recipes. Directions. I will keep this one in the mental file folder for sure. Thank you! Thank you! Or The I Want Chocolate Cake Cake. I am about to make the vanilla frosting. I would like to order it. I also did a messier job of splitting the egg than usual, and got a bit of the (second) egg white in there along with the yolk is that likely the source of fluffiness, and doing a cleaner job of egg-splitting next time will take care of it? My husband usually dislikes cake because its too sweet, but he had two pieces last night (as did I). Ill be making this weeks pasta you posted as soon as I exercise off the brownies. I read other reviews by people who found it dry; I thought it was incredibly moist for a cake thats not too dense. Keep it in the fridge. 1 / 4 teaspoon fine sea salt or table salt. Thank you! I just bought Dutch process thinking, I dont know how this cake could be any better, but Im in! to make a rerun on Sunday. Proudly powered by WordPress. No, sorry, I dont have a tag for it. I made this with regular cocoa powder from Trader Joes and it turned out amazing!! It was a little grainy/granular, and I had a really hard time getting it nice and smooth/whipped. 1.5 Years Ago: Key Lime Popsicles (still a favorite!) Now Im craving chocolate cake! Note to self: Keep cake ingredients and directions separate from frosting info. I used plain Hersheys un-Dutched cocoa, water and a teaspoon of vinegar in the cake batter; it was very dark, and rose fine. Thanx For Sharing this recipes. Hi, am I able to make the frosting in advance (perhaps 3 days or so) and leave in the fridge until required to frost the cake layers? 3.5 Years Ago: Naked Tomato Sauce. Thank you for posting the time you cooked the cupcakes! Can you help? Thank you, for this recipe! My hubs and I are chocoholics and this cake definitely is a winner. layered mocha cheesecake. You cant ever going wrong with chocolate cake! liz I have no idea! This was so good. Im definitely going to try this recipe! We made this for my mothers birthday and were delighted, particularly with the beautifully light frosting. For once the internet has failed me and I would love to see a video of your technique!!! 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. accidentally vegan favorites - by deb perelman I just frosted it and now half the cake has disappeared! I like this site; I generally like or want to try the recipes. Ill never buy it from a store again. No one wants a dry cake! I dont normally make cakes with frosting because its that much more of a time commitment, plus you normally end up with a ton of cake and its just my husband and me at our house. I baked it in an 99 square, for just about 21 mins. Not related to this awesome looking cake, but since you are the queen of all things brown butter- have you tried making Brown butter scones? I recently doubled a recipe that was originally a 88 or 99 pan and put it in a 913 pan. I may be making it (again) for our Faculty heads birthday next week, as a quick have cake! morning tea Im thinking about using little DINOSAUR sprinkles as well as Stars (my usual go-to sprinkle) because they would just be too CUTE. I miss being able to download your recipes directly from your posts. 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. Chocolate yummy!!!!! My name for this cake is Why Havent You Baked Me Earlier Cake. In a large bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to beat the butter and sugars until fluffy; scrape down bowl. :). Turns out baby now had taste buds! I call it my short on time, big on love cake, perfect for celebrations. Joining the gym after New Years so this is the week for this cake again. Its one of the only ingredients I splurge on; I ruined myself by trying it in the first place. P.S. I adjusted to the 115 g of butter without adjusting for the extra heavy cream. The frosting was a bit sweet for us, next time I will use less sugar and add some espresso powder. Would it be possible to switch the frosting to vanilla? To make it one-bowl and ensure that they get very well mixed. This cake fed 6 adults and 4 children with two small slices left over, perfect for breakfast the next morning with strong coffee :P. Crystal Im not sure how is the temperature control in your toaster? Congrats and thanks for this recipe! 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract The result is a perfect pick-me-up cake on a weeknight. i love your blog thank you for posting & for all the inspirations! I made this cake yesterday. Its moist and rich, but not too sweet I may just have some for breakfast tomorrow! Thank you eight thousand times. He tested covid +Ve and he is completely asymptomatic. thanks! We are not alone: http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/10/god-of-cake.html, Oh sheesh, I know why my frosting came out grainy (see post 213)I didnt just melt the chocolate first, I melted the butter first too. So the amount was great for us, but obviously you could also double it if you wanted. Your recipes are so easy and relate-able, and yet so novel, and your photography is scrumptious. Turned out, really, really well. Even my pregnancy-addled, not-right-tin-having self didnt mess it up. :). However, just a small critique, the instructions re: eggs is very confusing and actually ended up leaving me short. Happy Holidays! Thanks. The frosting turned out great! someone point me in the right direction! Its my goal as a parent to make cake often and large cakes take too long and end of going to waste (very sad!). I made