Best Best Darn Chocolate Cake Recipes
WORLD'S BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE
The recipe for this cake, adapted from "Sweet" by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh, first appeared in an article written about Ms. Goh when she ran her cafe, the Mortar & Pestle, in Melbourne, Australia. Rather intimidatingly for her, the headline for the article was "World's Best Chocolate Cake." It could actually be called lots of things: "world's easiest cake," possibly, requiring nothing more than one large bowl to make it all in. Or "most versatile cake," given that it can be served without icing and just a light dusting of cocoa powder, or dressed up to the nines, as it is here, with a thin layer of chocolate ganache and served with espresso cinnamon mascarpone cream. In the Ottolenghi shops in London, it is smaller and goes by the name Take-Home Chocolate Cake, designed to be shared by four people after a meal. This larger version is no less delicious, and keeps well for four to five days. As with any baking project, you should weigh your ingredients in grams for the best results.
Provided by Yotam Ottolenghi
Categories cakes, dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit/170 degrees Celsius. Grease a 9-inch/23-centimeter round springform pan with butter and line with parchment paper, then set aside.
- Make the cake: Place butter, chocolate and hot coffee in a large heatproof bowl and mix well until everything is melted, combined and smooth. Whisk in sugar by hand until dissolved. Add eggs and vanilla extract and whisk again until thoroughly combined and smooth. Sift flour, cocoa powder and salt together into a bowl and then whisk this into the melted chocolate mixture. The batter here is liquid, but don't think you have missed something; this is how it should be.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, or until the cake is cooked and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few dry crumbs attached. The top will form a crust and crack a little, but don't worry, this is expected. Leave the cake to cool for 20 minutes before removing from the pan, then set aside until completely cool.
- Make the chocolate ganache, if desired: Place chocolate pieces in a food processor, process until fine and set aside. Combine cream and corn syrup in a small pan and place over medium-high heat. As soon as bubbles begin to appear (just before it comes to a boil), remove from the heat. Get the food processor running again, with the chocolate still inside, and pour in the hot cream in a steady stream. Process for 10 seconds, then add butter. Continue to process until mixture is shiny and smooth. (You can also make the ganache by hand; just make sure the chocolate is chopped fairly finely before adding the cream mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon until almost melted, then add the butter. Stir again until the ganache is smooth.)
- Use a rubber spatula to scrape the ganache into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap, with the plastic actually touching the top of the ganache. Set aside until it has set to the consistency you want. If you want a thin layer to spread over the cake, it can be poured over while liquid so that you get an even, light and shiny coating. For a thicker ganache with a spreading consistency, leave it for about 2 hours at room temperature. (The ganache can be stored at room temperature, providing it's not too warm, for 3 days or kept in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. It can also be frozen, although it will lose a bit of its shine when defrosted.)
- Make the espresso cinnamon mascarpone cream, if desired: Place all the ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat for 1 to 2 minutes, until soft peaks form.
- Peel the parchment from the cake and discard. Transfer to a serving platter and spread the ganache, if using, on top of the cake. Slice into wedges, divide the cake among plates and, if using, spoon the mascarpone cream alongside. With or without icing, the cake will keep well for 4 to 5 days in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 914, UnsaturatedFat 21 grams, Carbohydrate 71 grams, Fat 67 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 10 grams, SaturatedFat 40 grams, Sodium 565 milligrams, Sugar 35 grams, TransFat 1 gram
DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE II
The absolute best, richest, and easiest one-bowl chocolate cake recipe ever! It's great topped with chocolate cream cheese frosting!
Provided by Kelly Smith
Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes Dark Chocolate
Time 55m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, coffee, milk, oil and vinegar. Mix until smooth; the batter will be thin. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 319.9 calories, Carbohydrate 53.2 g, Cholesterol 32.6 mg, Fat 11.3 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 358.6 mg, Sugar 34.5 g
DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE I
This recipe features an icing made with cream cheese, cocoa, and cinnamon frosts this dark chocolate cake for an elegant dessert.
Provided by Carol
Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes Dark Chocolate
Time 1h20m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 3 - 9 inch round cake pans. In medium bowl, pour boiling water over cocoa, and whisk until smooth. Let mixture cool. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at time, then stir in vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with the cocoa mixture. Spread batter evenly between the 3 prepared pans.
