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Monday, March 2, 2009

Double Chocolate Layer Cake

5Okay, I lied, no lemon curd today instead you get cake, chocolate cake. On a previous post Charity from Sweet Charity Pie left me a comment asking if I'd like to collaborate with her on a cake. My response was YES. I'm a scaredy cat baker and doing something like this would help propel me out of my comfort zone. Because it was her idea and she'd been craving chocolate cake we went with Ina Garten's Double Chocolate Layer Cake.

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The recipe was surprisingly easy. I followed the it with my only change being the size of the cake pans I used. I baked it in 3 six inch pans turning it into a triple layer chocolate cake. I had some extra batter and made 5 cuppycakes as well. I made the frosting that went with the recipe but like Charity I didn't add the egg yoke or the coffee. Instead of using all semisweet chocolate I used 3 oz of Starbucks Mocha Dark Chocolate.

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I almost forgot to tell you...the cake, it was actually pretty good and definitely moist. As some of you may remember I don't like chocolate especially chocolate cake. I think a big part of that dislike was that I hadn't had a "good" cake made with quality chocolate and not from a box. While I am not running to the kitchen for another slice of cake I wouldn't turn up my nose if offered one. Please hop over to visit Charity and see how hers turned out.

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The photos are courtesy of my sitter, Karolyn. Thanks Miss Karolyn!

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40 comments:

  1. Monica HMarch 2, 2009 at 11:09 PM

    Your cake is so tal and beautiful. I love that you used the smaller pans. I want to reach through the screen and eat this. YUM!

    I have made this cake before, but that was prior to my blogging days and I don't have any pics of it. I want chocolate cake now!

    Glad you liked the coca-cola cake. Did you take pics of yours? I'd love to see it. And thank you for your kind comment of my blog. It means so much.

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  2. SaraMarch 2, 2009 at 11:20 PM

    This looks amazing, and the pictures are great!

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  3. Rosa's Yummy YumsMarch 3, 2009 at 12:01 AM

    Delicious! That moist and luscious cake looks incredibly good!

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  4. ♥Rosie♥March 3, 2009 at 12:09 AM

    Your cake looks stunning and my fav a choccy cake too oh yum!

    Rosie x

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  5. angieMarch 3, 2009 at 12:24 AM

    This cake looks so good! I need to find an excuse to make one soon. I love chocolate cake. Especially for breakfast. What time do you guys get up?!

    Great pics, too!

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  6. Monica HMarch 3, 2009 at 1:21 AM

    Ingrid,

    I tagged you for an award/meme on my blog!

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  7. ElyseMarch 3, 2009 at 1:40 AM

    Oh man does this look delicious. If this chocolate cake can make a non-chocolate lover accept another slice, then it must be good! Great collaboration between you and Sweet Charity!

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  8. Donna-FFWMarch 3, 2009 at 7:03 AM

    Oh MY, starbucks mocha dark chocolate, yum. Your cake looks SUPERB, Ingrid. I love it. I also love how you decorated it!

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  9. The Blonde DuckMarch 3, 2009 at 7:04 AM

    It makes me wish I could eat chocolate!

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  10. oneordinarydayMarch 3, 2009 at 7:18 AM

    I love that you used smaller cake pans - it makes your cake look so elegant.
    I'm going to try this recipe the next time I need a cake for something. And I'm looking for that chocolate the next time I'm at Target/Starbuck's!
    Michelle
    http://oneordinaryday.wordpress.com/

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  11. RisaMarch 3, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    Your cake turned out beautiful. Bravo for trying something new!

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  12. The Food LibrarianMarch 3, 2009 at 8:11 AM

    OMG! That cake is soooo tall and beautiful!!!

