Thanks for sharing! Love that you include the alternatives for the liquid moisture. Has anyone made the fudgy sheet cake and if so, how do you think it compares? There is a need for certain things (I went through an egg phase, hamburger phase, chocolate cake phase) that can only be described as a deep aching soul hungerI havent ever been truly starving before, thank goodness, but I imagine pregnant cravings are similarthanks for letting those of us who are past that stage in life live vicariously through you and your delicious soul satisfying recipes! One variation I have made a few times (for grown up cake-eaters) is to swap the milk for Baileys salted caramel. I made this tonight. This comment is years late but I made this today and thank you for the easy frosting recipe! Deb, yes, I will be another one of those commenters that tells you I made this recipe and then explain how I jacked it up. I have been refreshing your blog all day ever since you said on instagram last night that youd be posting the recipe today. Thanks. So, tomorrow is my birthday, and Im already planning to make David Lebovitzs salted butterscotch pudding, BUT we are also getting a decent snowstorm, so I think the weekend might require this chocolate cake as well! Second. Haha, Deb, I love your enthusiasm and urgency for cake in this post. Your email address will not be published. Loved this! Generously butter the bottom and sides of three 8 round cake pans. Its cold here for S. Texas! Ive also just made it as square. I call it my short on time, big on love cake, perfect for celebrations. this frosting is even *better* cold! Other ways to print: I love reading your recipes, etc, and often print off the recipes. It will turn out great. It evokes something so real and essential. I recently rediscovered this place. If I double the recipe and make it a 9 by 13 pan,do I need to increase cooking time? I noticed that you put less white sugar in this than your Everyday chocolate cake (which I adore). I just made this today and it is solid! Thanks in advance! A few weeks ago I was laying around feeling sorry for myself and my all-day sickness (morning sickness is a very inaccurate name!) Hey Deb! Thanks! I usually hear about substitutions with flax eggs, but nobody has mentioned doing so here yet in the comments. Its just about done baking, weve moved on to beers (Im sorry, but a Belgian white ale pairs unbelievably well with the smell of chocolate cake) and I had to say thank you. Deb, the best thing about this recipe is that at the drop of a hat you can make a delicious chocolate cake. It was delicious. I am frosting the bday cake with a double batch of the above chocolate frosting, and making the raspberry buttercream for the chocolate cake. I baked it in a 8 square glass pan for 25 minutes. Thank you! Definitely going into the rotation. Chocolate stout cake - smitten kitchen tip smittenkitchen.com Bring 1 cup stout and 1 cup butter to simmer in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, graham-cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. There are ways to adjust a recipe accordingly to your neck of the woods. So the amount was great for us, but obviously you could also double it if you wanted. Another stellar recipe! 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! Just enough for one ;) Quick question can I use light brown sugar instead of the dark brown? So so so good! Do I defrost 4, decorate them tonight and frost the rest just before serving on Sunday? Wild rice, roasted sweet potatoes and broccoli and a miso-ginger-tahini dressing all piled into one bowl make this one of my favorite everyone-approved weeknight dinners -- use any kind of rice or combination of vegetables you've got; the dressing is the star. Oh thank God, my own baby 2 was demanding exactly this. Really, I tried to come up with a less cumbersome title, but chocolate cake with chocolate frosting doesnt connote the central urgency here. And I love the suggestion of sour cream thinned with coffee sounds like my kinda cake!! Several typos in my comment, whoops! The batter is a touch saltier but I like that in a layer against such a sweet frosting. I did cut the sugar and butter by about 20% (and replaced it with apple sauce), and it still turned out great! It turned grainy or separated or something. It looks so generous. This chocolate buttercream is the best ever. Would you suggest this cake or the fudgy chocolate sheet cake as the cake substitute? (Isnt that the whole point of cake anyway?). Im looking for a new chocolate frosting recipe for my sons traditional birthday cake 