Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Chocolate Cake better known as: "Finished Already"

We are split into 2 camps in this house. The chocolate camp and the vanilla camp. Lately, the chocolate camp has been complaining of unjust treatment. The chocolate camp claims that the vanilla camp isn't doing its part to make chocolate fit in. It's claiming that we're hoarding all things vanilla and not stocking up on anything chocolate. "What if there's a chocolate surplus in the world and people need a recipe?" they ask. "What if you're the only one whose blog doesn't have much chocolate in it?" they ask. They play on guilt. They play with me and I take it. Why? Because I secretly like chocolate too. Just don't tell them or we won't be 2 camps anymore. 
You'll need:
(Adapted from Smitten Kitchen)
1 stick of unsalted butter, softened
1 cup of packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, at room temperature
1/2 cup of low-fat yoghurt
1/2 cup of milk
1.5 teaspoons of vanilla extract
1.5 cups of all-purpose flour
3/4 cups of cocoa powder (If you're using Dutch processed, keep the recipe as is. If not, eliminate the baking powder and up the baking soda to 1/2 a teaspoon.)
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Broken up chocolate bits to scatter on top (70% cocoa dark chocolate is the way to go on this.)
Preheat the oven to 160°C. Butter and lightly flour a loaf pan. In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugars and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and beat well, then the milk, yoghurt and vanilla. Don’t worry if the batter looks a little uneven. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt together right into your wet ingredients. Stir together with a spoon until well-blended but do not overmix. Scrape down the batter in the bowl, making sure the ingredients are well blended. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Spread out your broken chocolate bits onto the top to get that amazingly uneven, melty texture. Bake for 60 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. It might take a little longer. Cool in pan on a rack for about 10 to 15 minutes, at which point you can cool it the rest of the way out of the pan. 


At this moment, a little one in the house starts screaming, "Look, it'th not cake! It'th frosssteen!" We're trying to work on pronouncing things more beautifully, the way a "Princess" would. Shoot me. (By the way, turns out princesses get annoyed when they find out it's not frosting.)
Ripples.
This evaporated into thin air. As you finish this post, there will be no more of this cake in this world. Until you make it.  
Piece of cake?

30 comments:

  1. Oh i wouldn't mind for that one slice of beautiful cake...Super yum!

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  2. You can count me in the chocolate camp. Delicious. So moist looking. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. redmenace: Thanks for dropping by. Glad I helped someone else in the chocolate camp!

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  4. I am in the chocolate camp, can I be in both camps though? Yes, I want a piece, looks delish!

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  5. Camala: Both camps are open to all! :D

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  6. It COULD be frosting if you don't cook it... You know what I would do? Peel off the top layer of the cake, crackled piece by crackled piece. I like the doneness of the top and ends of cake. So sue me.

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  7. Baking Barrister: Ooh. I love the cake crust. Definitely one of my favorite parts of the cake. Mm!

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  8. Love the sound of a chocolate cake that's so delicious it disappears in an instant. Must try!

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  9. Thi slooks like a cake i want a slice of. OH MY! Sooooooooo Goooood!

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  10. Hey Sarah!

    I JUST made this. It has been out of the oven for 30 minutes now and it looks brilliant! Can't wait to try it when Amgad is home. Thanks, this was very simple and hard to screw up :)

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  11. This looks tasty! I've tried the Smitten Kitchen recipe, too, but will have to give your version a go as well... this definitely looks better than I remember (and the original wasn't bad!)

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  12. Blue Penguin: Haha. Thanks for the boost of confidence. I personally preferred my version to the Smitten Kitchen one. :)

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  13. Hey Jazzie, I hope it went well. My regards to Amgad! :D

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  14. Hi Sarah,

    The cake was great, it didn't turn out as crispy on the outside with me, it's because of my oven temperature, it's a bit off. Bread NEVER works with me :(

    Adam and Amgad loved the cake, thanks :)

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  15. Hey Jazzie, I'm glad it went alright. Next time, try to preheat your oven a little longer maybe. It could get it to stabilize the temperature. :)

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  16. What a lovely cake. Just what I want right now, trying to convince myself that low fat yogurt in this makes it healthier LOL ;)

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  17. Kulsum: Haha! It's an awesome cake. You should make it and eat it for breakfast only. It'll cut down on the guilt. :)

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  18. What a beautiful cake, it's so dark and intense, just how I like my chocolate :)

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  19. Sheena: I also prefer chocolate cakes to be dark and rich. Thanks for stopping by. :)

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  20. That is without a doubt the best-looking DIY chocolate cake we've come across! Your pictures actually induced us to ambush the fridge and pop the first rich chocolatey thing we see in our mouths! Will try this recipe out! Your blog is super awesome btw =)

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  21. Bob and Julie! Hello, you guys! Thank you so much for your awesome compliment. Hope you enjoyed the chocolatey thing you indulged in. If you're looking for something quick, this is always a great option: http://www.buttered-up.com/2010/07/microcupcake-technologic.html.

    Thanks for taking the time to comment. :)

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  22. That looks soooooooooooo delicoius. I came across you page whilst looking for a good chocolate cake recipe as I need to bake wedding cupcakes and it's really funny as the couple has decided on vanilla and chocolate so I love how you introduced this blog - I could totally relate ;-)
    Thanks for sharing and you have a new fan.
    oxoox
    Angela

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  23. The cake looks soooooooooooooooooooo delicious.
    I came across your blog whilst searching for a chocolate cake recipe as I need o bake wedding cupcakes. The couple has gone for vanilla and chocolate so it was really funny to read your blog as I could totally relate. I love how you introduced the post.
    Thanks for sharing and you have a new fan :-)
    xoxox
    Angela

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    1. Angela, so nice of you to drop by and comment. I'm glad that someone could relate to my post intro. :)

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  24. The cake looks soooooooooooooooooooo delicious.
    I came across your blog whilst searching for a chocolate cake recipe as I need o bake wedding cupcakes. The couple has gone for vanilla and chocolate so it was really funny to read your blog as I could totally relate. I love how you introduced the post.
    Thanks for sharing and you have a new fan :-)
    xoxox
    Angela

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    1. Hi Angela, I hope those wedding cupcakes went alright. Happy you dropped by. I've just clicked on the link to your blog so see you there. :)

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  25. The cake looks soooooooooooooooooooo delicious.
    I came across your blog whilst searching for a chocolate cake recipe as I need o bake wedding cupcakes. The couple has gone for vanilla and chocolate so it was really funny to read your blog as I could totally relate. I love how you introduced the post.
    Thanks for sharing and you have a new fan :-)
    xoxox
    Angela

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