Cost to Make: $6-$8 Calories: 275 Servings: 12 cupcakes Ingredients 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 3 cups confectioners sugar 1/2 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder 3 to 4 Tbsp heavy whipping cream 2 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/4 tsp salt US Customary - Metric Instructions Didnt have buttermilk so subbed yoghurt and milk. 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! Youll have more icing than you need, but of course, need is relative. When can we pre-order the new cookbook? Its very forgiving as well, we are moving (hence stressed-out me really needed cake immediately!) Youre not at a higher elevation, are you? File > Print on a Mac It will be a win for somebody for sure, since your goodies usually are. bittersweet chocolate and pear cake. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Have just put this in the oven. Tonight! :) This looks amazing; cant wait to try it! And she had marked so many pages with little pink tabs! Thanks again for your wonderful recipes, they never cease to impress me. Thank you for posting that note at the end about how you do your frosting! (The cake is good too, dont get me wrong.) The cake is in the oven! I thought that there would be too much frosting, but no! (and Im not even pregnant ;) ) Especially because I could make it and then end up suddenly repulsed by it. Cut into squares and prepare for your family/roommates to completely freak out when they spy it on the counter. I promptly stopped at the store for ingredients and spent my free afternoon making this yesterday. anne Coffee, at least as far as I could read about it, has the same ph as water (5/neutral). I have made this cake dozens of times, it is easy and delicious. Deb, how is it that you can take the most simple chocolate cake and make it look so amazing that I think that I will just die if I dont go make it right now, even though its nearly 11 p.m.? My child decided against buttercream or unicorn sprinkles so we just had it plain tonight (may do a frost-your-own-slice pudding tomorrow as we have guests) and I have to say she liked it way better than a brownie. Cake notes: I didnt have buttermilk so I used 3/4 cup thinned (with water) whole milk yogurt. Because of you, my family eats cabbage/slaw, fritters, and more vegetarian. Deb, as far as the buttermilk subs. 2. 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). How will this work in a loaf pan?! They love it and I love that its simple and doesnt leave me with heaps of dishes! Special equipment: A pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Reading this blog right now brings back so many memories. Re, the sweetness of the frosting: I think its relative. Mission accomplished. Thanks yet again, Deb! Was it supposed to turn out that way? I baked them for 17 minutes, per the recommendation from another commenter, but they came out just the slightest bit dry. Making this as cupcakes for my sons birthday party, but do I need to adjust cooking time or oven temperature?? Whats a mom to do?? I mean, us. It came out slightly dry. Divine! In the past, iirc, you have mentioned having a salad dressings section in the Recipe Index. Did I need to do that? Its my goal as a parent to make cake often and large cakes take too long and end of going to waste (very sad!). First time I made this cake (huge success, by the way) I used natural because thats all I had. It was awesome!! And as the cake was baking in the oven, I discovered I did not have any unsweetened chocolate. Yum to both the cake and the frosting! 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! Charlie Not on my 2nd floor balcony in Manhattan, I hope! This is the fudgiest, most delicious chocolate cake Ive ever experienced. It sounds like Natron is indeed what baking soda is sold as in Germany. I may treat myself to your cookbook for my birthday. (Or, Id have done it already. Thank youit looks so good though! The batter is a touch saltier but I like that in a layer against such a sweet frosting. Made this yesterday and the cake was soft, dense, moist and delicious. Nice job, as always, Deb. I need to get some to keep them in reserve for when I want cake (which is today and always). I need cake in my face, or everyone in this office will have to pay! Or should I be strong by hand? Its almost like.dinner. I actually made the frosting last night with 70% Green & Blacks dark chocolate, and it actually came out almost savory! you know, something about being in the family way (im assuming thats whats going on???) Yum! I love this cake! Pati Sorry, Im completely unfamiliar with this. Exact same pregnancy cravings, as I sit here eating another PB on English muffin. The baking time was