Im making a double layer cake for my daughters birthday with 8 inch rounds. Today my work email was hacked and my computer was down for several hours so I baked this cake, because obviously it was a day that NEEDED CAKE. I want to serve some (about 4) tomorrow and the rest on Sunday after a long car ride. Yay! Thank you so much for this Christmas gift. Hypothetically, if you wake up early in the morning to make this cake for a co-worker celebration and, in a sleep deprived state, add two cups of flour instead of oneyou can convert this recipe into chocolate cake cookies! I only realized the mistake after another comment about having the recipe add an additional yolk! I love your little person for inspiring you to post this. will take more time than simply making the frosting right then. Previous post: spaghetti pangrattato with crispyeggs, Next post: cornmeal-fried pork chops + smashedpotatoes, cornmeal-fried pork chops + smashedpotatoes. What I really want is chocolate on chocolate. It will now be my go-to recipe when chocolate cake is called for. I will definitely make it again. OXO Good Grips Large Offset Spatula $10.94 Amazon Buy Now Save to Wish List I really really loved this recipe. Looks amazing! I have two boys, almost exactly five years apart, and its (mostly) a really good gap. Anyway, wasnt sure if I was over doing the flavours but the smell of it was amazing going into the oven and it went down well here after tea!! No bears there then? I love reading your recipes, etc, and often print off the recipes. Hi Deb, HOLY HELL, its fantastic. Did I need to do that? I made this tonight. The Double Chocolate Layer Cake is amazing, as is the Peanut Butter Chocolate Cakes cake layers (although I prefer the Double Layer) but this just wins. Or The Nothing Is Ever Going To Be Okay Again If I Dont Have Chocolate Cake Cake. The batter tastes amazing! Close ad . I find melting and cooling the chocolate to be the most annoying task, and have seen recipes that simply call for cocoa powder instead. Soft and moist. Husband is on a single layer cake (he calls them sheet cakes, even though the ones I make at his request, are not) bender right now. However I am making this cake today with all my substitutes!! Could I make the frosting a raspberry buttercream by putting in raspberry pure instead of chocolate? I could kick myself for not getting one ages ago. I might have eaten what was left straight out of the bowl with a spoon, but we wont ask too many questions, right? Seriously. Hi. Not sure what else I could do if I sifted the sugar and it was still chunky! Generously butter sides of pan and parchment round. What do you suggest? Question: Do you have an opinion on buttercreams that use melted chocolate vs cocoa powder? and I think the secret is to always push the frosting from the center out, not pull it back. Is there a cream cheese frosting that you would recommend, to go with this cake? I made this while snowed in during the blizzard and Ive been sneaking bites throughout the day, I just cannot stop eating it. However, I think I should have creamed the butter and chocolate together before adding the powdered sugar. But yes, you can always eat the frosting by itself! Made this cake last night. So easy to make- love that its one bowl, since that always makes me more inclined to make it in the future. Its 10pm otherwise Id get it started right now. It is good to note that dried butter milk plus water works in this recipe. Can I sub 2% milk for the cream/whole milk in the frosting? Is there a good way to search for all your one bowl cakes? Were probably not going to add frosting, as going paleo has made us really sensitive to sugar, so this cake by itself is sweet enough. I still use your Double Chocolate Layer cake every year for my husbands birthday. Its really airy actually and isnt overly sweet. It might be worth making another one (oh, the hardship!) I was worried that it would be dry as most of the cakes that I make from scratch are, but it isnt at all. The frosting came out awesome. 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. Tonight! In Smitten Kitchen Every Day, my second cookbook, I turn this cake into a whole party cake section with a mix of base cake flavors (chocolate, vanilla, or spice with pumpkin or apples) and frostings (chocolate, vanilla, cream cheese) that can be kept small and simple like this or built into anything from cupcakes to layer cakes. Total bake time was over 22 min for me. Works perfectly! Its very forgiving as well, we are moving (hence stressed-out me really needed cake immediately!) Its hard from the fridge and would need to be warmed up a little and possibly re-whipped. Ive kept the sugar about as low as you can get away with and still have a frosting, so if you do try, Id limit it to 1 to 2T less. Baking time It sounds like its taking up to 5 to 10 minutes extra for everyone. So I just started over and served the first batch as a not too bad fudge. Raspberries & chocolate- what could be bad? I just made your best birthday cake with the addition of chocolate chips for my fiances birthday, and he requested a chocolate buttercream frosting. I read a comment on how to get the swirls and Debs guidance was spot on!!! Incidentally, I did walk into every cupcake store and bakery during my first pregnancy. The batter is a touch saltier but I like that in a layer against such a sweet frosting. I wish this had been in the notes! 