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The Only Chocolate Cake Recipe You'll Ever Need With Claire Saffitz | NYT Cooking

NYT Cooking
2023 ж. 26 Қаз.
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Your next baking project is here: In this installment of “Try This at Home,” a series that guides you through different baking projects and techniques, Claire Saffitz is showing us how to make her recipe for chocolate cake.
This is Claire’s platonic ideal of a chocolate layered cake, perfect for adding to your regular baking rotation. Watch on to learn all of her smart tips and tricks.
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  • Thanks for having me! For additional dessert recipes, be sure to visit my KZhead channel.

    @CSaffitz@CSaffitz6 ай бұрын

    • Where is the recipe please

      @rosycambre501@rosycambre5016 ай бұрын

    • Linked in the description. Just a note, it may be paywalled.

      @kjdude8765@kjdude87656 ай бұрын

    • @@kjdude8765 Paywall came up in Chrome but not in Brave.

      @matthewwright57@matthewwright576 ай бұрын

    • You’re a woman after my own heart! Delicious flavor, texture, neat presentation & enough frosting so you taste it between the layers! I’m always disappointed when a 3 layer cake doesn’t get enough frosting between the layers-it just ruins it if you get the ratio wrong- and this recipe is perfect! I’m going to try this recipe this weekend! Thank you for sharing your recipes and your brilliance -you make it fun! 😊

      @TwiggyGrant1@TwiggyGrant16 ай бұрын

    • Ol’ Half-Sour Saffitz ❤

      @Dopefish76@Dopefish766 ай бұрын

  • I just love the fact that you get to learn the reasons why some ingredients go in a specific order or why they're added a certain way. Claire is phenomenal and I'm so happy to see her thrive in her element.

    @neldormiveglia1312@neldormiveglia13125 ай бұрын

  • I made this recipe and it's absolutely FIRE. The cakes bake so perfectly!! Sour cream as a substitute for the creme fraishe worked wonderfully! I love how soft this cake is and it holds its shape so well! Thank you so much Claire, this recipe was super fire!!!

    @user-iz9yl9mh5o@user-iz9yl9mh5o6 ай бұрын

    • Good to read that! My grandpa turns 90 in a month and grandma asked me to make a cake for everyone. I just had this in my recommendations and I think I’ll make it!

      @_Sabrina999@_Sabrina9996 ай бұрын

    • What is creme fraishe?

      @gameplaybackup5260@gameplaybackup52606 ай бұрын

    • @@_Sabrina999 I do recommend to frost the cake as soon as you make the buttercream. I put the buttercream in the fridge and it took forever to defrost and when it comes to room temperature, you have like a chance of it curdling (sometimes). The cakes however turned out super perfect, nice and moist and so tasty!! The sour cream/creme fraishe does the trick in keeping it so moist!

      @user-iz9yl9mh5o@user-iz9yl9mh5o6 ай бұрын

    • Isn't it too salty? She seems to add so much salt and uses very bitter/salty ingredients.. lol

      @Ahmed-pf3lg@Ahmed-pf3lg6 ай бұрын

    • It's also easier to get lactose-free sour cream than it is to get lactose-free creme fraishe.

      @tessat338@tessat3386 ай бұрын

  • I’m not even halfway through this, and I’m so impressed with how well she explains everything. I’m learning things I never knew I wanted to know 😁

    @bajaboolie@bajaboolie6 ай бұрын

    • Yes, that's Claire, the impatient, *perfectionist!* HaHa...Seriously, Claire is a consummate *pro,* & to me, her word is "culinary gospel."😊

      @poppykok5@poppykok56 ай бұрын

    • The parchment circle for sure!

      @gailmork53@gailmork536 ай бұрын

    • Happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

    • Yes, it’s the clarity. Everything is explained beautifully. Thank you so much. Amateur new grandpa practicing for first birthdays… twins!! :))

      @cove53@cove532 ай бұрын

  • No one does it like Claire 👸🏼

    @Olivia-yc4uq@Olivia-yc4uq6 ай бұрын

    • False this is basically Ina Garten’s recipe.

      @TylerCordaro@TylerCordaro6 ай бұрын

    • @@TylerCordaroThey all put their own spin on the recipe from the cocoa tin. I mix a good porter with the coffee, replace half the sugar with dark brown sugar & use a mixture of buttermilk & sour cream. Also, 1/4 t almond extract.

      @cynthiawilson8294@cynthiawilson82946 ай бұрын

    • @@TylerCordaroi mean all chocolate cake recipes are gonna be pretty similar to each other.

