{"id":15611,"date":"2013-08-20T23:16:32","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T03:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=15611"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:24:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T17:24:55","slug":"chocolate-cake-with-rich-chocolate-frosting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/chocolate-cake-with-rich-chocolate-frosting\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Cake with Rich Chocolate Frosting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15613 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/chocolate-cake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/chocolate-cake.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/chocolate-cake-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oey Gooey yummilicious chocolate cake made exclusively for my Man&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s that time of the year again when I bake a delicious cake exclusively for my Man, Yes, it&#8217;s his birthday today. For the past 8 years I had baked cake for his birthday without any fail. I still remember the butter cake I&#8217;d baked for the first birthday we celebrated together after our marriage, it was a simple and humble cake without any frosting or any decorations, I was a total novice that time. After that, over the years I had experimented different kinds of cakes. Last year, I had made the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/tiramisu-cake-non-alcoholic-and-gluten-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Tiramisu cake<\/a>: one of my favorite cakes. Yesterday, while browsing through my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/category\/recipes\/by-category\/cake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cake category<\/a> I found that I hadn&#8217;t made a cake with chocolate frosting. My man being a chocolate fanatic, I made up my mind to make a cake with chocolate goodness in it.<\/p>\n<p>I had slight doubts about this frosting if it would turn out to be extremely sweet as the recipe called for 1 lbs of chocolate, as I tasted the frosting I was relived it wasn&#8217;t that sweet. This is an absolutely delicious cake, it was moist, soft and yummy. The chocolate frosting is the real winner, so don&#8217;t ignore the frosting.<\/p>\n<p>After I made this cake, my house started to smell like chocolate and my Man couldn&#8217;t wait till the clock ticked 12, so he digged into the cake before his birthday \ud83d\ude42 I shared this cake today with my co-workers and everyone loved it. This cake with the frosting is definitely a spectacular treat for any chocolate lovers. Well, even those without the sweet tooth&#8217;s would fall for this cake.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15614 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/img_4634.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/img_4634.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/img_4634-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparation Pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cake batter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15615\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cake-batter.jpg\" alt=\"cake batter\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cake-batter.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cake-batter-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cake-batter-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Baked cake<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15616\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cake.jpg\" alt=\"cake\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cake.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cake-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Halved cake<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15618\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cut-cake.jpg\" alt=\"cut cake\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cut-cake.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cut-cake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/cut-cake-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Frosting the cake<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15619\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/frosting-cake.jpg\" alt=\"frosting cake\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/frosting-cake.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/frosting-cake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/frosting-cake-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15621\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/spread-the-layers.jpg\" alt=\"spread the layers\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/spread-the-layers.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/spread-the-layers-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/spread-the-layers-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15621\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/spread-the-layers.jpg\" alt=\"spread the layers\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/spread-the-layers.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/spread-the-layers-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/spread-the-layers-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15620\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/frosting-the-cake.jpg\" alt=\"frosting the cake\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/frosting-the-cake.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/frosting-the-cake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/frosting-the-cake-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15617 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/chocolate-cake-interior.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/chocolate-cake-interior.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/chocolate-cake-interior-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/962196\/chocolate-flecked-layer-cake-milk-chocolate-frosting?czone=food%2Fcake-center%2Ffavorite-cake-recipes&amp;gallery=274371&amp;slide=962196&amp;center=276954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recipe Courtesy<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/962196\/chocolate-flecked-layer-cake-milk-chocolate-frosting?czone=food%2Fcake-center%2Ffavorite-cake-recipes&amp;gallery=274371&amp;slide=962196&amp;center=276954\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe mceNonEditable\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Chocolate-cake.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Chocolate Cake with Rich Chocolate Frosting<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Dessert<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">American<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thas<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT30M\">30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT1H\">1 hour<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT1H30M\">1 hour 30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For making the cake[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Butter, unsalted and softened- 1 1\/2 sticks (1 stick=1\/2 cup) or 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">All purpose flour, cake flour- 2 1\/4 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Baking soda- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Sugar, granulated- 1 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Light Brown sugar- 1\/3 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Egg yolk- of 1 egg<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Eggs, large- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Vanilla extract- 1\/2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Sour cream- 1 1\/2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Milk- 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Semi-sweet chocolate chips- 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For making Chocolate Frosting[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">White chocolate chips- 250 g<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Semi-sweet chocolate chips- 200 g<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Butter, unsalted and softened- 4 sticks or 2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Confectioners sugar or Powdered sugar- 1 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- a pinch<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Sour cream- 1 cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<div class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Making the cake[\/b]<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Preheat the oven to 350 F or 175 C. if you are making 4 layered cake use two 8 inch cake pans to bake. If making 2 layered cake, just use a large pan.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Line the pans with parchment paper, and grease with melted butter. Keep aside the pans.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">To a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt together.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a stand mixer or using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the egg yolk, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add vanilla extract and beat it.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Combine the sour cream and milk in a measuring cup.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Now, slowly add the flour in 3 additions, alternating with sour cream\/milk mixture: beginning and ending with flour.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Beat for a couple of minutes until well incorporated. Don&#8217;t over beat the batter.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the chocolate chips and fold it into the batter.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Pour the cake batter onto the pans, fill only 3\/4 th of the pan as the batter will rise while baking. Spread the batter evenly with a spatula.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Keep the pans on the middle rack in the preheated oven.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a fork inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you have poured the batter into just one large pan, it will take longer time to bake: 1 hour, so keep checking after 50 minutes of baking.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Take the cake out of the oven.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Let cool down completely for 20 to 25 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Making the chocolate frosting[\/b]<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Melt the white chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate taken in a glass bowl, over a saucepan filled with simmering water (double boiling method).<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Or melt the chocolate in the microwave.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a stand mixer or using an electric hand mixer, beat the butter and powdered sugar at medium speed till creamy and fluffy for 5 minutes. Add salt and beat well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the melted chocolate and the sour cream, beat at high speed till the frosting turns thick and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">The frosting shouldn&#8217;t be flowing, if it&#8217;s not that spreadable refrigerate the frosting for 30 minutes or so until it has thickened.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Assembling and frosting the cake[\/b]<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you have baked 2 cakes, cut both the cakes horizontally into equal halves so you have 4 layered cakes now.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you have baked only one large cake, cut horizontally into two equal halves.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Spread the frosting over each layer and stack the other layers on top.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Spread the chocolate frosting all over the cake and even it out using a spatula.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">You could even pipe the frosting into different shapes and decorate the cake.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you want you could sprinkle shaved dark chocolate over frosted cake<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Get creative and decorate the cake accordingly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Refrigerate the cake for at least an hour before serving so that the frosting will be set well and can be sliced perfectly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Leftover frosting and cake can be refrigerated for 2 to 3 days. I swear this cake is not going to last for long, it&#8217;s that yummy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oey Gooey yummilicious chocolate cake made exclusively for my Man&#8230; It&#8217;s that time of the year again when I bake a delicious cake exclusively for my Man, Yes, it&#8217;s his birthday today. For the past 8 years I had baked cake for his birthday without any fail. I still remember the butter cake I&#8217;d baked &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[422,1180,9,414,4,1232,1102],"tags":[978,126,975],"class_list":["post-15611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american","category-best-cakes","category-cake","category-chocolate-by-ingredient","category-desserts","category-eid-recipes-by-category","category-valentines-day-cake","tag-cake","tag-chocolate","tag-desserts","course-dessert-2","cuisine-american"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15611"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32914,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15611\/revisions\/32914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}