63 down chocolate cake Recipes

roughly a century ago , the founder of wellesley college held that, pies, lies, and doughnuts should never have a place in wellesley college. students honed their fudge-making skills in secret. we wanted to see what all the fuss was about. here s what we discovered, test kitchen discoveries, it seems decades of chocolate overload have desensitized the modern palate , and far more chocolate flavor was required of our cake. we substituted some of the bar chocolate for cocoa powder bloomed in hot water to deepen its flavor., our thick , fudgy frosting required an extra-sturdy cake to support it. all-purpose flour in place of pastry flour gave the cake more stability., traditional recipes called for thick sour milk, an ingredient we weren tsp quite prepared to call for. instead, we used buttermilk to give our cake a hint of tang., our filling recipe needed to be simple, so we immediately scrapped anything that required a candy thermometer. we found an unexpected solution that called for evaporated milk., our frosting kept falling apart when we added chocolate to the warm sugar mixture. the heat was causing the fat in the chocolate to separate, a problem easily solved by adding butter and evaporated milk first to cool it down a bit.

water, butter, brown sugar, flaked coconut, marshmallows, chopped walnuts, german sweet chocolate, water, all-purpose flour, white sugar, baking soda, salt, sour cream, butter, softened, vanilla extract, eggs

butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted, brown sugar , firmly packed, water, walnut halves, cake flour , sifted, baking cocoa, baking soda, salt, butter or 1/4 cup margarine, softened or 1/4 cup shortening, melted, white sugar, egg, vanilla, water or 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk, sweetened condensed milk, semi-sweet chocolate chips, butter

rhubarb , cut into 1/2-in. slices (2 cups), granulated sugar, good-quality white chocolate such as callebaut, chopped, unsalted butter, at room temperature, egg whites, at room temperature, vanilla extract, cake flour, baking powder, salt, milk, whipping cream, rosemary sprig (5 in .), granulated sugar, lemon juice, light brown sugar, rhubarb , split lengthwise and cut into 2-in. pieces

unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, light brown sugar , tightly packed, fresh blueberries, grated lemon zest, all-purpose flour, double-acting baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, eggs, at room temperature, pure vanilla extract, unsweetened coconut milk, white chocolate, coarsely chopped (callebaut is preferred)

melted butter or 1/4 cup melted margarine, brown sugar, lemon juice (optional), peeled and sliced apples, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, cocoa powder, butter or 1/3 cup margarine, slightly beaten egg, milk, vanilla extract

bisquik reduced-fat baking mix, brown sugar, unsweetened cocoa, milk, vanilla, unsweetened cocoa, hot tap water

unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces, light brown sugar , tightly packed, fresh blueberries, lime zest, grated, all-purpose flour, double-acting baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, softened, sugar, eggs, at room temperature, pure vanilla extract, buttermilk (or sour milk-i have used sour milk made with 1/2 tsp lime juice for extra lime flavor), baking soda, white chocolate, coarsely chopped

water, butter, brown sugar, coconut, marshmallows, chopped nuts, cake, german sweet chocolate, water, all purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, salt, sour cream, butter softened, vanilla, eggs

softened butter for greasing pan, butter (12 tsp), brown sugar , packed, crushed pinepaple, maraschino cherries, drained, white chocolate, finely chopped, plain white cake mix, eggs, vanilla extract

butter, softened, dark brown sugar, shredded coconut, chopped pecans, semisweet chocolate, milk, jiffy yellow cake mix or 0.5 (18 1/4 oz) box cake mix

butter (not margarine), shortening, sugar, cake flour (swans down), cocoa, almond extract, baking powder, eggs, milk

sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, unsweetened chocolate squares, butter, skim milk or 1/2 cup milk, vanilla extract, sugar, brown sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, boiling water

milk chocolate chips, whipping cream, butter, butter, egg, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, sugar, vanilla, buttermilk, baking soda, vinegar, chocolate curls

cold butter , cut into pieces, brown sugar , packed, firm ripe bananas, orange juice, flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter, softened, sugar (can use 1/2 cup ), egg, mashed ripe banana, buttermilk, chocolate chip

butter, at room temperature, brown sugar, firm-ripe bananas(about 1 1/4 lb. total), peeled, orange juice, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, granulated sugar, egg, mashed ripe banana (about 8 oz.), buttermilk, semisweet chocolate chips

whole-grain pastry flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, eggs, brewed strong coffee, cooled, buttermilk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, pears, peeled, cored and sliced

butter, ladyfingers, cream cheese softened, plain yogurt, red cherry compote ( cooked down red cherries with sugar ), fresh lemon juice, gelatine leaves, water, sugar, milk chocolate , melted