Comments on: double chocolate layer cake http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:06:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Katie http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake/#comment-1569649 Katie Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:40:28 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake#comment-1569649 I made this cake yesterday for my brother's birthday and it was SO good! The cake was beautifully moist and chocolatey! We didn't have 10 inch pans, so we made three 8 inch layers instead. Our raspberries were home grown and frozen with quite a bit of juice, so we had to use way more corn starch to thicken the filling. Also, the halved ganache recipe didn't look like it would quite cover the cake, so we added more cream and whipped it up a bit which worked perfectly. Thanks for another great recipe!! I made this cake yesterday for my brother’s birthday and it was SO good! The cake was beautifully moist and chocolatey! We didn’t have 10 inch pans, so we made three 8 inch layers instead. Our raspberries were home grown and frozen with quite a bit of juice, so we had to use way more corn starch to thicken the filling. Also, the halved ganache recipe didn’t look like it would quite cover the cake, so we added more cream and whipped it up a bit which worked perfectly.
Thanks for another great recipe!!

]]> By: Jill http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake/#comment-1543559 Jill Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:39:45 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake#comment-1543559 Question: What is the best way to adapt your cake recipes to fit into a fewer number of pans or smaller pans? Question: What is the best way to adapt your cake recipes to fit into a fewer number of pans or smaller pans?

]]> By: Mabk http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake/#comment-1535780 Mabk Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:33:39 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake#comment-1535780 Love! Thank you for giving me the perfect recipe for my sons 15th birthday! You never disappoint. I had gone out in search of a cake and turned away from the last one at the pastry shop, knowing you would have a great recipe for my chocolate and raspberry lovin son. I had NO idea it would be so moaningly good. I'm no baker so it wasn't pretty (I forged ahead with two 8 inch pans which overflowed a little in the oven) but nobody cared! So I sliced the disks lengthwise and made a 3 layer cake, leaving the last quarter to eat later - maybe with a little whipped cream. Question: can I freeze it? Thank you, Marietta Love!
Thank you for giving me the perfect recipe for my sons 15th birthday! You never disappoint. I had gone out in search of a cake and turned away from the last one at the pastry shop, knowing you would have a great recipe for my chocolate and raspberry lovin son. I had NO idea it would be so moaningly good. I’m no baker so it wasn’t pretty (I forged ahead with two 8 inch pans which overflowed a little in the oven) but nobody cared! So I sliced the disks lengthwise and made a 3 layer cake, leaving the last quarter to eat later – maybe with a little whipped cream.

Question: can I freeze it?

Thank you,
Marietta

]]> By: Zo-ya http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake/#comment-1530453 Zo-ya Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:40:23 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake#comment-1530453 Hi, Ever since I saw this post I have been planning to try this and yesterday was the day..made one 8" cake and 12 cup cakes. Covered the cup cake with chocolate ganache and they look so glossy and beautiful! And it tastes divine..am not able to stay away from them! My husband made me stand on the weighing scale before he left for work just to remind me that I should seriously stay away from gobbling too many of 'em and also 'cos he too loved them:-) Thanks so much! Cheers Hi,
Ever since I saw this post I have been planning to try this and yesterday was the day..made one 8″ cake and 12 cup cakes. Covered the cup cake with chocolate ganache and they look so glossy and beautiful! And it tastes divine..am not able to stay away from them! My husband made me stand on the weighing scale before he left for work just to remind me that I should seriously stay away from gobbling too many of ‘em and also ‘cos he too loved them:-)
Thanks so much!
Cheers

]]> By: Esme http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake/#comment-1525775 Esme Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:05:31 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake#comment-1525775 This cake works fine with dutch cocoa. I have always made it with Valrhona and have never had a complaint or problem with the taste or baking. The call for non-Dutch processed cocoa in the recipe probably has to do with the baking powder/baking soda ration, but honestly I've never had an issue. This cake works fine with dutch cocoa. I have always made it with Valrhona and have never had a complaint or problem with the taste or baking. The call for non-Dutch processed cocoa in the recipe probably has to do with the baking powder/baking soda ration, but honestly I’ve never had an issue.