about 35 minutes, all told. Hey Deb, should it make any difference if I substitute black (extra dutched) cocoa in the cake? Cupcakes for my sons birthday, a tiered-cake for my husbands birthday, a snowy weekend afternoon that calls for chocolate cake This is pretty much the only kind of cake we make now. Thank you, this one will become a regular go-to recipe for sure!! I doubled the recipe (cake and frosting) and it made 24 perfect cupcakes. Its been a pretty miserable week, and this cake is exactly what I need. I bought a six inch cake pan last year, and thought Id try halving this recipe to make one six-inch layer. I have never made a vanilla buttercream that I liked, and Im scared to try a meringue-based frosting. I made the chocolate buttercream with 2 tbs of melted butter and 6 tbs of unsweetened cocoa powder to sub for the unsweetened chocolate and it worked beautifully. I put about a teaspoon of cloves into the dry ingredients sometimes. My son requested a chocolate-chocolate cake for his 4th birthday so I doubled the recipe and got 3 6-in. I am planning to make this next week, and I dont know if I should send a hug to you or be irritated that you continue to post such delicious recipes! You rock, Deb! The cake looked so good. Not sure I would make this cake again. But! . Speed this up by placing it outside for 10 minutes (thanks, winter!). ), and had complete faith in the recipe. How well do you think it would hold up in a totally round pan (like the Wilton Sports Ball pan)? 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt mine clocks in at 5 grams vs. the 6 grams of table salt. Delicious and quick. I know you have other vanilla frosting recipes but I love making this one in the food processorso easy and the texture is great. I wanted to take this to the next level though so I doubled the recipe for 2 layers and then spread a layer of salted caramel in the middle and drizzled some more on top of the frosting. Is dont worry if your batter Is uneven the understatement of the century, or is it not supposed to curdle like a putrid mess before becoming smooth? Im pretty sure its fine, but will a 9 inch round pan work just as well? I love the ratio of frosting to cake in this, and that it still manages to not be too sweet. Now Im craving chocolate cake! This was the perfect amount of batter for 12 cupcakes. I cooked a lot back home and im getting nervous starting my cooking adventures here! We will definitely make the button easier to find when we next redesign. I NEVER comment, but this hit me right in my stress-baking sweet spot and I made it yesterday with a three year old and a baby underfoot. Sarah Actually, I find that its very hard to get an even read on cocoa powders because theyre all different, and pack differently in cups. No one will know that there are a few pieces missing, right? Help!! My husbands birthday is this week. I wanted a thicker cake layer so halved the ingredients from the fudgy sheet layer cake recipe. Lovely, Deb, thank you. I also recently had a strawberry buttercream that was delicious; I suspect they just took a quick vanilla buttercream and beat in a spoonful or two of strawberry jam. are the measurements the same? But at some point, why not just eat the frosting by itself? Forgot to add I only put in 130 grams of sugar because of marmalade. 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! Its cooling but Im so nervous its going to be dry, *swoon* How hard was it to take those gorgeous pictures of the finished and then sliced cake without pouncing on them first?? or should i just double it and add some cupcakes? I also went to NY Cake Shop on 22nd st and they were really nice, helpful and had hundreds (no exaggeration) of sprinkle choices- will definitely be going back. Im making for a party and dont want to not have enough! 2007 on smittenkitchen.com | 2009-2023 Smitten Kitchen. But so thick that the cakes moist crumb couldnt hold up to it. 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract I made the spice cake with banana and found it tasteless, is that normal? To make it one-bowl and ensure that they get very well mixed. Do you have a recommendation for a less sweet chocolate frosting? It turned grainy or separated or something. So I never have any luck with Chocolate cake, and I had exceptionally high hopes since Ive made a few of your other cakes, but I actually found this to be fairly dry..we devoured it, and I even made a second one for a party tomorrow but with vegetable oil instead if butter fit the batter. Made with a shot of espresso (double strength). 