A family favourite in our house. im 9 years old! Though it tasted sweet enough. This was SUPER YUMMY. (I may have had a slice for breakfast, it has yoghurt in it so its practically a health food, right?) No one goes without at least a two layer cake for their birthday now. How? Just made these as my son (5), was keen to make cupcakes today. Can I make this in a miniature bundt pan? Generously butter sides of pan and parchment round. 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder (I used this instead of vanilla, purely based on personal taste) This cake is delicious and a great size if someone does not want to make large cake. Thank you! Wow, have I been missing out! I did have to bake it for almost 35 minutes. Made it last weekend. This cake is perfect! Love how you swirled the frosting on top! Love the single layer recipe. I think you could go as far as to triple this but as quadrupled, it would be crazy tall. a.) I need to get some to keep them in reserve for when I want cake (which is today and always). Very easy clean up. Well, I only made the frosting, not the cake (I put this frosting on a box yellow cake) but this is truly the best frosting I have ever made. It was good but not knock your socks off good, which has been my experience with everything else Ive made from SK. How would you adapt this frosting for other flavors? i did also back off on the sugar this time i didnt measure but i would guestimate about a cup vs 1.5 cups. Deb, in a very saturated social media food scene, you are one of the OGs and my absolute favorite. 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. The cake never fails and is always a huge hit. I may treat myself to your cookbook for my birthday. I find that its hard to get a bittersweet chocolate taste in a cake from bittersweet chocolate itself, because the chocolate itself is sweetened. 1. I did increase to 1/2 tsp of baking soda because I used Hersheys (not Dutch process), but kept a 1/4 tsp baking powder because it was GF flour. Any suggestions or ideas you might have would be much appreciated! 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! It lasted until around 21 weeks with number one, and week 17 with number two. Can I sub 2% milk for the cream/whole milk in the frosting? I didnt use this frosting as I had some swiss meringue buttercream left over from a previous baking session, but am looking forward to using this frosting recipe in the future :-) Youve totally made my two-year-olds day. Made this into a tiny layer cake for my antisocial pandemic birthday by baking it in two six-inch round Pyrex dishes. Just wondering if you use brands that are commonly available in grocery stores (US) or if you use more of a speciality chocolate. I just made this last night. Thank you for being an inspiration to get me started. Could I have just put everything in with the previously mixed mixture? Dear God. Its fabulous and the husband pronounced it the best chocolate cake hes ever eaten. Deb, Ive just noticed you forgot to mention the buttermilk when adding ingredients. YUM!!! One of the easiest and most satisfying chocolate cake recipes ever. This also worked well when I took some to my parents house since it was easy to transport separately. So, 913 = 117, 99 = 81, 88 = 64, 9-inch round area = 63.6, i.e. 1 egg -replaced the buttermilk with red wine Is that just me?! Right now, theres a limitation because the Index is based on titles, and the title is rarely the name of the dressing, but that could change. 2. Oh my I need this now! I made this yesterday with normal cocoa (didnt have Dutch process) and 70% dark chocolate for the frosting (didnt have unsweetened, and neither did Yes market when I went out on purpose) and it is still delish. You have given me inspiration to make this chocolate cake. So that doesnt count, right? INSTRUCTIONS. On the third round I added a 1/4 cup additional buttermilk to the batter. Oh and happy 2nd baby on the way to you! Much tastier and more fun than the box mix I was about to do instead. Im planning to put a cupcake-with-candle into an emptied pop-top can as his present (adapted from http://www.the36thavenue.com/2013/10/birthday-cake-tutorial.html); hes not big on presents. Ive made this recipe so many times- just wanted to share that it makes perfect cupcakes too! Not sure how much it holds, but probably. Hey Deb! Ok, so I just made this cake. Sometimes when I really need chocolate cake I cant find this recipe! Regarding the time this can be kept: Since my 3-month-old is not ready for cake and my husband was away but I NEEDED to make this I worried it would go bad too soon on the counter (frosting) or get too stale (in the fridge). I substituted 1/2 cup of buttermilkkept 1/4 cupfor a Terrapin Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter beer. I want that cake with peanut butter cream cheese buttercream frostingright now! Your name for the cake reminded me of our favorite chocolate cake recipe -That Chocolate Cake. But as youve proven multiple times a person can have several favorites; especially brownies and chocolate cake. This recipe is a keeper! 