Also, I used a lightly sweetened cream cheese frosting and it was amazing together. 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! Im the only one here! A few weeks ago I was laying around feeling sorry for myself and my all-day sickness (morning sickness is a very inaccurate name!) I bet you could put in the same amount of cinnamon, for a Mexican chocolate vibe.). Its been a pretty miserable week, and this cake is exactly what I need. The cake itself isnt very sweet, in hopes to provide contrast. I spread it thick on an 88 pan of brownies and sprinkled peppermint bits over the top. Perfect you can have two slices and one for breakfast the next day. Beautiful, btw. I still have half of your Moms apple cake in my cake caddy so this will probably have to wait until the weekend but I am definitely making this! Thank you! (Keep 1/4 cup buttermilk so youll have an acidic ingredient to wake up the baking soda.). I doubled the recipe (cake and frosting) and it made 24 perfect cupcakes. I am about to make the vanilla frosting. In my defense, I ate most of it over the course of a whole weekend, standing up with nary a fork or plate in sight. MOAR SPRINKLES. Perfect swirls! I love your best birthday cake with the chocolate sour cream frosting, but tonight I wanted chocolate cake, so I thought this was the appropriate recipe to try. All of the basic ingredients cheddar cheese, tortillas, and cauliflower can be found in your corner store, and it works just as well if you sub it with a different veggie. Or have them page by page. I love reading your recipes, etc, and often print off the recipes. The recipe is a favorite of our Editor-in-Chief, Faith Durand, who described these squares as a "solid tablet of butter and sugar." With a recommendation like that, it had to go on the list. I used Herseys special blend cocoa (dutch and natural) and added some instant espresso powder into the milk. I so want this. Maybe this is a good thing! 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. The first time as a cake and the second and third times as cupcakes. The only edit I would make is to halve the amount of frosting. pps, is there a softening butter hack? That doesnt sound good at all. Video Notes So I googled smitten kitchen chocolate cake, and when I saw the name of the recipe, I knew it was the one. After noodling for a day, I decided that the acid present in the buttermilk must be enough to do the job. Yum! to buy both & Ive almost always got the light brown kind around. Congratulations! (It says it on this package.) This is the most reliable chocolate snack cake recipe! Thanks. I like this site; I generally like or want to try the recipes. JP hit the nail on the head. The best looking thing ever. Is there a good way to search for all your one bowl cakes? My sister cooks a lot and makes good cakes. Moral of the story is: even if you forget the buttermilk, the cake isnt half bad :). Ill try it again without the modification. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, graham-cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. ), and had complete faith in the recipe. I decided it was fate and made it. Unfortunately I cant tolerate buttercream, though I love it the taste and texture it makes me sick for days. Yummy! (FWIW, I tend to make oil based cake recipes if Im looking to avoid dry cake at all costs.) This cake was a hit! After the corn muffins. Now Im craving chocolate cake! I cant wait. Youre kind of my hero. Recently made your Valerie chocolate cake with this frosting. It was really fun making it and i loved making the frosting and cake. I need to stop reading this blog while pregnant First the cornbread muffins, now the chocolate cake. I bought one and it is very handy. Do you have a recommendation for a less sweet chocolate frosting? I think i am going to try to make it myself!!! I get impatient so I usually do both. Thank you! ug that looks amazing!! I might have eaten what was left straight out of the bowl with a spoon, but we wont ask too many questions, right? The frosting turned out great! Special equipment: A pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Im so surprised. This one is almost brownie-like (especially on day 2) but definitely still cakey and has a great chocolate flavor. 