- Bake in preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 426.9 calories, Carbohydrate 63.5 g, Cholesterol 102.7 mg, Fat 18.3 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 10.9 g, Sodium 462.6 mg, Sugar 37.9 g
BEST DARN CHOCOLATE CAKE
Make and share this Best Darn Chocolate Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Cathy Pete
Categories Dessert
Time 42m
Yield 1 cake, 10-12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease cake pan. 9x13".
- Dust with flour and tap out the excess.
- Place the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
- Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
- Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- On medium low speed continue to blend for 2-3 minutes more.
- The batter will be very thick and should look well combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth it out.
- Bake for 27-32 minutes.
- Frost with favorite frosting.
DARN GOOD CHOCOLATE CAKE ( CAKE MIX CAKE)
This recipe is adapted from "The Chocolate Cake Mix Doctor" by Anne Byrn. It was originally a bundt cake with chocolate chips, but I prefer the look of layer cakes (so much more homey looking) so I switched the cake pan size AND I left out the chocolate chips (because there's nothing worse than ruining the velvety texture of a layer cake than by adding hard chocolate chips to it). This is a dense, moist layer cake. I cut each layer in half so I get 4 layers and slather them with "perfect chocolate frosting" (recipe #86768). The end result is a fudgy chocolate layer cake with tons of frosting (and yes, it is going to be sweet). It is KEY to cut the layers in half. It ends up being a much moister cake this way because the frosting kind of melts into the cake layers forming a kind of fudgy filling in between the thin cake layers. I hope you enjoy it :)
Provided by taylortwo
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 1 layered cake, 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease 2 9-inch round cake pans.
- Dust with flour and tap out the excess; set pans aside.
- Place the cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, water, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
- Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
- Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- On medium low speed, continue to blend for 2-3 minutes more.
- The batter will be very thick and should look well combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pans and smooth it out.
- Bake for 27-32 minutes (since I switched pans, I started checking the cakes at 25 minutes-- it was like gooey chocolate pudding-- then 3 minutes later it was perfect.
- Another couple of minutes and I think it would have been dry, so keep an eye on your cakes.
- Allow to cool in the pans on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
- Now is the time to start preparing your frosting.
- Run a knife along the edges on the cakes pans and carefully remove cake by inverting it; allow to cool for 20 minutes more on the wire rack right side up.
- When the cake layers are completely cool, cut layers in half (save a domed layer for the top-- it makes your cakes look homemade) and frost.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 271.2, Fat 16, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 54, Sodium 397.9, Carbohydrate 30.4, Fiber 1, Sugar 17.8, Protein 3.9
DARN GOOD CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH MARTHA'S ICING
This is from the cake doctor. There was another one posted that had changed it, but the first time I made this I couldn't think of any changes I would make. I got this recipe from Shelly who I taught kindergarten with and all of the chocolate lovers in our group were smiling when she brought this to our gatherings. I have baked this in the bundt pan and some of the icing goes into the hole giving each piece a little bit of fudge. I used my Lady Ann pan and put all of the icing in the indention making it decadent and impressive.
Provided by Chef likestocook
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly mist a 12 Bundt pan with PAM and dust with flour.
- Place cake mix, pudding, sour cream, water, oil and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
- Blend with electric beaters on low speed for 1 minute.
- Stop and scrape down bowl.
- Increase speed to medium and beat 2-3 minutes more.
- Fold in chips.
- Turn batter into prepared pan and bake 58-62 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly pressed. It will also begin to pull away from the pan.
- Place on wire rack and cool for 20 minutes.
- I always kind of shake the pan to make sure that it is loosened before inverting onto a rack to cool for 20 more minutes.
- Meanwhile make icing.
- Place sugar, butter and milk in medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
- Stir until it comes to a boil- about 3-4 minutes.
- Still stirring let mixture boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in chips and stir until smooth.
- Pour and drizzle over bundt cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 479.9, Fat 27.7, SaturatedFat 11.1, Cholesterol 64, Sodium 432.2, Carbohydrate 59.7, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 44.7, Protein 5.2
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