It works but its better with an additional yolk if you want more of a golden cake. Can you PLEASE make The Cake tonight mom?! I did cut the sugar and butter by about 20% (and replaced it with apple sauce), and it still turned out great! Meanwhile, you should make this one; its not very sweet and quite moist. Making this as cupcakes for my sons birthday party, but do I need to adjust cooking time or oven temperature?? This seems silly to ask, butwhich amount should I use? I have a fave friend who doesnt make a baking move without you. BTW, I have been following you since nearly the beginning and I feel as if I learned to cook with you. Its 5:20 am and Im looking at cake recipes. 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. I only made a half batch, iced the gift cupcake generously, and had enough to adequately ice the rest. Thank you. It wont have the same texture defrosted. Genius! I followed the instructions and used exactly the type and amount of ingedients called for. Joanne I agree; frosting this sweet is definitely more of an American thing. Im not sure which area I am suppose to add the 1/2 tea of vanilla too. its very hot here today so unfortunately i had to refrigerate it, much to the detriment of the cake. but because when I found my perfect one-bowl chocolate cake (which weve made as an everyday loaf, then riffed as a fudgy layered sheet cake and red wine chocolate wonder, I promise, I can stop anytime) and ridiculously easy fudgy chocolate buttercream, there was no need to keep looking. Making this for Mothers Day, and an 88 is too much cake for two people on the pandemic meal plan. As a non-cake baker, I really appreciate a recipe that will be easy, and delicious, no matter how hard I try to mess it up. I definitely agree about the longer (25-35 min) cooking time, and I actually one bowl-ed the frosting somewhat successfully. I doubled the recipe & used a glass 9X13 dish. Do you have any adjustments for high altitude? Delicious! Im nervous about its moist crumbliness, though, and would prefer frosting to ganache. (Me: Hmm this looks wrong..its all lumpy. Cook time 1hr 20mins. Neutral on the pH scale is 7, not 5. This this will work as the filling for a wedding cake? If it wasnt 8PM right now I would make this cake. Was a bit nervous as we were having lunch at a v nice Italian restaurant and then coming back here for cake, but neednt have worried massive win and everybody demanded the recipe. Mine came out fluffier than I wanted what should I adjust to get it fudgier? The whole house wants chocolate cake tonight! 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. I will never go back to regular. It worked really well. Seven years ago: Escarole and Orzo Soup with Meatballs :). Chocolate Olive Oil Cake | Kitchn I am enjoying your blog and recipes. Delicious and quick. Had to bake a lot longer than called for, but still yummy! Should I just make one 9 cake and cut into two, or just go with a different recipe altogether? 1/2 teaspoon table or fine sea salt, Frosting BTW, I often use buttermilk powder because its easier to keep on hand; it works very well. I finished it with wilton buttercream frosting. 2017 on smittenkitchen.com | 2009-2023 . Not fancy or perfect, but just right for the occasion. Surprisingly so. For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat two 9-inch round cake pans with oil and dust with flour. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. If I wanted to use this frosting for a 9 inch double layer round cake, would you just double it or do 2 1/2 times? Unfortunately I cant tolerate buttercream, though I love it the taste and texture it makes me sick for days. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I will report back when I try it :). 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). Minis baked at 350 in about 14 minutes with cups filled to the top. It may not be important, but Im still wondering: have you adjusted the baking powder since posting this recipe here? Five years ago: Thick Chewy Granola Bars and Arroz Con Leche (Rice Pudding) This will be the first time hes been away for his birthday. Website question/suggestion (maybe someone asked for this already?) Delicious! Congratulations! I used closer to 2/3 cup of cocoa and I made it with gluten free flour. I made a different cake, but wanted to try the frosting. I have one of these babies in the oven right now, perhaps the 6th one in a month. Hope you feel better soon! I regretted not licking every beater of chocolate buttercream that had ever crossed my path when I worked at a bakery in high school. Its held up great over the years. Deb, today is my husbands 84th birthday and chocolate cake is his request. 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. The frosting was a bit too sweet for my guys (their tastebuds, not mine) so we might go with a ganache next time. I have wanted to make this cake for quite some time. The batter is a touch saltier but I like that in a layer against such a sweet frosting. It was a little dry around the edges. 2.5 times the recipe? There are ways to adjust a recipe accordingly to your neck of the woods. I think youll be just fine. 4 oz is 1/2 cup (or 1 stick), 8 oz is 1 cup (2 sticks) if you arent using US-sized full sticks of butter then disregard that number, but the weight and volume remain the same. Recipes. 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. To the second batch I added guittards 66% chocolate baking chips. Thanks. It will turn out great. I want it. I made this for my Anniversary last weekend (my husband forgot) and this cake made the day. This was DELICIOUS! SOI wondered if this method for making frosting could work for a vanilla frosting using the food processor rather than stand mixer and if so, what youd do about quantities without the liquid that comes from melted chocolate here. Thank you for posting that note at the end about how you do your frosting! I made brownies and was looking for a chocolate frosting for them, so tried this. This recipe is a keeper! I use a stand mixer with paddle attachment. So good! Im a long time listener, first time commenter. So happy about the sprinkles. I can be perfectly normal, going about my business, and then suddenly bam, the crazy chocolate fiend takes over and I need something decadent now. This cake always comes out perfectly for mejust made for the tenth time! I made this recipe into cupcakes, doubled, 3 times today. Made this yesterday and the cake was soft, dense, moist and delicious. However, I am making a cake that has to be white. I asked if she trusted you enough to plow through and make as directed. or should i just double