Four-year-old grandson adds the rainbow sprinkles and heartily endorses it. I dont think you will have time to respond to this question, but I am baking a beautiful cake for my baby who is turning one. The perfect antidote to absolutely needing a chocolate fix. Ill quadruple the recipe (think I have that right!). We were sitting around with a bit of wine and a roasted cauliflower tonight, thinking about what to do for the night; we are homebodies, Friday basically is equal to Tuesday in my mind and CAKE! Do let it clabber for 10 to 15 minutes for a thicker texture. You are amazing and my go-to for any recipe! I had the great idea to make this today. It helps the flour soak up moisture and makes things much better! thank you! Do you think it would work as 2 6 rounds?? But either way, the cake turned out great. Ive made the peanut butter one several times (with and without the frosting+ganache) and love how moist it is, although I do reduce the sugar quite a bit and almost double the cocoa powder. Thanks! 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. Love the single layer recipe. I riffed off your frosting to make rocky road frosting by adding mini marshmallows and chopped toasted pecans. This icing, which we used for our sons birthday cake, is my favorite. Im so surprised. I think the problem may have been my food processor. Even my pregnancy-addled, not-right-tin-having self didnt mess it up. Still on the search for a perfectly moist chocolate cake. This cake sounds heavenly and, well, just too darn cute. It smells like heaven, and is exactly the kind of evening we needed. I mean, us. Even the first piece of cake, which was shortly after icing it, the frosting was still very soft and the flavor was intensely bitter chocolate. Deb, 2. Just enough cake, not too much, and so simple. Youve totally made my two-year-olds day. Not to be anal or anything, but to be, umm, anal, I guess: why is everything 3/4th or 2/3rd of the loaf cake but the egg is actually 1.5x? I put about a teaspoon of cloves into the dry ingredients sometimes. So I added some whole milk until it was smooth enough to spread and then baked it for 25 minutes. I find they have a great range of those clamp-top canning jars. I wisely made 1/2 batch of frosting which was for me the perfect amount. Got about 10 from a single batch, and baked about 24 minutes in my oven. Deb this is just. Turned out, really, really well. This looked insanely good when I saw it first and didnt disappoint in the least when I made it. I just made this! Are you clicking the print icon below the recipe? Deb, would this frosting make enough for two stacked round cake layers, if youre someone who prefers a thin layer of the stuff? 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. I normally just replace milk with coconut milk/coconut cream in all my baking but tried the wine as dont know if coconut milk has any acid in it and you were saying that was important. Hi, What do the chunks seem composed of, does it seem like sugar or chocolate? It's a great cake and I know why we love it so much: It's huge. I heeded the note about acidity required to wake up the baking soda, and so also added a splash of white vinegar. For an Oreo vibe, you can do a full swap with black cocoa or even a half-swap (half regular cocoa) because its so intense, little is needed to Oreo (like, as a verb) a whole cake. Ive made this recipe so many times- just wanted to share that it makes perfect cupcakes too! ;) But, I whip whipped cream by hand all of the time. Perfect timing! But! Was too impatient to leave this review. It is a pretty easy cake so I highly recommend it for oh no it has come to the end of the day but I *need* it. I made it on Saturday with my 5 year old and it was a huge success among adults and kids alike. Do you mean other chocolate flavors or the style of frosting, in a food processor? I so love the frosting recipe!! Does it give a tighter crumb for it? Fantastic recipe!! Fran You can use coffee for most of the buttermilk and Ive heard good things about mayo too. Thank youit looks so good though! Im totally making this cake for his first birthday. Five years ago: Thick Chewy Granola Bars and Arroz Con Leche (Rice Pudding) Do let us know how it goes, if you can. see? Crap. Recently made your Valerie chocolate cake with this frosting. At least a Pinterest board might do the trick. What am I doing wrong??? Love this cake and its counter part in the party cake builder section of your book!! I have two boys, almost exactly five years apart, and its (mostly) a really good gap. OH GOD, WHY! So so so so delicious. 4 oz is 1/2 cup (or 1 stick), 8 oz is 1 cup (2 sticks) if you arent using US-sized full sticks of butter then disregard that number, but the weight and volume remain the same. In terms of the icing, the same thing happened to me as with Erin, the icing became oily. