smitten kitchen best chocolate cake

I want to serve some (about 4) tomorrow and the rest on Sunday after a long car ride. I have bittersweet baking bars and cocoa powder. The frosting turned out great! ug that looks amazing!! :(, So sad, but the frosting is the best i have ever tried and made so far. And maybe use vanilla bean instead of extract? Everyone commenting on the sweetness of the frosting is scaring me off! Next time will try with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. had no chance of melting the butter, when you mixed it in? But I found it to have a slightly grainy texture. I wish Id never made it because I CRAVE it and Im not pregnant. 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. Great recipe. (See more details on how I figure this out below, but it sounds like you already know. i did end up going out to buy the bakers chocolate for the frosting and im glad i did because The five-year-old said, as I was cutting, make sure that I dont just get a sliver!. Probably for breakfast. I am enjoying cupcakes for breakfast this week! 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. Do let us know how it goes, if you can. But I am living in a country free of baking powder (Switzerland!). Made this cake last night. I halved the frosting, and it was a breeze to make. Yummy! Recipes. Making this as cupcakes for my sons birthday party, but do I need to adjust cooking time or oven temperature?? I love your description of your food cravings; theyre contagious! I see you doubled this using the 913 like I did. 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 :-) And its not a large cake which might be helpful for some readers here. One block (1/5) of the 9.7oz bar of chocolate is a touch less than 2oz. Melt semisweet or bittersweet chocolate and espresso powder in a double boiler until smooth. I substituted 1/2 cup of buttermilkkept 1/4 cupfor a Terrapin Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter beer. Sometimes you just have to have a chocolate cake, right?! Its almost like.dinner. Chocolate yummy!!!!! Yes, I could have made it myself, but Id have had to get out of the bath tub. Its the perfect cake size for our family of 3. Definitely only two ounces chocolate, right? This is the most reliable chocolate snack cake recipe! After a good 30 minutes it comes out DELICIOUS. I was a bit worried when I added the buttermilk and it went quite lumpy, but I guess thats what you meant by uneven. YMMV. 6 tablespoons buttermilk (or, for ease of measuring, 1 / 4 cup + 2 tablespoons) That extra 1/2 cup of powdered sugar didnt really hurt the flavor, its still very chocolaty, just not as bitter. This is kind of like a cross between a brownie and chocolate cake, but not like a cakey brownie, if that makes sense. Any ideas why? Im nervous about its moist crumbliness, though, and would prefer frosting to ganache. I also included the pinch of salt in the frosting highly recommend. I remember those strange feelings of strongly disliking (yes, they know what they did) familiar flavors and textures. I questioned the need for unsweetened chocolate vs. one of the many choices I already had in my pantry and am certainly glad I went and got some. The added T. of cocoa and 1/2 t. instant espresso granules, didnt help. 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. 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. Finally made this cake for my mother-in-laws birthday last weekend. I followed the instructions and used exactly the type and amount of ingedients called for. What a treat for a weeknight! You can bake this into 10 to 12 cupcakes! I baked for exactly 22 minutes in two little pans. Must make! Can I use cake flour instead of all-purpose? Deb, seriously why do ever try another cake recipe that isnt from your site? Bake on the center rack in oven for 65-75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the loaf comes out clean. Its one of the only ingredients I splurge on; I ruined myself by trying it in the first place. Some more info about coffee acidity can be found here. So good though for such a quick cake! Thank you for a lovely, easy cake recipe in the ideal size! It was rich but not overwhelming for little mouths and got rave reviews from the grownups too. I was going to pick something more complicated, but it is great I did not because: Oh and happy 2nd baby on the way to you! Can I halve this recipe to fit a round six inch cake pan? Anyway, its worth the experiment. 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. Linda Yes, it just might be a little more pale in color. I may turn this into a regular Christmas cake :). I always love your recipes. The batter (just made a single batch this time) filled three 6 rounds perfectly and baked for about 18 minutes. or should i just double it and add some cupcakes? Hello! G-d!!!!! Butter two 9-inch round cake pans, and line them with circles of parchment paper, then butter or coat with nonstick cooking spray. I followed directions exactly including using Dutch processed cocoa. Will definitely make again. Add a pinch of cinnamon, if desired. (Isnt that the whole point of cake anyway?). My kids loved it! Fabulous. Its fabulous and the husband pronounced it the best chocolate cake hes ever eaten. could i melt terrys chocolate oranges and add them to the batter, or maybe orange zest and juice to the batter to mix the flavour? In the end, it was still delicious. 