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. JP hit the nail on the head. I made cupcakes for my daughters birthday. I asked him if we wanted to make the small cake or double it for leftovers and he looked at me like I had 2 heads. Just watched you make this on YouTube and immediately felt compelled to make it happen in my home. But frosting in a food processor? The frosting turned out great! lol j/k :). Yield: 1 generously frosted 88-inch cake, which we cut into 16 small squares. Is that the route we need to take in order to PIN a recipe? Hey Deb. Free shipping for many products! ;). Its just like the soft, fluffy chocolate buttercream frosting I used to get on cupcakes from my old favorite cupcake shop, which I always wished I could replicate at home. And I love the suggestion of sour cream thinned with coffee sounds like my kinda cake!! Great cake! I went to 6 stores in my neighborhood and couldnt find sprinkles. Thank you for your recipes, despite being fussy, they have (for the most part) been delicious. I shop there because they have EVERYTHING FOR BAKING but.they arent the most pleasant peeps Ive come across. Im not much of a baker. Recipes. :). Sorry so late to respond to this comment; no reason you cannot. Beautiful Deb! Better the same day. good luck and thanks for the beautiful cake! Thanks for the spot-on recipe and the best chocolate cake Ive eaten in a long time. I cooked a lot back home and im getting nervous starting my cooking adventures here! This cake was really delicious and quick to make, which I appreciated. Reasons for this: the pickled onion recipe should be on my fridge, the sweet tart recipe I use with everything, etc. Yes I always make it as cupcakes. I need enough frosting for a three layer cake 8 inch rounds. We will definitely make the button easier to find when we next redesign. I decreased the icing sugar and added a titch of cocoa to compensate. This is the Cake! Yum to both the cake and the frosting! Minis baked at 350 in about 14 minutes with cups filled to the top. They baked for about 20 minutes. Thanks! I had to make one change to the frosting. I didnt have electric beaters so I just forked the sugar and butter together well, and didnt sift the cocoa powder, but it seemed to be ok. Oh, and used sour cream + water for the buttermilk. I made this and it was so delicious! Thank you for the cake recipe, the sprinkles really catch the eye! I followed the baking instructions in the 2nd cook book to bake it for 38 minutes. Reading this comment, I just realized I DID forget the 2 tbs of granulated sugar in the I Want Chocolate Cake cake that I made tonight! Older one is old enough to be helpful, and old enough to go to school while you have lots of time (and naps) with the new one. But my batter didnt seem as thick as in the video and it also didnt rise very well (or as much as yours). I was generous with the icing, which brings this cake together. Man, Deb I have made this cake about 5 times in the last two months. I dont know how youve done this for the past few months with morning sickness. Moral of the story is: even if you forget the buttermilk, the cake isnt half bad :). I only had bittersweet chocolate, but I made the frosting as written and it was perfect. I am making a cake this weekend and was planning on doing the golden cake from your cookbook (which always turns out perfectly!) Thank god for that frosting, because it turned out the ratio and the richness of the frosting balanced with the sturdy, deeply chocolate-y cake that was barely almost a smidge over but not too badly. It will be on the Christmas menu from now on. I doubled the cake recipe and it made a perfect amount of cake in a buttered, bake and serve 9 x 13 glass pan. The standard Id say for this size is 8 tablespoons instead of 6. Thank you! 16 celebration! When I warned the batter might look uneven, this is what I meant. Not sure I would make this cake again. I baked it in an 99 square, for just about 21 mins. Thoughts? Youll want to make 4x this recipe; it makes 1 dozen. For once the internet has failed me and I would love to see a video of your technique!!! It's extraordinarily loaded with apples, like a pie inside a cake. Thanks again for your wonderful recipes, they never cease to impress me. Thanks for the fantastic recipe. In terms of the icing, the same thing happened to me as with Erin, the icing became oily. I used self-raising flour and half