33 years of James Beards 1234 cake, made in three layers. I frosted my cake and then covered it well with plastic and it was GREAT the next day. THANK YOU!!! Then I went to Copenhagen, staying in a strangers apartment through Airbnb, and your cookbook was in this Danish womans kitchen! Omg, I am on bus to work (8am) and I want chocolate cake NOW (That one ^ I have no resolve ~ diet has left the bus :) ), Now I have to buy rainbow sprinkles. handfulofshadows I actually continually tweak this cake, but I tend not to edit the earlier versions because they work and everyone is happy with them. Ive also wanted to PIN some of your recipes, but I cant find PIN links anywhere, although the one here goes directly to your Pinterest page. thank you, deb, for the small chocolate cake! I MUST HAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE. My son is 7 months old and the craving still pops up now and then. next year I am making this chocolate cake. Anyway, DELICIOUS and for sure my new go-to one bowl, easy-as-can-be, need it now chocolate cake. Yum to both the cake and the frosting! And I have a prediction,,,you will be having a girl!! Ive made this version and the red wine version and both are moist and perfectly chocolatey delightfully eat-em-up good! To the second batch I added guittards 66% chocolate baking chips. I have never made a vanilla buttercream that I liked, and Im scared to try a meringue-based frosting. Is it supposed to be like that? I am so thankful for a smaller cake recipe. THANK YOU!!!! Unbelievable. Just watched you make this on YouTube and immediately felt compelled to make it happen in my home. Baby # 2! Maybe its not as pretty but it worked really well- maybe this is helpful to someone with the same dilemma. Yes! After trying both creaming and "reverse creaming," we turned to ribboning whipping eggs with sugar until they double in volume, then . to buy both & Ive almost always got the light brown kind around. I think that I would like chocolate cake better if it were significantly less sweet. Thanks for the birthday prompt! I believe its acidic as well, which youll need when using baking soda. Is this the type of cake that is great 2 days later? My kid ate only the frosting, though :) Thank you, Deb! Could also yield: 1 generously frosted 8-inch or 9-inch round cake, 12 very generously frosted cupcakes, or it could be doubled and baked in a 913-inch pan. I baked them for 17 minutes, per the recommendation from another commenter, but they came out just the slightest bit dry. What is the ratio of vinegar to milk to create buttermilk? Here's a bit more about each. My absolute hands down favorite chocolate cake recipe is your chocolate stout cake. You are amazing and my go-to for any recipe! I used plain Hersheys un-Dutched cocoa, water and a teaspoon of vinegar in the cake batter; it was very dark, and rose fine. 1 / 4 cup / 21 g dutch-process cocoa Nope, way too dry so I added an extra Tablespoon or so of heavy cream. Any ideas why? So moist and chocolatey. makes some foods terrible, but others so much more DELICIOUS than youd have ever imagined. (I dont like super sweet cakes, so I often leave the sides unfrosted.). Well see if the cake it too salty or not. This looks so good and I know my little girl would love this. 1/2 cup (41 grams) Dutch cocoa powder Thank you! Pinch of fine sea salt (optional) The color of my baked cake is a lighter brown but the flavor is fantastic. Turned out great! I made cupcakes with this recipe yesterday and covered them with a vanilla buttercream frosting. I did have to make the substitution of sour cream thinned with milk for the buttermilk, but it was still a fantastic cake! I love how reliable your recipes are- I always know if I make something it will be really delicious and exactly as you describe it. Checked it at 22 minutes and then after 5 more and 5 more after that so next time Ill likely check it at 33 minutes. I have a large jar of Nutella sitting in a kitchen cabinet and was thinking it might be good mixed with marscapone as an alternative frosting. I like a center filled with frosting, which is one reason I have never been enamored of cupcakes either. 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!). Its hot and humid where I live so maybe the weather helped. So glad I didnt read the few negative comments. Baby is now 3 months. measurement question! I think I over-baked the cake (closer to 30 min) because it was quite dry. I am going to try and bake this cake. I noticed Mels comment, but was wondering if you have any ideas about making this frosting without a hand/ stand mixer. Total score, thank you! Sometimes that mixture is too thin, but in this case, it was fine. It cooled nicely and didnt fall apart when I turned it out of the pan onto the rack, a perennial fear of mine, but the outside was so dry and solid I could pick the whole thing up in one hand like a discus. 