How to Make the Most Amazing Chocolate Cake
Summary
TLDRJoin The Stay At Home Chef for a delightful tutorial on crafting the most amazing chocolate cake, reminiscent of the moist and delicious treat from Matilda. Learn to prepare a non-stick 9-inch pan with butter and cocoa, mix a rich batter with flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and other essentials, and bake to perfection. Discover the chef's favorite chocolate cream cheese buttercream frosting for a decadent finish. With a 3-layer cake and over 100 restaurant-quality recipes available, this video promises a culinary adventure for chocolate lovers.
Takeaways
- 🍰 The video demonstrates how to make an incredibly moist and delicious chocolate cake, inspired by the one described in the book 'Matilda'.
- 🔥 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit before starting the cake preparation.
- 🧈 To prepare the cake pans, butter and dust them with cocoa powder to prevent the cake from sticking.
- 🥣 Combine 3 cups of flour, 3 cups of sugar, 1 1/2 cups of cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon of baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt in a large mixing bowl.
- 🥚 Add wet ingredients such as eggs, buttermilk, hot water, and vegetable oil to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- 🥄 Avoid overmixing the batter to ensure a tender crumb in the final cake.
- 🍽️ Divide the batter evenly among three 9-inch cake pans to create a three-layer cake.
- ⏱ Bake the cakes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 to 35 minutes, ensuring even baking by placing the pans in the center of the oven.
- 🍰 Allow the cakes to cool for about 10 minutes before removing them from the pans to complete the cooling process on a wire rack.
- 🧁 The video features a chocolate cream cheese buttercream frosting, made with high-quality cocoa powder for optimal flavor.
- 📜 The full recipe, including exact measurements and detailed instructions, can be found in the video description.
Q & A
What type of cake is being made in the video?
-The video is about making The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake.
What is the initial temperature setting for the oven?
-The oven should be preheated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
How is the 9-inch pan prepared for baking the cake?
-The pan is buttered and then dusted with cocoa powder to prevent the cake from sticking.
How many layers does the chocolate cake have?
-The chocolate cake is a three-layer cake.
What ingredients are mixed in the large mixing bowl for the cake batter?
-The ingredients include flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
What wet ingredients are added to the dry ingredients in the batter?
-The wet ingredients added are eggs, buttermilk, hot water, and vegetable oil.
What is the recommended method to ensure the batter is evenly distributed in the pans?
-Using a measuring cup to scoop and fill the batter evenly in each pan.
How long should the cakes bake in the oven?
-The cakes should bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
What is the frosting being made for the chocolate cake?
-The frosting being made is a chocolate cream cheese buttercream.
What is the importance of using high-quality cocoa powder for the cake and frosting?
-High-quality cocoa powder makes a significant difference in taste and texture.
Where can the full written recipe be found?
-The full written recipe can be found in the video description.
Outlines
🍰 Preparing The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake
The script begins with the host of The Stay At Home Chef introducing a recipe for a moist and delicious chocolate cake, reminiscent of the one in the movie Matilda. The first step involves preheating the oven to 350 degrees F and preparing a 9-inch pan with butter and cocoa powder to prevent sticking. The baking process requires three pans to be buttered and dusted in this manner for a three-layer cake. The batter's ingredients—flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, eggs, buttermilk, hot water, and vegetable oil—are combined in a large mixing bowl. The host emphasizes the importance of not overmixing and using a hand scraper for even distribution. The cakes are baked for 30 to 35 minutes in the center of the oven, and once done, they are cooled on a wire rack before being removed from their pans. While the cakes cool, the host suggests preparing a chocolate cream cheese buttercream frosting, which is their favorite for this cake, starting with cream cheese and butter, then adding cocoa powder, milk, and powdered sugar for a smooth and creamy texture.
🎉 Enjoying The Decadent Chocolate Cake Experience
The second paragraph of the script wraps up the video with an invitation to viewers to indulge in the decadent chocolate cake, humorously suggesting they put on 'fat pants' to enjoy a slice. The host encourages viewers to find the full written recipe in the video description and to subscribe to the channel for access to over 100 restaurant-quality recipes that can be made at home. The summary ends with a friendly sign-off, promising more great cooking content in future videos.
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Keywords
💡Chocolate Cake
💡Preheat
💡Butter and Dust
💡Cake Rounds
💡Batter
💡Baking Soda
💡Baking Powder
💡Cream Cheese Buttercream
💡Cocoa Powder
💡Even Baking
💡Frosting
Highlights
Preheating the oven to 350 degrees F is the initial step for baking the chocolate cake.
Butter and dusting a 9-inch pan with softened butter and cocoa powder prevents the cake from sticking.