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. You really should regulate your comments. Preheat your oven to 180C (fan 160C/gas mark 4). Post was not sent - check your email addresses! The icing needed a bit more milk but other than that, perfection in a baking cup. Would the cake be able to take the weight of the ganache? And, you know, now. Thank you! It is the kitchen tool that will make spreading cake batter, especially in round pans (among many other spreading chores) and icing a cake so much easier! For the buttermilk substitution, could you use stout in this? Any reason I need to pack it first and then weigh? I was meaning to ask you about that as I read through the recipe and your note was a very welcome surprise. 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Thank you for not making this any harder then it needed to be, I could not have handled it. Thanks in advance! Any suggestions or ideas you might have would be much appreciated! Thanks for the recipe! I put little chocolate rainbow sprinkles on it which were very charming and made me happier than I expected they would. Thank you! :). Guests arrived and I had to stir the risotto and I forgot all about the cake until almost 40 minutes in. I followed the directions, and the butter and eggs were at room temperature. YUM. Baked 25 minutes in a convection oven. You could just heap it like a bakery does. Thank you for this recipe. New here? It was awesome!! Also subbed 1/2 coffee 1/2 yoghurt for the buttermilk. It was 10 and I had worked hard all day. I add the frosting inside the cupcake and on top. I thought that there would be too much frosting, but no! I followed the instructions exactly and the cake turned out beautifully. You can keep it at room temperature if youd like. It was, admittedly, FABULOUS, but the speckling isnt ideal for looks of course. 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! I made it as written with the exception of reducing the sugar in the frosting by a smidge. I know it tastes quite different. (The frosting, of course, is very sweet. So delicious and absolutely the ultimate I want cake recipe. Except the word wanted doesnt accurately describe the craving; it was suddenly everything. The first time I did it, I gave you a were not worthy bow b/c I had been stuck in a Swiss Meringue Buttercream nightmare. I used the old lemon juice+milk trick as a buttermilk substitute and it came out great. Whats a mom to do?? Im not much of a baker. 3/4 cup (175 ml) buttermilk (see Notes for other options) I was worried that it would be dry as most of the cakes that I make from scratch are, but it isnt at all. Thank you Deb for another amazing recipe! I used non-Dutched cocoa, your coffee tip, and another commenters very helpful recommendation for subbing the unsweetened chocolate (i.e. Trace the bottom of the pans onto wax paper or parchment with a pencil and then cut out the circles. No, sorry, I dont have a tag for it. 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! (I still have a slice left and am having it tonight, in defiance of the only eat food that was cooked less than 24 hours ago rule.). ), YES YES YES! I love that I dont have to go to five different grocery stores to find the ingredients. Once I found it, I saw no reason to keep looking. I know that you do them by hand right now, and I totally admire your patience with that, hence the q :). Details. Rebecca Here you go. Youre the best. Its very forgiving as well, we are moving (hence stressed-out me really needed cake immediately!) (I use this brand.) This resulted in thick, tall slices of cake with still a substantial but not ridiculous amount of insanely rich frosting. Im thrilled on both counts. Im here to tell ya, the frosting totally makes the cake! I sooo remember that feeling of if I dont have whatever it is Im craving right now, I will die feeling from my pregnancies. I am making a cake this weekend and was planning on doing the golden cake from your cookbook (which always turns out perfectly!) You read my mind! I recently tested this doubled in one cake pan it works but it will go over the top a bit which can be unnerving. Rave reviews on the cake and the frosting from my wife and house guest! Does it truly not matter? Im planning to make this into cupcakes for a birthday party, but Ill need to make at least 4 dozen, and have only one pan. 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. Its moist and rich, but not too sweet I may just have some for breakfast tomorrow! However, just a small critique, the instructions re: eggs is very confusing and actually ended up leaving me short. This was so good. THANK YOU!!!! My favorite kind of cake is chocolate. So I googled smitten kitchen chocolate cake, and when I saw the name of the recipe, I knew it was the one. I wish I could post a picture of the cake I made from your recipe!