]]> By: Janet http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake/#comment-1291024 Janet Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:39:00 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake#comment-1291024 How bad will it be If I use dutch cocoa? How bad will it be If I use dutch cocoa?

]]> By: LG http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake/#comment-1282820 LG Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:41:33 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake#comment-1282820 Just wanted to drop in and say that I made this for my Mom's birthday and it was very well received. I did three 9" layers (they needed to be baked for just under an hour) which worked great, and used the raspberry filling in between both and the ganache for frosting. I left out the coffee (and didn't add another flavoring) and didn't miss it. Thanks for the excellent recipe! Just wanted to drop in and say that I made this for my Mom’s birthday and it was very well received. I did three 9″ layers (they needed to be baked for just under an hour) which worked great, and used the raspberry filling in between both and the ganache for frosting. I left out the coffee (and didn’t add another flavoring) and didn’t miss it. Thanks for the excellent recipe!

]]> By: mazzystarrr http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake/#comment-1180526 mazzystarrr Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:46:17 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake#comment-1180526 wow! made this for my partner's 40th birthday on the weekend and I am not much of a baker but really wanted him to have a homemade cake. He loves chocolate, coffee and raspberries, and I swoon for ganache, so I knew this was the cake I was looking for. I used Aldi Choceur dark chocolate because we love it and the raspberry filling, however I didn't think my layers weren't quite thick enough to split with confidence so it was just raspberry in the middle. It came out amazing, I think your description is accurate and all the praise is justified. The only thing I would say is to repeat what others have already said, that the coffee gives it quite a strong flavour which is *divine* but if children are coming over next time I make it I'll probably use hot water instead of most of the coffee. I had leftover ganache and raspberry filling so made another half-batch of the cake for my sister-in-law's birthday today, it worked just as well. Thanks so much for such a great recipe your blog is wonderful. wow! made this for my partner’s 40th birthday on the weekend and I am not much of a baker but really wanted him to have a homemade cake. He loves chocolate, coffee and raspberries, and I swoon for ganache, so I knew this was the cake I was looking for. I used Aldi Choceur dark chocolate because we love it and the raspberry filling, however I didn’t think my layers weren’t quite thick enough to split with confidence so it was just raspberry in the middle. It came out amazing, I think your description is accurate and all the praise is justified. The only thing I would say is to repeat what others have already said, that the coffee gives it quite a strong flavour which is *divine* but if children are coming over next time I make it I’ll probably use hot water instead of most of the coffee. I had leftover ganache and raspberry filling so made another half-batch of the cake for my sister-in-law’s birthday today, it worked just as well. Thanks so much for such a great recipe your blog is wonderful.

]]> By: Tom http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake/#comment-1097070 Tom Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:24:51 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake#comment-1097070 Ok, everybody already agreed that this cake was really good, but I wanted to throw in my two cents and say yes, this cake is really good and thanks for the recipe! My friend David got married in South Carolina a couple weeks ago and I used this as a wedding cake- I made a double recipe in four sheet pans, filled it with salted pecans and bourbon caramel, and covered it in ganache. It was awesome. So yeah, thanks again Ok, everybody already agreed that this cake was really good, but I wanted to throw in my two cents and say yes, this cake is really good and thanks for the recipe! My friend David got married in South Carolina a couple weeks ago and I used this as a wedding cake- I made a double recipe in four sheet pans, filled it with salted pecans and bourbon caramel, and covered it in ganache. It was awesome. So yeah, thanks again

]]> By: Lori http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake/#comment-1039830 Lori Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:09:36 +0000 http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/07/you-are-owed-chocolate-cake#comment-1039830 This is the best chocolate cake I have ever made and tasted! I don't like chocolate on chocolate.....so I used a white chocolate frosting instead and it was sublime heaven. Thank you so much this is another winner for me and my family when I make it. =) This is the best chocolate cake I have ever made and tasted! I don’t like chocolate on chocolate…..so I used a white chocolate frosting instead and it was sublime heaven. Thank you so much this is another winner for me and my family when I make it. =)

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