1/2 cup (41 grams) Dutch cocoa powder A chickpea flour cake? Add a pinch of cinnamon, if desired. had all the ingredients and im one happy MOM! I cant wait to make this. Id LOVE any advice you have. Also, your cheerful writing style has brightened up my day considerably :). Should I 1.5x the frosting recipe? Must have been the chocolate. It just didnt have the depth of flavor I had hoped for. So delicious and absolutely the ultimate I want cake recipe. (yes, for breakfast!) Anyway, DELICIOUS and for sure my new go-to one bowl, easy-as-can-be, need it now chocolate cake. Thank you for this easy small cake! I made it yesterday and it was easy and excellent! 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? It was yummy but I would like to try to follow recipe next time. Its perfect. Please maam, may I have another?!!!!! I found it in March, around when quarantine started and for a couple of months, I made it every Saturday to celebrate another week of quarantine. I love the ratio of frosting to cake in this, and that it still manages to not be too sweet. I look forward to trying it again with regular Dutch process cocoa. Worked perfectly. Not sweet-sweet, as in my younger kid will eat it, but I would like a lesser amount to suit adult (our) tastes. But, what a lovely thing to have a perfect recipe to get to play with. At last I have a chocolate cake recipie that tastes of chocolate! Thanks :). 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. Guessing I posted here before as I make this cake all the time. I like a center filled with frosting, which is one reason I have never been enamored of cupcakes either. Hello! I want cake now! I dont want to make too much. every mouthful is perfect. It will be on the Christmas menu from now on. Ill be as surprised as everyone else. Next time, Ill try your cake recipe, too (only remembered I wanted to try this when the other one was in the oven!). (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 :) ). The cone shape one? Kim Whooooops! If it has larger pockets, just needed more mixing of the leavening before adding the flour. Except my chocolate cake was a bacon cheeseburger. http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/king-arthur-flours-original-cake-pan-cake-recipe, It has been my go to I-need-chocolate-cake-right-now recipe for years. Youll want to make 4x this recipe; it makes 1 dozen. This is what happens when I am craving chocolate cake, see THIS gorgeous cake, and want it NOW! Wow, have I been missing out! 1 / 4 teaspoon fine sea salt or table salt. Sincere apologies if I missed the one for a 6 pan. I made this yesterday and it was delicious! cupcakes? Regrets: I have many. Rather than a cream cheese frosting, you'll make a quick buttercream frosting, which I found was harder to spread. So the chocolate cake by itself is fabulous, but I went crazy and substituted the Barefoot Contessas peanut butter icingtwo fabulous ladies in one dessert treatI do not have a bunch of gays to invite over, just the boyfriendand I made it all to get me out of the doghouse. For the frosting can you throw all the ingredients into a bowl and use an immersion blender? It added up to a 65 lb. I dont like a lot of icing on my cake. What did I do wrong? Its wonderful. Deb, have loved your blog for years and some of your recipes are my go-tos! Enquiring minds want to know. 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. Thanks for another winner!! Joining the gym after New Years so this is the week for this cake again. A fantastic recipe! Even bought the special spatula. Will the N years ago parts be automated after that? Well, this looks just perfect. This is a truly great cake!! This is the cake that inspired me to comment. I usually make it in an 88 square. it is the number one thing boyperson asks for, half in jest but i know he really wants it, but im not going to bake a whole giant two layer cake, and scaling down baking recipes is something i havent wanted to try. And while Im happy to tell you that my interest in most foods (except for chicken, sweet potatoes and soup, they know what they did) has returned, my devotion to these categories hasnt waned in the slightest. What say you, Guru of the Kitchen? Thanks for the recipe! Any thoughts about what Im doing wrong? And I think increased the proportion of cocoa, too, I think. Details. I needed a piece of chocolate cake so badly that I began to regret every cupcake shop Id ever walked past and not gone in during the height of the mid-aughts cupcake craze. My daughter wishes for a chocolate layer cake filled with chocolate chip ice cream for her birthday next week, and 6 cakes are my familys favorite size. That cannot be easy. Category Chocolate. I love this cake! not sure what I was thinking) and spent a bunch of time probably twenty minutes until I realized my mistake. We