Need Choc Cake Help - (Did Own Scratch-Off)
Baking By meredith1851 Updated 14 May 2010 , 12:59pm by Lita829
I tested 2 choc cake recipes and both were good, but the one I was partial to had a few issues I would want to resolve before baking for others. It had cocoa, buttermilk, oil & coffee. It was yummy, but looked greasy/shiny and a bit too light and airy with no dome. How can I fix these 3 things?
I took part in the original scratch off and I know which recipe you are taking about. How long are you beating your eggs. They should be thick and lemon colored. Also, I add the oil, buttermilk, and other ingredients VERY slowly.
When you master this recipe (and you will), you and the people you bake it for will absolutely LOVE it!
I am pretty sure I beat the eggs with all the other ingrediants that were pretty much just dumped into the bowl. I have a feeling the oil might be the culprit as the other scratch-off I made didn't have oil..it had sour cream only......and that recipe made a denser cake with a slight cracked dome and no tacky/slimy top whatsoever.....thoughts?
I am pretty sure I beat the eggs with all the other ingrediants that were pretty much just dumped into the bowl. I have a feeling the oil might be the culprit as the other scratch-off I made didn't have oil..it had sour cream only......and that recipe made a denser cake with a slight cracked dome and no tacky/slimy top whatsoever.....thoughts?
I beat the eggs until they are thick and frothy. I add the oil in a thin stream to emulsify it with the eggs. I then do the same thing with the buttermilk. Then the same with the vanilla and coffee-chocolate mixuture. Once I add the sugar-dry mixture, a heaping serving spoon at a time. I let it beat for several minutes at medium-high speed. I do this all the time and I haven't had any problems.
HTH 
Thank you very much! Was this for the black magic scratch off if you don't mind me asking?
Thank you very much! Was this for the black magic scratch off if you don't mind me asking?
You're welcome! There were 3 recipes that were all very similar. The one I am talking about is the double chocolate layer cake from Epicurious. I believe that the Epicurious cake, the black magic chocolate cake, and Wicked Wanda's cake were all very similar in ingredients and preparation.
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