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. Your site is the first food blog Ive read continuously and made things from. Was there a brown butter-sugar glaze on it too? As soon as I hit home shores in Australia. Well, it is a sign from above, so now this cake is definitely getting made today. This is by far my familys favorite cake! Thank you! Just enough cake, not too much, and so simple. while at target i found star sprinkles for a buck as part of an easter baking end cap display. Delete the baking power and increase baking soda to 3/4 teaspoon. Can I make this in a miniature bundt pan? I used golden brown sugar and non-Dutch cocoa powder because I had them on hand. good luck and thanks for the beautiful cake! I love this cake basically my platonic ideal of what chocolate cake should be. A question about the eggs. I think SmittenKitchen is AT LEAST 10% of the reason why my fiance proposed to me. Tried to read most of the comments but mostly the conversions were for 913 or cupcakes. And its not a large cake which might be helpful for some readers here. ), as written, with great success every time! Completely organic and perfect. Im practically licking my screen. It worked, and the toddlers had no problem with it. Woah Nelly do I ever feel you with the chocolate cake craving. My favorite kind of cake is chocolate. I get impatient so I usually do both. I plan to make this for a birthday party, and do a double layer 913. 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. Thanks!! I want to serve some (about 4) tomorrow and the rest on Sunday after a long car ride. This looks wonderful! 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. YUM. I made this cake for Christmas and it was extremely delicious. THANK YOU!!! Im making these for my daughters birthday. Because baking soda (not baking powder, which has cream of tartar as an acid) needs an acidic ingredient to activate it, there is some concern that the using Dutched cocoa in a recipe only leavened by baking soda will be a problem. Also, I doubled the cake recipe to make a 139 cake but did not double the frosting recipe; it covered it just fine. And eat it too.!! -baking time was approximately 35 minutes And I was vegetarian. Small cakes? . Im going for an Oreo vibe. Oh and happy 2nd baby on the way to you! And then I had to tell my mother that it is better than The Family Recipe for chocolate cake. I only made the frosting part, but had to comment because it was fantastic and easy. You also ruined me with Dutch processed cocoa. Delicious cake, have yet to be let down by anything smitten kitchen yet honestly. I did have to bake it for almost 35 minutes. Sweet Jesus this cake is so good that I have died and gone to chocolate heaven. Thank you, Deb, for all you do! The texture is great, and its a superb idea to use real chocolate. Its 2023 and this cake is still very important to me! [kisses]. Thank you for an awesome cooking blog! Privacy Policy. Every recipe I have made has turned out delicious and has brought a smile to his face. Planning to make 30 mini cupcakes. Hi. 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. Thanks for the recipe! Then after that i could eat more (though not meat of any kind, or greens), but the only thing i really wanted to eat was your chocolate brownies. $5.50; 200 . I made the same cake recipe with their dark chocolate salted pudding buttercream, and it was UNBELIEVABLE. and the flavour oooft! @smittenkitchen smitten kitchen . The 1/2 birthdays always sneak up on me so its nice to have an easy recipe not to mention that most are for much larger cakes this one is perfectly sized! I havent made one since a family birthday version last summer, but this looks awfully tempting. weight gain which I finally lost, literally, three weeks before this second pregnancy. . The directions mention this can be made as 12 cupcakes. No one wants a dry cake! Does this cake freeze well for a day or two before frosting? You just make the most lovely things. I made this for my Anniversary last weekend (my husband forgot) and this cake made the day. If round, you can probably 1.5x it. No surprise there though, considering the source! I kept going, because you cant waste eggs in a pandemic, but a little worried if its safe to eat? I need this cake in my life, and I need someone else to make it! I have extra and my kids dont care for pudding so trying to figure out what to do with it. It turned out amazing, just as advertised, and I enjoyed eating it a lot :p. I am a nervous cake baker but I would like to make this for my sons bday in a few days. INSTRUCTIONS. 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. The cake was incredible. Hmm.). I love baking (and eating) cake, but Ive never liked chocolate cake! Theres enough baking powder in the recipe that Id bet the acid/soda balance is not super-critical.
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