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  13. BridgetMarch 3, 2009 at 8:38 AM

    That looks SO, SO good! Love the chocolate chips scattered around the bottom! :)

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  14. AnonymousMarch 3, 2009 at 9:37 AM

    oh mine, the chocolate cake looks so sinful, but i love it. especially the last photo, excellent shot :)

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  15. RecipeGirlMarch 3, 2009 at 10:02 AM

    What a fabulous looking cake! You did such a nice job w/ it... and the pics are droolworthy :)

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  17. AnonymousMarch 3, 2009 at 10:45 AM

    The cake look perfect! The photos literally make me wanna lick the screen :P

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  18. CMMarch 3, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    Yay!!
    Gorgeous photos... I really like how you changed up the pan size and made a really tall cake, and the cuppies look so tempting!
    I'm thinking this will probably become my favorite chocolate cake recipe :)
    Thanks so much for baking this with me... I'm really looking forward to round two!!
    ~Char

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  19. StephanieMarch 3, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    THat last picture is so adorable, eep!! I might have to make this one time for that Wilton class i'm taking. (I was just signed up for class 2! we'll see how it goes! but my roses in class 1 are PITIFUL!...i blame it on being the only lefty! :)

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  20. JodiMarch 3, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    Ingrid, this chocolate cake looks so delicious! I wish you could come to my house and make it for me...or even just bring over a slice! :)Chocolate layer cake is probably one of my favorite desserts.

    Thanks for the comments on my blog. Don't worry about the tag. If you come across it, that'd be great, but just don't go to any trouble! I actually had a hard time finding them myself. But I'm so grateful for your offer! :)

    Have a great day!

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  21. AnonymousMarch 3, 2009 at 2:25 PM

    this cake looks sooo good!! now I'm craving chocolate cake

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  22. PamMarch 3, 2009 at 2:37 PM

    I'll take a large slice with a glass of milk please.

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  23. ReeniMarch 3, 2009 at 4:17 PM

    I'll have seconds! It looks so fudgy and scrumptious. This would satisfy my chocolate craving!

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  24. LoMarch 3, 2009 at 4:52 PM

    Just look at that cake. It's gorgeous. No hard feelings about the lemon curd here. Just serve me uppa slice-o-that cake! Pleez.

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  25. GingerMarch 3, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    Oh my, that cake looks amazing!! Let me know if you can't find banana extract!! Your photos are great!!

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  26. MariaMarch 3, 2009 at 6:07 PM

    Fabulous job on the cake! It looks like a winning recipe!

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  27. pepsakoyMarch 3, 2009 at 7:22 PM

    Ohh..it looks scrumptious indeed !!

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  28. graceMarch 4, 2009 at 8:55 AM

    obviously, i'd rather have the chocolate cake. any day of any week. and it's perfect--bravo!

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  29. Clumbsy CookieMarch 4, 2009 at 11:41 AM

    OMG! Now that's a cake!

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  30. Sara @ Our Best BitesMarch 4, 2009 at 3:16 PM

    Gorgeous!!

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  31. HelenMarch 4, 2009 at 3:59 PM

    wow it looks amazing! the frosting looks delicious.

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  32. PuraVidaMarch 4, 2009 at 10:11 PM

    This looks amazing. Where did you get that cake stand? It is adorable.

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  33. LoriMarch 5, 2009 at 9:03 AM

    Oh so delicious. I love that first picture. The way you swirled it totally goes with the cake stand.

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  34. How To Eat A CupcakeMarch 5, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    I'm droooooooling over those photos!! :P

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  35. AiméeMarch 6, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    Super gorgeous!!! I love chocolate in any form, but cake is so satisfying. Bravo.

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  36. Wendy TerryMarch 8, 2009 at 11:13 PM

    This chocolate cake looks so good!! It makes me want to bake a cake. I love the cake stand.

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  37. ErinsFoodFilesMarch 14, 2009 at 11:01 PM

    This looks amazing! Great job!

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  38. UPrintingJuly 22, 2009 at 8:57 PM

    Well, this is definitely a good alternative to lemon curd. :D
    Is the cake double-layered? Then why am I seeing three layers of cake? (I must be going crazy... the effect of chocolate, maybe?)

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  39. Baking MommaAugust 12, 2009 at 11:15 AM

    I so have to try this one out. I used to love chocolate cake. But over the years I have not found one that really suites my chocolate needs. Maybe this one will be the winner

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  40. beckyNovember 19, 2009 at 3:13 PM

    this just looks too amazing!

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~ingrid