smitten kitchen best chocolate cake

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14 cupcakes. I made this cake tonight for my daughters 3rd birthday and it came out PERFECTLY. Its not too sweet and the texture is incredible! Hi, I added a heaping teaspoon of expresso powderDELICIOUS AND EASY. Im the only one here! Next time, Ill try your cake recipe, too (only remembered I wanted to try this when the other one was in the oven!). 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. Deb, you so perfectly describe what I experienced with food when I was pregnant!! Bake on the center rack in oven for 65-75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the loaf comes out clean. Yes, this is everything I want. 1 large egg This is getting pawned off on my coworkers as soon as my office reopens because I cant take it anymore. So pretty but so simple too. Delish no frosting just some a bit of icing sugar. You can also bake it as a lovely loaf. *squeeeeeeeee* Bless you! Cake Blueberry Boy Bait is an all time comfort food around here oldie but a goodie. I made the cake a couple days ago, and served it only yesterday. My larger offset languishes in the drawer unused except for sheet pan spreading jobs. 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. Thanks for the clarification. It was really great. The cake never fails and is always a huge hit. I thought Id try a different blogs cake this year, dumbest idea ever! What did I do wrong? I have already made this cake (in almost all of its versions! I dont often write but I want to express my gratitude for Smitten Kitchen, Deb, and this cake. Put the chocolate, butter, and salt in a large microwave safe bowl. But seriously, that post about the carvel ice cream cake weeks ago is still haunting me. Wow. This comment is years late but I made this today and thank you for the easy frosting recipe! Didnt have buttermilk so subbed yoghurt and milk. I made this yesterday and it was delicious! How much should I decrease the sugar if I use the semisweet chocolate I have? YMMV. I dont want to waste the leftover buttermilk so I will make it again & freeze it so I have one ready for easy entertaining! I have wanted to make this cake for quite some time. Megan You could halve this in a 6-inch round. This isnt what you asked, but it might help you understand what youre looking for. It would be impossible to overstate the urgency of such a desire! Could I sub cake flour for ap flour? Youre not at a higher elevation, are you? Cupcakes Usually bake for 17 to 20 minutes. I keep Guinness & cocoa powder on hand all the time just in case. I stuck the unfrosted cupcakes in the freezer. What would you suggest? Ive heard mayonnaise suggested before has anyone tried that? BTW, I often use buttermilk powder because its easier to keep on hand; it works very well. How well do you think it would hold up in a totally round pan (like the Wilton Sports Ball pan)? I made this last night for the office and so far Im getting rave reviews. Thanks. Making your classic brown butter cake for a last minute wedding this weekend was thinking of using this for the bottom middle layer. Today its the first time Ill make it since I bought your new book and I noticed that there is a difference in the baking powder quantity (1/2 tsp in the recipe above, 3/4 tsp in the book). Thinking of getting ahead of my sons bday next weekend. When I went downstairs, I heard my oven timer beeping. I use a timer, but I really rely on the old toothpick test, which rarely lets me down. I used a whisk to mix the not really lumpy cocoa. I did add something tho, two tablespoons of Riversdale organic farm orange and cinnamon marmalade to the cake mixture instead of vanilla, but frosting was your recipe. I will try this recipe with coffee :) Im excited to experiment with unsweetened in place of bittersweet chocolate- I hadnt thought of that before! I have made this cake dozens of times, it is easy and delicious. I love this cake. made your chicken with olives and grapes yet again last week so so terribly good! Haha, Deb, I love your enthusiasm and urgency for cake in this post. I`ll use a 6 inch pan and wondering how to adjust the baking time. Hey Deb, Im thrilled on both counts. I melted the chocolate until smooth?! Thoughts? Sneha If the knife isnt batter-free (i.e. It was DELICIOUS! 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 Plush, soft, the icing was fluffy. I only made a half batch, iced the gift cupcake generously, and had enough to adequately ice the rest. Start with 25 mins, then check every couple of mins, depending on the done-ness of your cake. So easy and so quick (was supervising 10yos homework as well). My whole 10 month long pregnancy plus these 3 postpartum months have been filled with with the desire.. no OBSESSION with finding the perfect chocolate cake. I cooked the cake for 20 minutes in a 9 inch round pan and it was slightly over done. blueberry boy bait. :) Yes, that was what I meant by uneven. Thanks. At seven weeks (for the third time), I both totally understand these intense cravings and cant tell if I actually want this cake or not. :). Thanks! Hooray for pregnancy cravings! Thanks! I need cake in my face, or everyone in this office will have to pay! Its definitely a pain this way, but if people like the links, Im happy to add them. 