      @dahjiat.8562@dahjiat.85626 ай бұрын

    • ​@@TylerCordaroEvery generation needs a Martha Stewart

      @marcamusprime9513@marcamusprime95136 ай бұрын

    • @@TylerCordaro Guess what, "Mr. Wrong," this basic chocolate/coffee flavored cake recipe has been around & around for many years...I'm 70 years-old & ought to know it... *: )*

      @poppykok5@poppykok56 ай бұрын

  • I baked this cake. It was my first ever cake from scratch and it turned out PERFECT! So delicious! Thank you Claire! It's the perfect recipe and you made it so easy to follow. A+++

    @aairrun@aairrun6 ай бұрын

    • God Bless Claire Saffitz 🙏🍰 God Bless President Trump 🙏🇺🇸

      @JimboJones99@JimboJones996 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

    • Did you make the frosting also? I’m curious how it compares to other frosting?

      @beatrizsandoval4395@beatrizsandoval43953 ай бұрын

    • great job!

      @wge621@wge6213 ай бұрын

    • Can you describe how did you arrange the coffee?

      @melolita6126@melolita61262 ай бұрын

  • Ok I never comment but I had to come back to this video to comment. I have tried every chocolate cake recipe under the sun…… they’re always too crumbly, dry, or lack in flavor. This is truly the best. Perfect in every way. Flavorful, soft, stable. Now, my go-to recipe 🥲 Thank you so much Claire !!

    @isabellarosario7989@isabellarosario79895 ай бұрын

  • What I like about this cake is that despite the outward appearance of a very rustic and rough looking frosting, once you cut into it, you see these flawless and meticulously even layers that are no doubt the work of a perfectionist. I just think that it speaks a lot to who Claire is as a person

    @JoejoeReference@JoejoeReference6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

    • It speaks to using the same standardized cake pans for all three layers.

      @CockatooDude@CockatooDude2 ай бұрын

  • My Hungarian mother’s buttercream included a homemade pudding. When I lived in Germany during the 80’s my German landlady, who was locally famous for her baking, made frosting the same way. Less butter, less sweet, and just delicious!

    @marycain7424@marycain74246 ай бұрын

    • It's called a German Buttercream frosting. Makes a great frosting.

      @kjdude8765@kjdude87656 ай бұрын

    • Guess I should have watched the video

      @kjdude8765@kjdude87656 ай бұрын

    • When I was a child, in the 80s, there was a book of cake recipes that my mother had bought with the fashion magazine Burma (German I think?). Almost all cake recipes included a forsting in which either a pudding was prepared or a boxed pudding was used, and then the butter was added. I never dared to make a frosting of this type, but now that you mention that, I realize that all the pastries in that area of ​​Europe are handled in this way. Love it!

      @quiquetall@quiquetall6 ай бұрын

    • @@quiquetall i heard somewhere (some youTube video) that the german buttercream is not as stable as the others. i never found it a problem.

      @marycain7424@marycain74246 ай бұрын

    • One of the few recipes we have from my great-grandfather, who was a Hungarian pastry chef, is a hazelnut torte with a chocolate frosting. The frosting kind of has the same roots as this German buttercream, but... amped up a bit: there's no flour, just the dutch-processed cocoa, sugar, and water, and eight, count 'em, *eight* egg yolks (the whites go in the torte). The other difference is that you cook the pudding until it's way past pudding stage and well into thick goop territory, otherwise known as "egads my arms hurt".

      @martika14@martika146 ай бұрын

  • This is why I like Claire and her content. She has this deep bag of knowledge about baking and can scientifically explain why she chose to do what method. Shes the baking goat!

    @adamax08@adamax086 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

    • Her, Sohla, Brad, and Morocco were the legends at BA.

      @n3rdm4n36@n3rdm4n365 ай бұрын

    • She wasn't the first to do any of this, or the first to scientifically analyze the ingredients or their interactions

      @tylerdavis5701@tylerdavis5701Ай бұрын

    • @@tylerdavis5701 So? I didn't say she's the only one or the first one who does this. So what's your point then?

      @adamax08@adamax08Ай бұрын

  • The absolutely great thing about this is all the tips and tricks to make the cake look and taste fabulous! I'm 60 and just learned some awesome tips: cutting the round parchment, using parchment to keep the plate clean, always frost cut side down (seems obvious and yet😁). Thanks for not assuming we know all the small steps that make this beautiful and a definite keeper!