had one at Tilth up here in Seattle this last weekend- it had buttermilk, browned butter, hazelnuts and currants and I want to eat there everyday just for this one scone! and then your post came to my email box. It worked, and the toddlers had no problem with it. Can I do part yogurt and part coffee? Im salivating on my keyboard here. Thank you for sharing the recipe!!!!!!!!!!!! Please send help. One year ago: Morning Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel (you should totally make it this weekend) i did also back off on the sugar this time i didnt measure but i would guestimate about a cup vs 1.5 cups. Plush, soft, the icing was fluffy. And, you know, now. Was it supposed to turn out that way? Gah!!! 1 cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour and I think the secret is to always push the frosting from the center out, not pull it back. If so any specific recommendations? I substituted buttermilk for greek yogurt and it worked just fine. Often I skip the frosting and its still good. I also recently had a strawberry buttercream that was delicious; I suspect they just took a quick vanilla buttercream and beat in a spoonful or two of strawberry jam. Remove from the heat and let cool. It might be worth making another one (oh, the hardship!) Kate I havent done it, but if I were going to, my approach would be to replace the buttermilk with 3/4 cup mashed banana. This is the Cake! This is my sisters oven, so I am just learning how it bakes. I posted picture on Instagram. Next time, Ill add those adorable confetti sprinkles! Even with chunky frosting its still delicious and I may or may not be having a piece with my morning tea :). Its easy, moist, bakes in 25 min. I mean, its definitely on the sweet side, like all powdered sugar buttercreams. Deb, seriously why do ever try another cake recipe that isnt from your site? I could kick myself for not getting one ages ago. Was that the culprit?!? And in case anyone who ever reads this comment wondered the same thing as me, I actually used two whole eggs, as I didnt want a random egg white floating around that Id have to account for. Make the frosting: Place frosting ingredients in a food processor and run machine to to mix. Seven years ago: Escarole and Orzo Soup with Meatballs I really could have used this recipe last night! bee sting cake. Im in week 11 and only the thought that morning sickness is about to end keeps me going! (This is a 75% volume of that, so it wont fill out a loaf as well. To properly substitute non-Dutch cocoa you need to increase alkaline. Thank you so much. Truly a fast cake to whip up!! Or is there a list? perfection. Thanks and happy early Mothers Day to you! It evokes something so real and essential. Not sure if you still think this would be worthwhile, but if you were to do it, I would -totally- use it. Ill never buy it from a store again. Same for apple cinnamon cake good luck with pregnancy! Out of buttermilk can I add a bit of vinegar to some slim milk.think I will wait until I get the buttermilk hate to tamper with a great recipe. So easy and so quick (was supervising 10yos homework as well). So pretty but so simple too. Just made this cake tonight and as I have a milk allergy I replaced the buttermilk with 1/2 cup strong coffee and 1/4 cup red wine!! Since you said you were generous with the amount of frosting (I am not going to get between a pregnant woman with an offset spatula and her bowl of frosting) I sliced my cake into two layers and put a third of the frosting inside and the rest on top. I needed a quick chocolate cake, without leaving the house for ingredients. Completely organic and perfect. Its cold here for S. Texas! I love that this recipe is for a small-ish cake. I have to leave in 50 min!! For anyone who, like me, likes their frosting darker chocolate-y and less sweet, I melted an additional 1 oz of unsweetened baking chocolate and added that to the frosting. HIGHLY recommend a mix of strong coffee and yogurt in place of the buttermilk, per the notes. I have two boys, almost exactly five years apart, and its (mostly) a really good gap. HOLY HELL, its fantastic. This frosting is HEAVEN. 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?? 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. No one wants a dry cake! So happy about the sprinkles. Is it round or square? Fran You can use coffee for most of the buttermilk and Ive heard good things about mayo too. But Deb, thats how much you inspire me! That chocolate cake is everything, the cake just looks so yummy and delicious. I love the sweeping shapes in the frosting. Though it tasted sweet enough. INCREDIBLE cake! Hooray for frosting! Stat! [Thank you!!!]