6 tablespoons / 73 g dark brown sugar This was exactly what I was craving! I made if for my daughters third birthday and it was a hit among kids and adults alike. This was fun to make and eat for my first gathering with a friend post-vaccination. Can I use cake flour instead of all-purpose? Going to try out this recipe for my daughters birthday! No one wants a dry cake! Does it give a tighter crumb for it? ;). I know this recipe is going to be fantastic. ahh, you just need to adjust it this way: the speckling is a *feature* rather than a detriment. On the third round I added a 1/4 cup additional buttermilk to the batter. Thank you for doing this. Can I sub 2% milk for the cream/whole milk in the frosting? 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. You really should regulate your comments. Hi! I have a daughter who would love this but is gluten free. :). Thanks. This one is almost brownie-like (especially on day 2) but definitely still cakey and has a great chocolate flavor. And so many thanks for including metric measurements. So pretty but so simple too. I dont change a thing about the recipe. I was going to guess at it but you have saved me a bit of worry. and not sure how difficult/easy it is to do. hs code for cadbury chocolate; multi tenant architecture cloud computing; two-piece shiny loungewear of the 1980s; microsoft gaming services halo infinite; stabbings in london statistics; 19 metro bus schedule cincinnati; room service madison ms menu; velocity credit card application; grade label of coca cola; ridge vineyards sonoma Your one-bowl chocolate cake is PERFECTION. Its not too sweet and the texture is incredible! 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. Hope thats an ok combo. I doubled the cake recipe and it made a perfect amount of cake in a buttered, bake and serve 9 x 13 glass pan. Oh, and the offset spatula makes the frosting swirls so easy. you know, something about being in the family way (im assuming thats whats going on???) Made this today and although I am not a great fan of chocolate I do really like this one. Thanks! ANd they way you swirled the chocolate is perfect! Even the kiddies liked it! This cake sounds heavenly and, well, just too darn cute. Make sure you use the bake setting, not the broil setting (I did that once when I was a kid!) Worked perfectly! YUM!!! Beat the 12 tablespoons (170g) of butter with the 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons (225g) of sugar, and salt until light and fluffy. I have two boys, almost exactly five years apart, and its (mostly) a really good gap. 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. It was, admittedly, FABULOUS, but the speckling isnt ideal for looks of course. i used thinned greek yogurt for the buttermilk. When I made it entirely with runny yoghurt the sugar amount seemed ok, but with coffee replacing some of the sugar it is a tad too sweet. Deb, How can I fix this? TMI? I cant believe I forgot about it ever, and I gave a lot of catching up to do! For a 4 tiered cake, says triple the recipe but what about when http://www.youtube.com/sparklesandsuch26, Jenny Yes, you can make 2 6-inch round layers from this cake; the layers would be ever-so-barely-slightly thicker than the 8-inch square would be, but not a bad thing, as you can see the 8-inch square is very thin (maybe .75). I actually had to be super careful plating it to frost. What do you use? This looks amazing! You rock, Deb! I will admit I subbed bittersweet choc for the unsweetened because thats what I had. Made at 9:30 at night and it baked perfectly in 25 min. Recipes. Because I need an excuse to make chocolate cake. 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. Hey Deb! I specifically went looking for an I want chocolate cake now and happen to have leftover buttermilk recipe. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon over the top, then stir. Shouldnt matter, right? I made this in a 6 inch pan as a two layer cake as someone else mentioned. What a treat for a weeknight! probably if i had filled them closer to 2/3 i could have gotten 16 altogether. I added chopped walnuts instead of the sprinkles . Thanks for sharing! handfulofshadows I dont think theyll be automated because I dont think theres a way to do it the way I want them to look.