Fun at I dont have Dutch cocoa so used standard and didnt feel it was lacking all. Im trying to print some recipes, but the print recipe links that appear are not working (I use Google Chrome). Thanks. Delicious, rich, ganache. Um, do not make this cake unless you plan to eat the whole thing. The cupcakes stayed moist and were flipping delicious. Does it take longer to eat as little squares or should I just do my usual with your cakes and pies and scoff the lot at a sitting. 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 :-) Glad it was a hit! This will replace the chocolate cake from the I Hate to Cook Book as my go-to chocolate cake. This was the cake that saved the weekend. I think that sounds delicious. Your writing is awesome, the photos are perfectly approachable and I love the process photos. A friend whos feeling low, had a birthday yesterday at 3:30 or so he asked to hang out and what is a birthday without a few sprinkles, so I started this cake at 5 and it was fully ready to go at 7 (and that was mostly cooling time). Or is it just a typo, either here or in the book? I added chopped walnuts instead of the sprinkles . Happy baking. The standard Id say for this size is 8 tablespoons instead of 6. Its hard to decrease sugar (more than I have) with a quick buttercream like this because the sugar provides the structure. Two notes: I baked the cake for 27 min and it was a teeny bit dry watch carefully as it gets close to being done. But so thick that the cakes moist crumb couldnt hold up to it. 8-inch squares and 9-inch rounds have roughly the same bottom area, and roughly double that of a 6-inch round. 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. Ummm, yum! Got a really nice, which 8 layer, which I topped with chocolate whipped cream and sprinkles. THanks! Finally made this cake for my mother-in-laws birthday last weekend. 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! Obviously the sizes are different, but is one more chocolaty, moist, etc? The cake turned out very moist, really delicious. So, here is the promised Oh My God, Is That Chocolate Cake? The batter was so good I didnt want to bake it, and the resulting cake is very rich but still so fluffy and light. Ive been dreaming of my late mothers chocolate cake lately (yes, dreaming!) And its the perfect size to not hurt yourself :). To the second batch I added guittards 66% chocolate baking chips. I doubled the recipe & used a glass 9X13 dish. I agree. To make it one-bowl and ensure that they get very well mixed. The melted chocolate had cooled a little but was not chunky when I poured it in. Its cold here for S. Texas! Scrape down bowl then process for another 1 to 2 minutes (updated based on feedback) just until smooth and somewhat fluffed. I ended up with lots of frosting left over (I should have just made a smaller batch, I knew I didnt want a thick layer) but my biggest issue was that I ended up adding an additional 8-10 minutes to the baking time. The first time, I left out half the flour, so the cupcakes arent very cake-y, but they are delicious (and there are few sins frosting wont hide). It was definitely brown-butter-nutty flavored enough that my health conscious husband thought it was whole wheat- did I correct him, no :) I saw some recipes that brown then freeze the butter and use buttermilk instead of cream in the scone. Did I let it get too cool before I used it? 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. Your one-bowl chocolate cake is PERFECTION. Reminiscent of the store bought frosting in the tub but way way better, Good golly but this is fantastic, Deb! Nailed it! :). Hope it was a hit! it is the number one thing boyperson asks for, half in jest but i know he really wants it, but im not going to bake a whole giant two layer cake, and scaling down baking recipes is something i havent wanted to try. This is my husbands birthday cake today! You can bake this into 10 to 12 cupcakes! This is amazing. you know, something about being in the family way (im assuming thats whats going on???) next year I am making this chocolate cake. 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 :-O. Thats what I get for making frosting while trying to watch the Downton Abbey finale. I still use your Double Chocolate Layer cake every year for my husbands birthday. I will also add that the cake batter is delicious by itself so I enjoyed risking a bit of salmonella and licking my spatula during the clean up. The frosting was delicious but I didnt find using a food processor to be convenient powdered sugar clouds poofed out and it was difficult to wipe down the bowl to get everything evenly incorporated. Even with the extra sugar, it was still bitter-sweet but in a good way. This is my go to recipe for weekend baking with my kids. Just made this. I had to test the recipe and it is incredible! Beat in the egg, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Next time, Ill try your cake recipe, too (only remembered I wanted to try this when the other one was in the oven!). Thank you! Two things: I havent read in awhile (not for any reason on your part, but like tv shows, I like to stock up on blog posts I love and then completely bingeI should not admit this unhealthy behaviour, but there it is) so, CONGRATULATIONS!! My family enjoyed every bite. My larger offset languishes in the drawer unused except for sheet pan spreading jobs. I made this cake this weekend for a friends birthday. Is your oven temperature accurate? 