Cake, Chocolate - ecnivo/Recipes GitHub Wiki

By Bon Appetit

Makes 2x 8 inch cake layers

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/easiest-chocolate-birthday-cake

Ingredients

  • 163g = ¾ cup vegetable oil, plus more for pan

  • 160g = 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour

  • 250g = 1¼ cups granulated sugar

  • 8g = 1¾ tsp. baking powder

  • 1.2g = ¼ tsp. baking soda

  • 7.5g = 1¼ tsp. kosher salt

  • 96g = ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 2 large eggs

  • 238g = 1 cup milk

  • 5g = 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

Place a rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°. Grease bottom and sides of a 9" round cake pan with vegetable oil. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper, smoothing to eliminate air bubbles.

Whisk 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour, 1¼ cups granulated sugar, 1¾ tsp. baking powder, ¼ tsp. baking soda, and 1¼ tsp. kosher salt in a large bowl.

Note: if you wish to create different flavours for each layer, now is a good time to split the "cake mix" before sifting in cocoa. A matcha substitute has been tested, with 2 Tbsp matcha powder + 1/4 cup (34g) flour for one layer, and 1/4 cup cocoa powder for the second layer. Sift ½ cup cocoa powder into bowl, then whisk to combine.

Whisk 2 large eggs, ¾ cup vegetable oil, and 1 tsp. vanilla extract in a medium bowl until well combined and creamy, about 30 seconds. Using a spatula, mix egg mixture into dry ingredients until fully incorporated. It will be thick and pasty.

Warm 1 cup milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until it comes to just a bare simmer—make sure it doesn’t come to a boil. Whisk warmed milk into batter until lump-free and just combined; do not overmix.

Immediately transfer batter to prepared pan. Tap pan a few times on work surface to encourage some of the bubbles to escape.

Bake cake, turning pan halfway through, until a cake tester (or toothpick!) inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, 40–50 minutes.

NO CONVECTION

Transfer to a wire rack and let cake cool in pan.

Caution: this cake rises SIGNIFICANTLY.

Decorating

  • 478g = 2 cups of heavy cream
  • 133g = 2/3 cups sugar

Beat to stiff peaks. It's crucial to place the cake round centered on the lazy susan. Recommended tools: bench scraper to get flat sides and flat top. Flat tops of each layer before stacking more on top.