a tsp of baking powder. A happy anniversary, indeed! From the share button (the one that looks like an up-arrow coming out of a box) at the bottom of the Safari browser on an iPhone. Any suggestions for cooking times for cupcakes? measurement question! Bonus: I saved buttermilk last time I bought it by freezing it in ice cube trays 2 tbsp per cube so that made impulse cake making that much easier. I made this yesterday and was so pleased by the result. Really, I tried to come up with a less cumbersome title, but chocolate cake with chocolate frosting doesnt connote the central urgency here. I cooked the cake for 20 minutes in a 9 inch round pan and it was slightly over done. I dont have any personally tested high-altitude baking tips, but understand the ones on King Arthurs site are great. I was brought to tears. Btw, I added a little cinnamon, New Mexico red chile powder, and a drive-by amount of chipotle to the brownies for a Mexican flavor. However, I am making a cake that has to be white. I try to give credit to stores where I buy things, and not just Amazon all the time, but I cant help if their site doesnt have permalinks in the year 2015. I can already tell by how great the batter is that this cake is going to make the awful week worth it. Ill add a note. Meanwhile, Uncle Vixen had bought unsweetened cocoa rather than unsweetened chocolate for the frosting, so I had to find a sort of halfway point between Debs recipe and the one on the back of the cocoa bag (which assumes a double layer of cake, natch) w/r/t proportions of cocoa, butter, and milk; also I had to deal with the same issue of the stand mixer not really being able to reach all of the frosting; also I splashed the vanilla and the frosting tasted Very Strongly of it when it was finally done. Baking time is decreased to 12 minutes. This comment is years late but I made this today and thank you for the easy frosting recipe! Im terrified of failing the first test and having to take the dreaded 24 hr one). Very best wishes from the UK, Jo :-) I made cupcakes with this recipe yesterday and covered them with a vanilla buttercream frosting. i used thinned greek yogurt for the buttermilk. When I click Print Recipe I am directed to another website, which requires me to do I dont know what. Obviously, I had to test a spoonful or two. He even drove the train around the tracks. No need ;). I melted the chocolate until smooth?! Just finished making this and am now tucking into a generous slice. Four years ago: Pina Colada Cake It helps the flour soak up moisture and makes things much better! I keep Guinness & cocoa powder on hand all the time just in case. Ive made several recipes from your blog, so I knew the kind of quality I could expect, but still, I wasnt expecting to be wooed into buying another cookbook when I have plenty that dont receive enough attention as it is. All of your chocolate cakes look delicious and I cant decide which recipe to use! I made this cake (assuming its also the one in SK Everyday) in a double recipe for 23 cupcakes (one was victim to an unstable parchment paper liner. My friend said the word cake to me today and I could not get it out of my head. Thank you for this recipe, it was PERFECT and so easy. Quick question! Did in a 9.5 pie pan, which alters the edge texture a bit, but that was what was on hand! and am here to report that the frosting amount was also just right. Got about 10 from a single batch, and baked about 24 minutes in my oven. Your email address will not be published. :). Fantastic chocolatey goodness. Thank you! Thanks!! I wisely made 1/2 batch of frosting which was for me the perfect amount. I made the cakes in two 6in pans and it took a lot longer than what was written for one 8in square. Thanks in advance! This recipe is so disappointing, especially after all the other ones Ive made from your site. I may turn this into a regular Christmas cake :). Its funny I wasnt a cake person (blasphemy, I know donuts were my thing) until I got pregnant, and then one day I was like CAKE. 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? Deep chocolate flavor, not too sweet, very easy to mix up and bake. It works but its better with an additional yolk if you want more of a golden cake. This is my go to recipe for weekend baking with my kids. This! ), I decided to make this cake instead! This was my first experience with Valrhona cocoa power. Yet another reason to get a food processor! Did you watch the clock and take out the cake when it was barely finished? Hmm.). I had the following complications: My stand mixer struggled with such small amounts of things, but the hand mixer is in a storage box somewhere, so the Kitchenaid and I had to make do. Could you really taste it in the scone? This is getting pawned off on my coworkers as soon as my office reopens because I cant take it anymore. Perfect Friday night dessert. Thank you for this wonderful recipe it is incredible! I love this cake. This will be the first time hes been away for his birthday. NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER A BON APPETIT and EPICURIOUS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The long-awaited new book from the best-selling and beloved author of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook and Smitten Kitchen Every Daya collection of essential recipes for meals you'll want to prepare a. 