brownies and was looking for a chocolate frosting for them, so tried this. What I really want is chocolate on chocolate. I am allergic to dairy what substitute do you recommend for the buttermilk? Total bake time was over 22 min for me. I want chocolate cake! I love a good simple chocolate cake recipe. Thank you so much for reminding me of this wonderful cake just in time for my brothers birthday tomorrow!! Two things: I havent read in awhile (not for any reason on your part, but like tv shows, I like to stock up on blog posts I love and then completely bingeI should not admit this unhealthy behaviour, but there it is) so, CONGRATULATIONS!! First, the butter wouldnt cream with the sugars {its pretty cold here at the moment, and room temperature was well below what it should have been.) Same temperature. Thank you for the recipe and inspiration. Yes, but it is not needed to make this cake tender/plush. Mine did. So easy, and a perfectly chocolate-cake-hankering cake! I can already tell by how great the batter is that this cake is going to make the awful week worth it. I love your description of your food cravings; theyre contagious! I just baked it for my friends birthday and everybody loved it. I made this and used the measurement for table salt. So yummy! Hi I was just wondering how much extra milk I would need to add if I added an extra 3.9oz of dry ingredients (chocolate jello pudding mix) to you recipe? It will be a win for somebody for sure, since your goodies usually are. Minis baked at 350 in about 14 minutes with cups filled to the top. Melt semisweet or bittersweet chocolate and espresso powder in a double boiler until smooth. I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I did (and still do!). Its got neither the slight fudge-like tendencies of a rich chocolate cake, nor the depth of flavor you need in a good crumb-textured cake. Cat Actually, its just a smaller cake. Very much looking forward to any recipe involving peanut butter! 3/4 cup (175 ml) buttermilk (see Notes for other options) I cant wait. Even serious adults turn giddy at the sight of sprinkles, men too! This cake was fantastic and was so easy to put together. How can I cut down on the sugar in a cake recipe without throwing off the volume and texture? This comment is years late but I made this today and thank you for the easy frosting recipe! The volume of a 6 round is half a 9 round; yay pi. Chocolate Banana Bread Smitten Kitchen | The Cake Boutique Going to make this this weekend for my nephews birthday. Everyone commenting on the sweetness of the frosting is scaring me off! This recipe will do nicely while the bender is ongoing! No more babies, here, but this winter calls for all manner of treats! I so want a slice of chocolate cake rightthisinstant. Thank you! It was just fine; moist but not dense. I upped the amount of chocolate in the frosting to approx 80grams by accident but it tasted delish. Brought this to a neighbors party and gleefully watched as it was gobbled up. It all came together rather quickly on a weekday evening too. website "Around here, we sometimes make (one-bowl, intense, perfectly crumbed) chocolate cake just because it's Wednesday. My child decided against buttercream or unicorn sprinkles so we just had it plain tonight (may do a frost-your-own-slice pudding tomorrow as we have guests) and I have to say she liked it way better than a brownie. This isnt what you asked, but it might help you understand what youre looking for. 14 cupcakes. I also topped the cake with my own chocolate whipped ganache as I needed to use up my heavy whipping cream. Best chocolate cake ever! If small squares, 16. Its especially lovely with 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon as well. Hands down the best chocolate icing Ive ever had! Its the perfect little chocolate cake! I used labneh in place of the buttermilk since we didnt have any, plus two Tbsp coffee. You can drop the sugar a little, but too much and it wont be thick enough as a frosting. Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in large bowl to blend. Does it give a tighter crumb for it? YUM. The list of 10+ smitten kitchen chocolate cake - cuisine.best I made this a few weeks ago, and made the frosting as written whereas normally I use powdered cocoa. Also, the when you make a cake, they will come rule totally applies to this cake. Do you have a recommendation for a less sweet chocolate frosting? Free shipping for many products! Im so, oh, so sad. Not a recipe to save, though the pictures are pretty. I think I over-baked the cake (closer to 30 min) because it was quite dry. Pati Sorry, Im completely unfamiliar with this. Recipes. My kid ate only the frosting, though :) Thank you, Deb! I want to bake this beautiful for my daughter`s 14th bday Thursday. Ill be as surprised as everyone else. Im making this now for my little girls second birthday. I just made this on Friday after hearing about it on Call Your Girlfriend. salted butter chocolate chunk shortbread . This! Just five more weeks of this! Alexandra You probably can, but I think youll be surprised at how not terribly sweet this cake is, despite the seemingly large amount. This looks so good and I know my little girl would love this. Thats what I usually have on hand. Making the coconut cake from your second book, which, like this, has one egg + one yolk. Very easy clean up. 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 Chocolate cake. My. This looked insanely good when I saw it first and didnt disappoint in the least when I made it.