Three 9-inch cake rounds are prepared for a three-layer chocolate cake.
Combining dry ingredients such as flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt is essential for the cake batter.
Incorporating wet ingredients like eggs, buttermilk, hot water, and vegetable oil into the dry mix.
Avoiding overmixing ensures a tender texture for the cake.
Using a hand scraper to ensure all ingredients are incorporated evenly.
Dividing the batter evenly among the three pans using a measuring cup.
Baking the cakes at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes in the center of the oven for even baking.
Cooling the cakes on a wire rack before removing them from the pan.
Creating a chocolate cream cheese buttercream as the preferred frosting for the cake.
The importance of using high-quality cocoa powder for both the cake and the frosting.
Adding milk and powdered sugar to the buttercream to achieve the right consistency.
Assembling the cake layers with the chocolate cream cheese buttercream for a decadent dessert.
The full written recipe is available in the video description for viewers to follow.
Encouraging viewers to subscribe for more restaurant-quality recipes that can be made at home.
The promise of over 100 recipes that cater to a variety of tastes and preferences.
Transcripts
Today on The Stay At Home Chef I'm showing you how to make
The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake
This is the kind of chocolate cake I image the fat kid ate in Matilda.
It is so moist and so good!
We're going to start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F
and then I'm going to show you how to butter a 9-inch pan.
Put some softened butter onto a paper towel
and then spread it around the bottom and sides of the pan.
Make sure you get all the sides and edges
You don't want this cake to stick.
Then you can either pour in some all-purpose flour
or, since we're making a chocolate cake,
I'm going to use cocoa powder
Sprinkle it in.
Then shake the pan back and forth
so you cover all of the bottom
tap out the excess
and I turn it so it gets all of the sides covered
then make sure you give it a hard couple of pats and tap out all of the excess
either into a garbage can or the sink
and then just set those pans aside.
You're going to want to butter and dust three 9-inch cake rounds.
This is going to be a 3 layer cake
and it's amazing!
Next, we're going to put together our batter.
In a large mixing bowl, combine 3 cups of flour
3 cups of sugar
1 1/2 cups of cocoa powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Give this a quick whisk to combine it.
Next, we'll add in all of our wet ingredients.
You can either continue whisking this by hand or
switch to a hand mixer.
So pour in 4 eggs
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 1/2 cups hot water
and 1/2 cup vegetable oil
And then mix this all together.
Now, you don't want to over mix this.
You're really just looking to combine all the ingredients and
make sure that there's no flour
or cocoa powder left on the side.
In fact, I like to finish it off
by using a hand scraper
just scraping the sides and the bottom to make sure everything got in.
Now we're ready to divide the batter among the three pans.
I find that the easiest way to do this is to use a measuring cup
and just scoop it in.
I have found that it takes about 3 cups of the batter to
fill each pan evenly.
We're going to bake these in the 350 degree F oven for
30 to 35 minutes.
Make sure that you move the rack to the center so that you are baking the cake in the very center of the oven.
This will ensure the most even baking.
If you can only fit two of your cakes at a time, that's fine.
You can bake the third one right after.
Once they're done, remove them from the oven
and place them on a wire rack to cool
Let them cool for about 10 minutes before turning them over and
removing them from the pan.
While you are waiting for the cakes to cool you can go ahead and
put together your frosting
Now, I've used all kinds of frosting for this cake.
Including whipped chocolate ganache
which is pretty good.
Today we're making a chocolate cream cheese buttercream
which happens to be my favorite.
Start out with 8 ounces of cream cheese in a bowl and
add in 1 1/2 cups of softened butter
Use a hand mixer to whip this together.
Once it is light and fluffy
add in 1 1/2 cups cocoa powder
the kind of cocoa powder you use for this and the cake really matters
Use the highest quality cocoa powder you can find.
It really makes a difference.
Mix this together.
At this point I always add in a couple tablespoons of milk.
You may need to add more later.
Frosting is a fickle thing so the amount of milk you add can really vary.
So just eyeball it and trust yourself.
We're going to add in about 8 cups of powdered sugar total.
I like to add it in about 1 cup at a time.
In the end it should look a little something like this.
Now I'm going to finish mine off with a scraper just to make sure all of that powdered sugar gets mixed in
Once our cakes are cool we can put it all together with the frosting.
Trust me, this is the most decadent, divine chocolate cake.
Now put on those fat pants and enjoy a slice of the most amazing chocolate cake!
You can find the full written recipe in the video description.
Be sure to subscribe to my channel and check out my other great cooking videos.
There's over 100 restaurant quality recipes you can easily make at home
so there's sure to be something that you like!
See you later!
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