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. I wish I could post a picture of the cake I made from your recipe! Thank you!! Deb, would this frosting make enough for two stacked round cake layers, if youre someone who prefers a thin layer of the stuff? I didnt even notice. Leti My favorite is from Valrhona. I even had to use half caster sugar because I didnt have enough icing sugar and it was still good! The cake came out fine, but the batter was just that pourable batter, not the spreadable, brownie batter-like kind in your photo. Also can you recommend a baking pan for this cake? Shouldnt matter, right? I so want this. Pour in chocolate, milk and vanilla, beat until combined, then one more minute to whip it further.] [kisses]. My 8yo made this today. Thank you. Perfect timing! Yum! 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! Chocolate cake will clearly be my undoing as well. Deb- Yes! Also, I used a lightly sweetened cream cheese frosting and it was amazing together. At last I have a chocolate cake recipie that tastes of chocolate! I made 1.5 x the amount of batter in the cake recipe to make two relatively thinner 9 round layers and doubled the frosting recipe and I had plenty to ice the cake. You see, we recently moved to a new house and i do not have everything in stock yet. The cake is heavy, not sweet, a chore to eat, and the only redeeming thing about it is the frosting and thats because it has a half cup of butter in it! Can I make this in a miniature bundt pan? Think of it as my New York Sheet Cake, intense (the impact of cocoa and unsweetened chocolate should not be underestimated), rich (butter, in all of it), tiny (one-eighth of a sheet, to be particular) and quick to make, so you can just because you want it but not have it stay long enough to cause any permanent damage. Congrats! I get impatient so I usually do both. I used plain Hersheys un-Dutched cocoa, water and a teaspoon of vinegar in the cake batter; it was very dark, and rose fine. Yes, but it is not needed to make this cake tender/plush. Yay! I processed the next batch just until fluffy and spreadable looking and it turned out great. One block (1/5) of the 9.7oz bar of chocolate is a touch less than 2oz. Deb does it again!!! Making the coconut cake from your second book, which, like this, has one egg + one yolk. Its wonderful. Please send help. I made this cake for dinner at a family friends house we needed something amazing and indulgent, but not overwhelmingly complicated or fussy (small children ((and adults)) are only willing to wait so long for dessert, after all). 1 1/2 cups (195 grams) all-purpose flour 3/4 cup (60 grams) unsweetened cocoa, any variety, sifted if lumpy 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 3/4 cup (150 grams) granulated sugar 3/4 cup (145 grams) dark brown sugar 1/2 cup (120 ml) olive oil 1 1/2 cups (355 ml) water or coffee 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. However, just a small critique, the instructions re: eggs is very confusing and actually ended up leaving me short. 1 / 8 teaspoon baking soda *Turns to recipe for next step* Um, do not make this cake unless you plan to eat the whole thing. Looks great. Seriously, $4. This is a great recipe!! Small cakes? WTF is wrong with me? This is what happens when I am craving chocolate cake, see THIS gorgeous cake, and want it NOW! Quick, easy and delicious but WHY is it in the recipe list as the I want chocolate chocolate cake? Thank you! I never found it, and was too lazy to try to make it (im never satisfied with my own baked goods anyway). Every time I saw, chocolate, my mouth goes to water. At 30 mins the top had cooked and closed over and not till about 40 mins did the skewer come out clean and the cake stop making that bubbling noise. At 11 weeks, mine are fish (every kind except the rare tuna salad sandwich), risotto or risotto-like creations, and chocolate in most forms. For a cake like this, thats flexible, you can use either what you get in volume (from your 1/2 cup) or weight (145 grams) and youll be fine. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter 1/2 cup half and half Instructions CAKE DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. The frosting was a bit too sweet for my guys (their tastebuds, not mine) so we might go with a ganache next time. He even drove the train around the tracks. Third. My first cake turned out to be a lumpy unappetizing scraggly mess as its to be my bday cake I had to make another as immediately turned to this one. Thanks! 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. Hope you feel better soon! Deb made this cake last night in a woohoo Ive made it to the third trimester fury. I cant believe I forgot about it ever, and I gave a lot of catching up to do! cupcakes? Whisk . In 2008, when Smitten Kitchen was still an infant in blog years, I shared a recipe for my mom's apple cake. So good! 