Ultimate Chocolate Cake

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[CulpFiction]

So for anybody wondering, I made this cake this weekend. I down-sized the recipe to 2/3 of everything for a two-layer cake instead of a 3-layer cake. I weighed out all the ingredients, opted to not include the GMS, used melted butter instead of canola oil, I added a small handful of dark chocolate chips to the cakes before baking, and baked the cakes for roughly 45 minutes. The recipe called for 40 minutes, but when tested with a fork poke, it was till slightly under cooked. 5 minutes later, the fork came out clean. Cooled the cakes in their pans on a wire rack. Frosted almost exactly like they did here.

And seriously... this is the single greatest chocolate cake I think I've ever tried. Not even exaggerating. It's moist, it's incredibly rich, it's decadent, it's spongey, it's dense yet velvety, and honestly even a two-layer cake will be way too much simply because of how rich it is. But omg is it good. Give it a try, seriously. Not disappointed at all.

[FrenchGuyCooking]

Love how the music gets cheeky when the action does as well

[Katalowins]

if you want to prevent some of the air bubbles in the frosting, just dip your metal piping tip in hot water before you apply each layer, or as needed. it also helps not to beat the frosting excessively in the mixing bowl.

[CrunchyCreamySweet]

This cake looks insanely good! LOVE the slow motion!

[sheruuu]

Watched the first video and I'm already amazed with chefsteps. The way the video was filmed was just pure HD.. every detail was so sharp and saturated. Love you guys already!
The recipe was good as well!!
Learnt some new tips!!
Thanxx!!
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[Sweetpopoto]

I made this last night! Oh boy - its the best cake I've ever had!! I used the half recipe in a 8 inch spring form pan. I accidentally added all the cocoa to the dry, but its a very forgiving recipe. I also didn't have half an egg so 3 tbsp of pure egg white works a treat. It was absolutely magical! I didn't frost it but wrapped it up and put it in the fridge. There are no words to describe this but try it yourself!! 11/10 would recommend. PS add a few tsp of coffee into the hot water it'll change your life ;)

[swetasmani]

I tried out this cake this last week, ITS AMAZING!! It's definitely a keeper and will be a staple on all occasions from now on 💕😊 Thank you chefsteps

[Jagdragon]

Made a four layer cake with this recipe...turned into a three layer because one of the cakes totally crumbled. I was able to get the other three to hold together enough to frost. You'd think to be that crumbly it would be dry as dust, but it wasn't. It had great flavor and was actually quite moist. Got a lot of compliments from people at the event. Will use the recipe again for sure.

[ultimateflips]

*_Hey mum, where did I put my glycerol monostearate?_*

[acarijana]

I died when they started playing that geoduck music

[Grotomode]

UPDATE:
Even though my cakes didnt rise as shown, they were perfectly moist and dense so I didnt need to add syrup at all. That might deprive it from the extra vodka kick but the cake definitely doesnt need more sweetness. In fact it needs to be reduced. And thats coming from a guy that always has a sweet tooth.
The buttercream needs HALF the amount of sugar. Thank god I tasted it before I added the whole amount proposed by the recipe. I suggest people do the same. Taste after you add half the quantity and then decide what to do.

[ricardse]

I made this today and it was seriously the fluffiest and most moist cake I'd ever eaten, homemade or store bought. This will definitely be my go to cake recipe.

[harrjitzuu]

I could litteraly smell the chocolaty goodness through screen. Nice one, chefsteps.

[Chrisbernstein]

So just went to get the weights and stuff on your website. Wow!! Your site is probably the best I've ever seen. Beautifully laid out and just amazing step by step instructions. The tips that you can open up is great. Yeah easily the best food website I've seen. Oh and the cake looks good too haha!

[PAFrogBoy]

YES! The return of my two favorite things about ChefSteps... The geoduck song and old style videos!

[ajayalva]

This cake is amazing!!! Made for my mom's Bday yesterday! Was Wonderful! Assembling was a bit difficult as I dont have any equipments... but just wonderful!

[DonnaBorooah]

If you replace part or all of the water with hot coffee, you get a really nice depth of chocolate flavour. And, I melt in a couple of ounces of dark chocolate at that stage as well.

[junghwakim]

This was my the first chocolate cake and it was successful! I made two layers instead of three and I made whipped chocolate ganache for frosting and put between each cake sheet. Very nice and decadant chocolate cake! Two thumbs up!! :)

[RadicalLife]

my eyes bulged when I saw the syrup brush

[mummifiedninja]

I love how much the team from ChefSteps absolutely love food. The time, care and respect that you all put into every recipe is just a joy to watch. This is my favorite channel on YouTube, a trend that I can see continuing. Thanks again for another amazing video and recipe.