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. Next time Ill try taking them out after 15 or 16 minutes instead. My daughter wants cupcakes this year, how long do you recommend baking for as cupcakes? I will try this recipe with coffee :) Im excited to experiment with unsweetened in place of bittersweet chocolate- I hadnt thought of that before! (This is a 75% volume of that, so it wont fill out a loaf as well. If youre not used to U.S. frostings at all (which, of course, are very sweet), it might seem over-the-top. Thanks so much! I love reading your recipes, etc, and often print off the recipes. I heeded the note about acidity required to wake up the baking soda, and so also added a splash of white vinegar. After seeing your video, besides wondering if you could be any more adorable, Im curious if this could be baked in a 99 metal pan? Wonderful cake!!! I cant wait. Additionally, I have baking powder but not soda might I somehow be able to work with one? Wow theses foods look so amazing!! Frosting issues It sounds like some food processors are indeed warming the frosting up a little, and making it grainy. It was still speckled. Hi. Try shortening the bake time and then decide. Ive cut down the sugar a bit over the years, a little each time I make it, but Im not planning to dip further than this. Thank you! Im using a Williams-Sonoma Gold Touch 88 here. I made mini-cupcakes for my son. I had to test the recipe and it is incredible! Four-year-old grandson adds the rainbow sprinkles and heartily endorses it. *head smack*. Perfect size cake for two people. Totally respect that! Best chocolate cake ever. Well, this looks just perfect. Powdered sugar frostings sometimes have an unpleasant aftertaste to them that I dont like, but this was fabulous rich, chocolatey, buttery. Burnt to a crisp: Did you use the longest baking time? Your suggestion to cut it into 16 pieces was hard to obey, but I did. Distilled water would be a 7. Ive made this a few times and its turned out the best with whole milk yogurt (not Greek yogurt) and a half to on teaspoon of instant coffee/espresso. You want to make sure this gets really blended/whipped, so youll probably want to scrape down the bowl and blade a lot. Thank you! 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. Looks incredible. I think it could be it will definitely be thinner. . As luck would have it, my husbands birthday is tomorrow, so Im using this occasion as my excuse! Ive made your version of this food processor frosting a bajillion times and its amazing. Ha, this looks epic and just like the chocolate cake of my childhood. The wine and cocoa married so well in this cake. 14 cupcakes. I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I did (and still do!). I loved this cake. Since I only have one (short on storage space) it was not difficult to simply bake one layer at a time. And congratulations! Hosted by Pressable. I do know that I want this cake RIGHT NOW! 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. This cake is now my cake. The frosting was fluffy and delicious. Ive been dreaming of my late mothers chocolate cake lately (yes, dreaming!) That said, if you dont have Dutched but only a regular or natural cocoa, I havent tested this cake with it but suspect that youll be just fine, although the cake may be less dark in color. This year he wants colored frosting. Anna. I may have made a few frosting graham sandwiches for myself along the way. . Turns out baby now had taste buds! Deb, the worst thing about this recipe is that at the drop of a hat you can make a delicious chocolate cake (for those of us who do not need more cake!). And now youve posted the cake I have dreamed of. These will be great for my babes first birthday party tomorrow! Fortunately, after a night of mellowing in the refrigerator, the frosting was delicious today; and although the outside edges were quite, um, sturdy, the cake inside was delicious and moist, and we didnt miss the salt at all. Deb: Dont worry if it looks lumpy! I highly doubt it would stay out long after cutting it. Im a big baker so I know how to bake. 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.