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. the choc. 1 / 4 teaspoon baking powder Let cool in pan for about 15 minutes, then use a knife to loosen the edges and lift out using parchment to help. I froze it and it thawed out great. Ive made this twice now and its definitely in rotation as a birthday cake cake. It only took about 20 minutes to bake, and it fell in the middle, but that may have been my own fault for checking on it too soon. No extra dish, too. In terms of leavening power, 1 teaspoon baking powder is equivalent to 1/4 teaspoon baking soda. Snow day chocolate cake! Oh Deb, as I am now a little over 4 months pregnant, I cannot tell you how thrilled I am that our cravings are in sync. I used self-raising flour and half a tsp of baking powder. layered mocha cheesecake. 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Is this the nature of this recipe, due to the added solid chocolate, or did I perhaps mis-weigh my powdered sugar? bittersweet chocolate and pear cake. The same thing happened when I tried making the pink lady (strawberry) cake. This one will cause quick a bit of excitement, I can tell. Your recipes are always right up my alley and your write-ups are like notes from a friend. Deb this cake looks great and just the type of thing I want to make, but dont want my husband to realize I am capable of making, lest the requests come non-stop! I need enough frosting for a three layer cake 8 inch rounds. Would the cake be able to take the weight of the ganache? Worked perfectly! After a good 30 minutes it comes out DELICIOUS. Im going to triple the cake recipe but do you think I need to do the same for frosting? I had to bake for the full 30 minutes, at 25 mins. Its wonderful. For doubling the recipe, do you think three eggs or that two whole eggs + two yolks will be much better? Is it wrong that I have that MUST HAVE CHOCOLATE CAKE feeling most nights and Im not even remotely pregnant?! Update: went ahead and tried it anyways it was definitely enough for the naked cake look, ie just inside and on top! Did not have the right size pan so baked 6 delicious cupcakes. You cant ever going wrong with chocolate cake! I made this and used the measurement for table salt. 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 . Im the only one here! I have extra and my kids dont care for pudding so trying to figure out what to do with it. I think I could eat this frosting by itself. Fabulous! In the book, I have a section with different flavor cakes and frostings built off of this one, including a vanilla-vanilla. Id use flour or cornstarch instead of cocoa (or half of each) and white instead of brown sugar. Its nearly a brownie, but not quite. Love this website. Did freezing work well?? (That said, I find whole wheat flour to clock in at 120 per cup, and flour is heavier than cocoa) As for how I got/checked my numbers, Hersheys cocoa clocks in at 80 per cup, King Arthur lists theirs as 85 grams, and I usually get about the same, hence the 41 grams here. This cake was a hit! Hi Deb. Those chocolate swirls of frosting! I want that cake with peanut butter cream cheese buttercream frostingright now! Looks fabulous cant wait to try this cake as soon as I can get the ingredients together. Ill put it this way: I, too, am obsessed with layer cake moisture but since I got this configured exactly the way I like it, I havent made another chocolate layer cake. It added up to a 65 lb. 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. Love the photos of this oneI can smell it and taste it! I also topped the cake with my own chocolate whipped ganache as I needed to use up my heavy whipping cream. Thoughts on a little white vinegar in regular milk to make buttermilk? Directions. Sally Usually in the fridge for a day does the trick. Its my goal as a parent to make cake often and large cakes take too long and end of going to waste (very sad!). Too late. 1 / 4 cup / 21 g dutch-process cocoa Thank you for an awesome cooking blog! The Double Chocolate probably is more chocolaty, but I hardly notice. I cant wait to make this. The wine and cocoa married so well in this cake. Yum! Your site is the first food blog Ive read continuously and made things from.