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? That was TOO easy. HIGHLY recommend a mix of strong coffee and yogurt in place of the buttermilk, per the notes. It has a tender crumb and is definitely fluffy and tasty (especially with chocolate frosting) but still kinda of sticks in the mouth. Hey Deb, Yield: 1 generously frosted 88-inch cake, which we cut into 16 small squares. It was incredible. This was SO my recent pregnancy (baby is 10 weeks). Susan Im not, although I may not have declared it behind me until 17-18 weeks. blonde brownies,pumpkin brownies,caramel brownies,chewy brownies,peppermint brownies,dark chocolate brownies,hot chocolate brownie,chocolate caramel brownies,homemade funnel cake,funnel cake with pancake mix,twice baked potato casserole,pork steak in oven,bakers chocolate brownies,shrikhand,snickers cheesecake,snickers pie,bake from scratch,apple pie a la mode,strawberry gelato,milk bar . Want to make this for my husbands birthday and he is a big fan of cream cheese frosting! Bake for 18 to 22 minutes (updated, based on feedback) 25 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. I was a bit worried when I added the buttermilk and it went quite lumpy, but I guess thats what you meant by uneven. dont quit your day job If youre not used to U.S. frostings at all (which, of course, are very sweet), it might seem over-the-top. I MUST HAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE. My son is 7 months old and the craving still pops up now and then. Cake keeps at room temperature for a day or two, or in the fridge up to a week, or so Ive heard but never tested out. Thanks. Not too rich. Also I need the cupcakes to rise above and not be flat will these rise? Ive been reading that one shouldnt use Dutch processed cocoa with recipes that contain baking powder or baking soda; apparently recipes with those ingredients use the acidity of natural cocoa to react with and the alkalinity of Dutch process will mess with the product. THanks! My absolute hands down favorite chocolate cake recipe is your chocolate stout cake. Aw, I hope he feels better soon and that you are all safe. Boyfriend is allergic to wheat, so I used brown rice flour (he found out two weeks ago so Im pretty new to this) and I couldnt tell the difference! I know better than that. 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. I baked it in a 8 square glass pan for 25 minutes. I just frosted it and now half the cake has disappeared! Its expensive and I wouldnt encourage anyone to seek it out (I tend to price it out online, buy it in bulk and split it with baker friends) unless theyve tried it and, like me, found it impossible to buy anything else after that. Those chocolate swirls of frosting! 9 by 13 it is!!! I weighed & added the ingredients for the frosting. Have been needing something chocolate all week and this was it! Woah Nelly do I ever feel you with the chocolate cake craving. Thanks for sharing! Ive made this a few times and it always seems a little on the dry side. Except my chocolate cake was a bacon cheeseburger. Minis baked at 350 in about 14 minutes with cups filled to the top. 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. You can drop the sugar a little, but too much and it wont be thick enough as a frosting. Deb, you are my shero! I just made this with gluten free 1:1 replacement flour for a friend for her birthday and it was so good and so moist. The cake turned out very moist, really delicious. Do let it clabber for 10 to 15 minutes for a thicker texture. Do I need to double the recipe and how long should I bake them for? I have made this many times and it never disappoints. You could just heap it like a bakery does. Burnt to a crisp: Did you use the longest baking time? This year he wants colored frosting. blueberry crumb cake. Moist, flavorful and absolutely a winner every time I have made this. So good though for such a quick cake! 1 large egg yolk If I double the recipe, would a bunt pan be appropriate? Well see if the cake it too salty or not. Congrats you just made brownies.. really? I used a hand-held mixer, and made the frosting the same way, so not only did I not have to clean the food processor, I had the beater blades to clean. your salted peanut butter cookies won me a baking competition at work last month, so I thank you for that too :-D 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 I was so tired and grumpy, the kids were fighting, and hubby was exercising his birthday right to take the day off. I think you might mean 185 grams of butter rather than 85g? I just tasted one of the chunks (for research, clearly, not as an excuse to have cake for breakfast ;) ) and its sugar!! 