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. Two years ago: French Onion Tart ps: your banana bread recipe CHANGED MY LIFE. I made a half recipe of this and out of it came 4 largish size muffins? thanks! Deb, youve done it again! Ill be making this weeks pasta you posted as soon as I exercise off the brownies. Made this and it was bone dry and crumbly. It was awesome!! I recently doubled a recipe that was originally a 88 or 99 pan and put it in a 913 pan. I had to laugh at your comment about sweet potatoes. Its hot and humid where I live so maybe the weather helped. :-O. Thats what I get for making frosting while trying to watch the Downton Abbey finale. How would you adapt this frosting for other flavors? anne I think stout would work just fine. Last time, (for another recipe) I accidentally mixed the powder with whole milk and it tasted great. anyway, the cake itself is delicious, tender, and easy. I would like to send him a care package including a chocolate cake. And I was vegetarian. The batter was pretty salty with 1/2 teaspoon table salt. probably if i had filled them closer to 2/3 i could have gotten 16 altogether. Maybe I just mismeasured, do you think? Hi Deb! I think you have to buy 6 at a time. Hey Deb. This cake rivals the chocolate cakes from the best bakeries in town. The frosting is sweet and pairs very nicely with the not overly sweet moist light cake! Thanks a lot Deb! Im so worried about under-baking, even by a little that I forget the residual baking in the pan once I take it out of the oven. Deb, I love you. We used the Hersheys special dark cocoa and 6 large muffin wells came out perfectly in 18 minutes. This was so delicious and easy to tweak to my weird idiosyncratic preferences. I have saved the recipe and make it some time soon, for the moment I am enjoying some chocolate covered digestive biscuits to cure my chocolate cravings. (P.S. Thank-you Deb! Love how you swirled the frosting on top! its very hot here today so unfortunately i had to refrigerate it, much to the detriment of the cake. It all came together rather quickly on a weekday evening too. Mmmm yum. 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! Turned out great Thank you! The kitchens not too hot, and its snowy outside. I feel like something went wrong because it shouldnt seem heavy; rich with chocolate and not terribly sweet, yes, but I make it for almost every birthday layer cake and its always just delightfully tender and moist, especially, like most cakes, on day two. Deb, I am a fan of Smitten Kitchen and have your newest cookbook. Because of you, my family eats cabbage/slaw, fritters, and more vegetarian. $5.50; 200 . Rich but perfect cut in 16 squares, and hit the chocolate spot. 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. This is so totally the wrong place for this, but I will ask anyway. Its weirdly labourous but worth the time. Amazing. and not sure how difficult/easy it is to do. Also subbed 1/2 coffee 1/2 yoghurt for the buttermilk. 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. Delicious! 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)! Im also using your instructions from the confetti cake to make it an Elmo cake. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, graham-cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. 2. I noticed Mels comment, but was wondering if you have any ideas about making this frosting without a hand/ stand mixer. I had to chime in because Ive now made this twice and it is delightful! I find it can easily get lost in cakes but in a vanilla or brown sugar cookie, is easy to taste. 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). Youve totally made my two-year-olds day. Some more info about coffee acidity can be found here. The cake looked so good. 2 ounces (55 grams) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled Finally, this is my note to selfat 25 minutes the cake needed another few minutes, I left it in for 6 minutes, and that was too long, and maybe should have been 3 more minutes. If I double the recipe, would a bunt pan be appropriate? Finish with rainbow sprinkles; dont even fight it. To the second batch I added guittards 66% chocolate baking chips. I find melting and cooling the chocolate to be the most annoying task, and have seen recipes that simply call for cocoa powder instead. What do you think of powdered buttermilk? Works perfectly! This was the perfect amount of batter for 12 cupcakes. This is an amazing recipe. On the third round I added a 1/4 cup additional buttermilk to the batter. 1/16th of the scrolling is comments. Im definitely going to try this recipe! I need to stop reading this blog while pregnant First the cornbread muffins, now the chocolate cake. Thank you for posting! Its hard from the fridge and would need to be warmed up a little and possibly re-whipped. Make these for someone you love today! You can also type CTRL or + P from any recipe post to get to the same print template, or use the Print option in your browser, usually under the File menu. It was a big hit with friends, too. Trace the bottom of the pans onto wax paper or parchment with a pencil and then cut out the circles. Happy Holidays! And its beginning to be like my cure-all for days Im in a sour mood. 1 large egg yolk In terms of leavening power, 1 teaspoon baking powder is equivalent to 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. Fingers crossed! But this will do and maybe I wont even share it ;). 3 tbs cocoa and one tbs butter for one ounce of unsweetened chocolate). I cut the 913 into 4 pieces, frosted 3 pieces with only minimal fighting. The photos really drew me in mmmmm. Exact same pregnancy cravings, as I sit here eating another PB on English muffin. . I think it was too close to the bottom heat source too. This will be the first time hes been away for his birthday. I will admit I subbed bittersweet choc for the unsweetened because thats what I had. Must purchase metal 88 pan ASAP. Oh my I need this now! 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! makes some foods terrible, but others so much more DELICIOUS than youd have ever imagined.

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smitten kitchen best chocolate cake