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I live at 6000 feet. I dont want to make too much. Glad it was a hit! which i should buy just to havebut in the meantime. Looks absolutely heavenly, making it today!! I made this yesterday and was so pleased by the result. Speed up by placing outside for 10 mins LOLZ I wasnt sure. Ha, this looks epic and just like the chocolate cake of my childhood. Got a really nice, which 8 layer, which I topped with chocolate whipped cream and sprinkles. And I think increased the proportion of cocoa, too, I think. Thoughts? And then I had to tell my mother that it is better than The Family Recipe for chocolate cake. My. It was good but not knock your socks off good, which has been my experience with everything else Ive made from SK. I put little chocolate rainbow sprinkles on it which were very charming and made me happier than I expected they would. Ive made your version of this food processor frosting a bajillion times and its amazing. I recently warned (threatened?) I have one of these babies in the oven right now, perhaps the 6th one in a month. Well, my healthy lunch of last nights leftovers seems utterly unsatisfying now. I dont recommend trying to speed the cooling of the melted chocolate by putting it in the refrigerator though, things can change fast! BTW, I have been following you since nearly the beginning and I feel as if I learned to cook with you. 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. Not that I havent eaten what I wanted the whole time, and that want has mostly been chocolate (and frozen mango pieces lately, so good!) (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.). Bummed. Easy to make, took about 25 mins in a 9 inch tin, is chocolatey but not too rich or heavy the way a cake made with melted chocolate is, and just really soft and comforting. i made this into cupcakes. Six years ago: Soft Pretzel Refresh and Meatball Sliders And I really really love the frosting. Its really airy actually and isnt overly sweet. It is delicious! Thanks, Deb!!!!!! *head smack*. So for my oven it will need 35 minutes or maybe more! This was so delicious and easy to tweak to my weird idiosyncratic preferences. This will definitely be in my regular rotation of dessert recipes. Gah!!! I bought a six inch cake pan last year, and thought Id try halving this recipe to make one six-inch layer. 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. Its hard from the fridge and would need to be warmed up a little and possibly re-whipped. And while Im happy to tell you that my interest in most foods (except for chicken, sweet potatoes and soup, they know what they did) has returned, my devotion to these categories hasnt waned in the slightest. I have made this several times and absolutely love it! It sounds like Natron is indeed what baking soda is sold as in Germany. Thank you! Emily If my notes are correct from the last time I converted it, youll get 12 standard. Deb, I love your recipes and we just made this cake delicious!! I made this cake and it was pretty much the best cake I have ever eaten. I mean, you can have a slice but after that you have to go home and make your own. Can the frosting be made a couple days in advance and refrigerated or is it better the same day? In thinking about cutting and layering..? 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. Speed this up by placing it outside for 10 minutes (thanks, winter!). Hey Deb. Such a great recipie, Ive just topped off my finish cake and am pleased at how well its turned out! Hi. I must admit, we had already finished off your raspberry buttermilk cake over the weekend, so the birthday boy got two cakes this year! Can I do part yogurt and part coffee? My frosting turned out chunky (fortunately the rainbow sprinkles hide it!). 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? Is it my oven or did something get lost when transferring the Fahrenheit to Celsius degrees?Anyway. rebecca You can use cake flour, so long as it doesnt already have leavener it it, however, its not necessary to make this cake tender. Aprx. Every recipe I have made has turned out delicious and has brought a smile to his face. Batter was quite runny; no worries. If I want to make mini cupcakes, how long do I bake these for? I think you have to buy 6 at a time. Sorry for the late response, even after such a nice comment! However I am making this cake today with all my substitutes!! Do you think itd work? Here I am, all alone in my studio apartmentwith this damn scrumptious cake. Still delicious baked on Friday, refrigerated till Sunday am, served Sunday @ noon. I also piped in seedless raspberry jam before frosting. It will be harder to get butter/sugar fluffy, though not impossible. I have seen your recipe for Chocolate Banana Bread, but I just love this recipe (second time making it). Love the photos of this oneI can smell it and taste it! In your opinion, is there a great deal of variation in the taste of the different brands available? Made with my daughter while snowed in yesterday. This is absolutely a keeper. 3.5 Years Ago: Naked Tomato Sauce. Set aside. 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. The frosting was a bit sweet for us, next time I will use less sugar and add some espresso powder. Hes enthusiastic now :), Literally just finished frosting it and devoured it along with the sprinkles. Ive made this twice now and its definitely in rotation as a birthday cake cake. Just made this amazing cake for myself for my birthday and want to thank you for the gift the most foolproof recipe ever. The knife comes out with chocolate on it. Im not sure whats been happening with my cakes but would love ANY advice or ideas! I add new plugins and make changes here all of the time.) This morning, however, it has settled down some and is more balanced and its firmer. The frosting was a bit too sweet for my guys (their tastebuds, not mine) so we might go with a ganache next time. The recipe has you bake two cake layers and then slice each one in half to create four. (I may have had a slice for breakfast, it has yoghurt in it so its practically a health food, right?)