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. Just as you described, the batter seemed curdled at first and suddenly turned into a luscious thick batter. My mind is blown! Not coconutty tasting at all. a simple three layered birthday cake? No one goes without at least a two layer cake for their birthday now. It looks incredible. This cake hits the spot and is a perfect snack size. Thank you! Bottom line, it needed to be made well enough in advance to get to the best consistency and flavor. Deb, today is my husbands 84th birthday and chocolate cake is his request. Its not the same but it probably wont destroy the cake or anything. anne I think stout would work just fine. Thanks for the delicious chocolate butter cream recipe! Just so happens I made the everyday chocolate cake in the loaf pan over the weekend for my dads birthday. Your directions for the frosting part of the I Want Chocolate Cake recipe, in the frosting directions you left out the vanilla if you are using a micer, and not a food processor. Normally I cook in vast quantities (no idea why, its just me and hubbymaybe I was the mother of 8 in a past life?) I truly hope it will be me. I am trying this right now but my cake is still chocolaty ( dippy ) from the middle. It was a small miracle when I received your weekly newsletter including small celebration cakes on the same day as my partners birthday. No one wants a dry cake! Lovely, Deb, thank you. The baking time was about 35 minutes, all told. Can anyone help a lady out on how long I should bake standard cupcakes? And now youve posted the cake I have dreamed of. I like this site; I generally like or want to try the recipes. This cake worked WONDERFULLY! I switched out the AP flour for a gluten free flour mix and it turned out very well. Its the best Ive ever had, hands down. So for my oven it will need 35 minutes or maybe more! I hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I did (and still do!). This was the perfect amount of batter for 12 cupcakes. Yes, I could have made it myself, but Id have had to get out of the bath tub. Finally did and Im disappointed. Chocolate Olive Oil Cake | Kitchn Start with 25 mins, then check every couple of mins, depending on the done-ness of your cake. Several typos in my comment, whoops! @Anna #216, I had to bake mine almost 20 extra minutes even though my thermometer read 360*F. I did use an 8 round instead of square, and it was nonstick. Do you recommend baking the cakes one at a time, or can I put two 9x13s in the oven together? I have seen your recipe for Chocolate Banana Bread, but I just love this recipe (second time making it). What am I doing wrong??? Deb, Ive just noticed you forgot to mention the buttermilk when adding ingredients. Thanks DEB!!!! Hmm, in the spirit of, I have to make this cake right nowIve just discovered I dont have unsweetened chocolate for the frosting. Hi Deb! So easy and so quick (was supervising 10yos homework as well). Hooray for pregnancy cravings! The frosting was a bit sweet for us, next time I will use less sugar and add some espresso powder. 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 make my vanilla one in the food processor too. Did I let it get too cool before I used it? I did not double the cake this time, I just baked it in an 88, but I have before to make a layered sheet cake.). Hello, My name is Sherrill . Nice job, as always, Deb. I also used dark chocolate cocoa powder (not Dutch processed) because its all I had it tasted great and gave me that same dark chocolate color. I like blooming cocoa mixed the dry cocoa with 1/2 cup boiling water; once the mixture was cool, added enough buttermilk to arrive at 1 cup of liquid total. If round, to make 2 layers of an equivalent height, youll want to scale the recipe 250%. I am enjoying your blog and recipes. next year I am making this chocolate cake. Also the fact that its delicious and practically gone doesnt hurt! Made it last weekend. I hope to try it at some point, but we still have piece of your NY cheesecake in the fridge! Congratulations and prayers for much joy, many full nights of sleep, and lots of laughter and cuddles! So tummy and satisfying. Its basically one-bowl and has astoundingly good chocolate flavor (especially with good cocoa powder) for something almost comically simple that I can pull off even with, say, a 4 week old in a Bjorn. With lots of sprinkles, of course! Sometimes when I really need chocolate cake I cant find this recipe! ), I decided to make this cake instead! Also, such an epic amount. :(, So sad, but the frosting is the best i have ever tried and made so far. Thank you. We even put candles on it for the number of weeks we were celebrating. Delicious! Rave reviews on the cake and the frosting from my wife and house guest! 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! I was meaning to ask you about that as I read through the recipe and your note was a very welcome surprise. This is my go to recipe for weekend baking with my kids. This also worked well when I took some to my parents house since it was easy to transport separately. The color of my baked cake is a lighter brown but the flavor is fantastic. 