it and add some cupcakes? Serves or Makes: 8 . I made this yesterday and was so pleased by the result. I find melting and cooling the chocolate to be the most annoying task, and have seen recipes that simply call for cocoa powder instead. Definitely a keeper, thanks! Didnt bother to sift even though cocoa was lumpy and it was fine. I Tried Smitten Kitchen's Best Birthday Cake Recipe | Kitchn I made this pretty much as per the recipe (which is quite unlike me, but I had all the correct ingredients) and as a Scot with a love of chocolate, but who finds some American recipes very sweet, I found this was just right. After the corn muffins. (Keep 1/4 cup buttermilk so youll have an acidic ingredient to wake up the baking soda.). I made this cake for my boyfriends birthday. This resulted in thick, tall slices of cake with still a substantial but not ridiculous amount of insanely rich frosting. Hi! INCREDIBLE cake! Hi Deb! This was so delicious and easy to tweak to my weird idiosyncratic preferences. Youre the best. Lucy Im sorry to hear that. My question: my daughter wants a chocolate-strawberry cake for her birthday. We did not make it to the grocery store until after we were both done with work and because its COVID times our trip took two hours so I started this cake at 7. The standard Id say for this size is 8 tablespoons instead of 6. It would be impossible to overstate the urgency of such a desire! I was skeptical that such a simple recipe could produce such an amazing cake BUT IT DID. I am definitely making and eating this on the weekend. I cant believe how quickly and easy it was. . I have try this one because it look so easy and that frosting has the same bakery texture I so fondly remember. measurement question! In your opinion, is there a great deal of variation in the taste of the different brands available? I was worried that it would be dry as most of the cakes that I make from scratch are, but it isnt at all. stephanie I suppose you could use a bittersweet chocolate, the most bitter you can find, but it will make the frosting more sweet/less dark. Better to make triple the batter and divide it between 4 pans. My larger offset languishes in the drawer unused except for sheet pan spreading jobs. Same for apple cinnamon cake good luck with pregnancy! This is a great cake! Took more like 42 minutes to cook all the way and I was worried it was going to be dry but ended up still very moist! my friend this cake is gorgeous! Yum! The cake turned out very moist, really delicious. I must say, something that involves both the food processor and mixer does not qualify as a one bowl cake. Ive made this recipe so many times- just wanted to share that it makes perfect cupcakes too! several times a year) and if anything, its on the sweet side. I love the ratio of frosting to cake in this, and that it still manages to not be too sweet. Thank you for this recipe, it was PERFECT and so easy. Linda Yes, it just might be a little more pale in color. I turned to google and opted to add shredded [unsweetened] coconut 1 T at a time, probably going over by a 1/2 to a T. The frosting was good but a bit stiff. No one wants a dry cake! One question I dont have a mixer or a hand mixer (I knowI know) I normally do everything by hand and I dont think Ive ever made icing before so I havent yet found something I couldnt do by hand. And I still got this on the table at a reasonable hour. Forgot to add, this actually made enough frosting for a decent thickness on the top of 913 cake. The cake came out too salty and I really like salt! I love moist and really intensely chocolatey chocolate cakes . Baking soda is actually part of baking powder. If larger squares, 9 to 12. 6 tablespoons / 73 g dark brown sugar Great recipe. I stuck the unfrosted cupcakes in the freezer. i made the cake! But Deb, thats how much you inspire me! Theyre about the same area (63.6 vs 64 square inches) but will it affect the baking time at all? Your one-bowl chocolate cake is PERFECTION. I always love your recipes. ;) Tonight get to share it with friends. 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. Hope it was a hit! This is so totally the wrong place for this, but I will ask anyway. What a fantastic recipe! and tastes great. 9 by 13 it is!!! Any suggestions or ideas you might have would be much appreciated! Shouldnt matter, right? I substituted 1/2 cup of buttermilkkept 1/4 cupfor a Terrapin Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter beer. Im going to stack some to make a birthday cake: Id freeze the cake layer, but not the frosting. You mention that the frosting is generous for an 88, but is it enough to cover a 913 (to satisfaction)? This cake is delicious and a great size if someone does not want to make large cake. Thank you! They keep at room temperature, so no need to put back in the fridge unless your car will be very hot. The cupcakes stayed moist and were flipping delicious. And I really really love the frosting. I just made this last night. Thank you! Depending on the recipe, you can melt the butter or shortening and mix in the cocoa until smooth, or just add it to the ingredients as is if it works (like in frosting). anne Coffee, at least as far as I could read about it, has the same ph as water (5/neutral). Also, Deb, keep doing what youre doing! This is my sisters oven, so I am just learning how it bakes. Or have them page by page. It turned out amazing, just as advertised, and I enjoyed eating it a lot :p. I am a nervous cake baker but I would like to make this for my sons bday in a few days. Her answer was an unequivocal, Yes! Thanks again. Im sorry if all this compare and contrast reminds you of high-school essays (eek!) -replaced the buttermilk with red wine My friends, family and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you very very much :) I think the problem may have been my food processor. Quick question: my cocoa is not lumpy at all. Seriously. Hi Deb, I halved the sugar in the icing. Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites - Brand However, my cake was dense, moist, almost fudgy- like a good brownie! Hmm.). Chocolate yummy!!!!! Hello, My name is Sherrill . My son requested a chocolate-chocolate cake for his 4th birthday so I doubled the recipe and got 3 6-in. Thank you! Hi, I plan to give this cake a whirl for an upcoming family birthday for 3 chocoholics. [Thank you!!!]. It was DELICIOUS! This has been my kids birthday cake two years running! Weiser bakes with salted butter, "to balance the sweetness and add a salty, savory note." With a bit of sweet and salty, crunchy and chewy in every bite, it's one harmonious cookie. I recently warned (threatened?)