. I made this cake tonight for my daughters 3rd birthday and it came out PERFECTLY. and were talking been on the counter for days. Six years ago: Soft Pretzel Refresh and Meatball Sliders Thank you for this recipe, it was PERFECT and so easy. Super hit! (I may have had a slice for breakfast, it has yoghurt in it so its practically a health food, right?) Thank you eight thousand times. My. I love that it took very few pots/pans to make. a.) Made this cake this afternoon when an intense craving for chocolate cake with chocolate frosting hit. Im going to stack some to make a birthday cake: Id freeze the cake layer, but not the frosting. Space Station Mir Hilarious. OH.MY.GOD. I just wish I could make my frosting swirls as pretty as Debs. Leti My favorite is from Valrhona. Ive loved every single Smitten Kitchen recipe Ive tried, and these are no exception. Worked perfectly! I make this frosting whenever I need to ice cupcakes or a kid birthday cake (i.e. But I found it to have a slightly grainy texture. This is my go to recipe for weekend baking with my kids. I just made this today and it is solid! I was thinking of starting with your dreamy cream scones as base and use browned butter. Thank you! The batter is a touch saltier but I like that in a layer against such a sweet frosting. Cake notes: I didnt have buttermilk so I used 3/4 cup thinned (with water) whole milk yogurt. But still it came out nicely, pretty dense almost like a brownie which was a plus. What do you suggest? Generally, once you add your dry ingredients, only mix until its only just combined. This was so good. layered mocha cheesecake. Once its gone, your tastebuds will demand you bake it again as soon as possible why isnt it cool enough to frost yet darn it I can wait Im cutting a slice. Any tips for a frosting I could make with a whisk or does that just not work for frosting? This one looks like a keeper for any midnight cake treat. Pamela I mention concerns about Dutched cocoa under the recipe. Chocolatey. Surprisingly so. I actually made the frosting last night with 70% Green & Blacks dark chocolate, and it actually came out almost savory! For me, I liked it better that way! I made the spice cake with banana and found it tasteless, is that normal? (That said, I find whole wheat flour to clock in at 120 per cup, and flour is heavier than cocoa) As for how I got/checked my numbers, Hersheys cocoa clocks in at 80 per cup, King Arthur lists theirs as 85 grams, and I usually get about the same, hence the 41 grams here. and tastes great. We made this (as cupcakes) when we were quarantined for Halloween, and now were making them for Valentines Day and not in quarantine. My baking tome was slightly less, but I always consider baking times rough estimates. Thanks for the clarification. We had a lot of fun, and the frosting is the best I have ever had in my entire life (she insisted I write that, its all I could repeat after eating it!). It was really easy, nice treat. The chocolate cake by which all other chocolate cakes are judged. Sometimes that mixture is too thin, but in this case, it was fine. I think I over-baked the cake (closer to 30 min) because it was quite dry. Moist, flavorful and absolutely a winner every time I have made this. 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/. Yes, thats totally normal here. First. (The 88 I have on hand is glass, with rounded corners, which makes it seem so much smaller.). Same with frosting. Third. I mean, just look at this cake!! Im on my way to a weight loss/fitness goal. I can relate, as I was dry sick when growing each of my two little people. 3/4 cup banana + 1/4 cup buttermilk. 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. Thanks for the birthday prompt! Im pretty sure its fine, but will a 9 inch round pan work just as well? I just made this on Friday after hearing about it on Call Your Girlfriend. Have a great weekend! :). Divine- super moist and deeply chocolatey! Deep chocolate flavor, not too sweet, very easy to mix up and bake. Ive been dreaming about making chocolate cake. and it was AMAZING. Not coconutty tasting at all. Perfection! I put about a teaspoon of cloves into the dry ingredients sometimes. I have made this cake dozens of times, it is easy and delicious. You want to make sure this gets really blended/whipped, so youll probably want to scrape down the bowl and blade a lot.
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