3 tbs cocoa and one tbs butter for one ounce of unsweetened chocolate). I am not a baker and yet this turned out perfectly. Nomnomnom! Would you suggest this cake or the fudgy chocolate sheet cake as the cake substitute? This cake would feed one of them, maybe 2 if they were forced to share. but how much should I multiply the recipe to make a three layer cake? I have been refreshing your blog all day ever since you said on instagram last night that youd be posting the recipe today. For the frosting can you throw all the ingredients into a bowl and use an immersion blender? 5 minutes outside on a winter day, its good to go. 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. I had a favourite chocolate cake for years and yearsand then I made this one! This is getting pawned off on my coworkers as soon as my office reopens because I cant take it anymore. It took about 32 minutes baking time. Yes. Does it truly not matter? YUM!!! I had to bake for the full 30 minutes, at 25 mins. Thank you! Youll want the full yield of frosting for each layer, especially if youre covering the sides. Turned out great Thank you! Do you think I could skip the cocoa and/or replace the weight with more powdered sugar? Thanks for your wonderful blog and mazes tov on your pregnancy! Im not much of a baker. Or do I defrost them all now, decorate and then put in the fridge or freezer? Do you have any adjustments for high altitude? And with that, I can hear the pitter-patter of my diets feet making itself scarce as I reach for more butter. best chocolate cake ever! My main purpose in commenting, however, is to commend you on your perfect parenting skills. In terms of leavening power, 1 teaspoon baking powder is equivalent to 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. kids loved it and so did parents who couldnt stop having seconds. I just wanted to chime in and say this recipe is perfect for 1/2 birthday celebrations. I love that this is an eight inch square; such a perfect size. 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. It worked, and the toddlers had no problem with it. I have one question, can I use gluten free flour? And best wishes to you and your growing family! Thanks! 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? Just made this. In another bowl, whisk together sour cream, corn syrup, and vanilla extract until smooth. It reminds me of childhood parties and I can just imagine how it tastes my mouth is watering just looking at the pictures! This will be my go to chocolate cake recipe! So, here is the promised Oh My God, Is That Chocolate Cake? The directions mention this can be made as 12 cupcakes. To make the soft gooey layer, in a small bowl, whisk together the corn syrup or golden syrup with the milk or cream, and vanilla. We were supposed to grill kabobs for birthday, but a thunder storm started so we needed to change the oven temperature for the kabobs and not the cake. You just make the most lovely things. My husband is back in NY right now (he speaks german) and im lost with a 2 year old and google translate on my phone at the grocery store (getting ingredients for this cake as a surprise)! Allyson No reason at all to pack before weighing; packing wont affect weight. 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. Oh Deb. Youre not tired of it by the time its gone. Thanks! Fran- Use a combination of coffee and fake buttermilk( equivalent amount of soy milk+1tsp of apple cider vinegar. It is the best! Great recipe, easy to make. He even drove the train around the tracks. WTF is wrong with me? 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. I followed directions exactly including using Dutch processed cocoa. Deb Question about measuring. What I loved about it is that it was not too sweet which made the frosting necessary and special. The icing was fluffy goodness perfectly spreadable, delightfully lickable. I just baked it for my friends birthday and everybody loved it. miso sweet potato and broccoli bowl. -made an orange cranberry filling Thanks Deb! 1 1/2 cups (180 grams) powdered sugar (sifted if lumpy) Thanks. Is your oven temperature accurate? I just made this cake and its amazing. At 11 weeks, mine are fish (every kind except the rare tuna salad sandwich), risotto or risotto-like creations, and chocolate in most forms. Or is there a list? Hubby blew the candles out, served it up, we started eating, and nobody said a word. [Dont have a food processor? Remove from the heat and let cool. I needed a quick chocolate cake, without leaving the house for ingredients. She insists on a layer cake and since we are all social distancing I don`t want to double the recipe. (And chocolate leftovers with excess icing for me! Beautiful, btw. Who files stuff under THE? if you double a 9-inch round or 8-inch square in a 913, its a pretty good match, but the cake will be ever-so-slightly thicker but close enough. Everyone commenting on the sweetness of the frosting is scaring me off! This was SUPER YUMMY. Um, do not make this cake unless you plan to eat the whole thing. I look forward to trying it again with regular Dutch process cocoa. Rich but perfect cut in 16 squares, and hit the chocolate spot. Even serious adults turn giddy at the sight of sprinkles, men too! I had no buttermilk so substituted Greek yogurt. It just didnt have the depth of flavor I had hoped for. Cake was good too, even though Im not a die hard chocolate lover.