    @63Lsp@63Lsp6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

    • Hi would this cake be too sweet? Thanks

      @lelananh219@lelananh2192 ай бұрын

  • Claire, thank you so much for giving us amateurs the confidence and courage to take on baking this cake. I have cooked for my wife and kids for twenty-seven years but never baked anything. Your joy in cooking and helping us be better cooks is appreciated.

    @GDChadwell@GDChadwell5 ай бұрын

  • My grandfather was a German baker. He sorted his eggs by week on shelves to ensure the right egg texture was used… loads of insights, even in how to stack eggs on shelves. 😊

    @jhwheuer@jhwheuer6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • Every year, for my birthday, my mother would make a little Joffre chocolate cake. She only had one pan, small and heart-shaped, and she baked the layers one by one. It took her at least half a day to make, bless her, and my favourite part was that I got to clean the chocolate cream off the spoons and the bowl 😂 This cake reminds me a lot of that, it probably tastes amazing and has great texture!

    @ioanaalina5583@ioanaalina55834 ай бұрын

    • thank you. how nice.

      @kathleenstetler609@kathleenstetler6094 ай бұрын

  • I have now made this recipy a couple of times (followed it all to the letter no random substitutions) and honestly the cake itself is UNREAL I am not a big cake person but it was amazing! The only thing I would add is that the dark chocolate frosting is very rich, which for me was just a bit much. However I found that if I swapped about 3/4 of the dark chocolate in the frosting to milk that it was much easier to eat especially if you have picky eaters at the table. Regardless of that though this cake is spectacular!!! As always claire does it best and thank you as always for explaining the baking process fully as this would have helped me so much when I was first starting to bake!

    @nattieruiz7754@nattieruiz77545 ай бұрын

    • "if I swapped about 3/4 of the dark chocolate in the frosting to milk" - Milk choc bar or whole milk?

      @ashahmad89@ashahmad89Ай бұрын

    • @@ashahmad89 milk chocolate bar 😊 I still keep some dark in (I actually made this cake again this week) and it just made it a bit less rich as I couldnt even finish a full slice with so much dark choccie frosting!

      @nattieruiz7754@nattieruiz7754Ай бұрын

    • I’m thinking of making this for my son’s birthday for our at home family party. My son and niece are still younger kids( under 12). Di you add the coffee mixture to the cake mixture? I’ve seen on another channel, because this chef had kids, instead of using coffee m he just used boiling water. I’d imagine Thst would work just fine as well?

      @dolce616@dolce61621 күн бұрын

    • @@dolce616 yeah I have always used the coffee mixture when making it, but if you do it with boiling water let me know how it turns out! Would be good to know 😊

      @nattieruiz7754@nattieruiz775421 күн бұрын

  • This is the BEST tutorial I have ever seen on anything on KZhead 🤯 She's so smart and she KNOWS her craft 🔥

    @monroeglam@monroeglam3 ай бұрын

  • The most professional cake making demonstration on KZhead. Absolutely brilliant. Very, very nice presentation. Came across as totally natural.

    @thestudentcafe@thestudentcafe5 ай бұрын

  • She is so thorough and detailed with her demonstration. I love her videos. ❤

    @babygirl81069@babygirl810696 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I am a complete novice at baking but picked up the courage to try this recipe. I forgot to bloom the cocoa (added directly to dry ingredients by mistake) but the cake turned out STUPENDOUS. No one paid me to say this - this is the most delicious chocolate cake I have ever eaten. Thank you for the detailed recipe and video!

    @fareenaalam7572@fareenaalam75724 ай бұрын

    • Did you make the frosting also? Please tell me if it’s good or just okay?

      @beatrizsandoval4395@beatrizsandoval43953 ай бұрын

    • Yes I followed the recipe closely, including the frosting. It's delicious, chocolatey but also feels light.

      @fareenaalam7572@fareenaalam75723 ай бұрын

    • @@fareenaalam7572 Thanks for replying. Do you think it would be good if I add raspberry to the layers? I love chocolate and raspberry combined. My birthday is next Thursday so I want to make it.

      @beatrizsandoval4395@beatrizsandoval43953 ай бұрын

  • The level of description of each step and why - is absolutely perfection!

    @user-xx2zs7oh3m@user-xx2zs7oh3m3 ай бұрын

  • Made this for my family for thanksgiving. First time making a layer cake. It was time intensive but not to difficult! Having the video tutorial made it so much easier for me, I felt assured that I was doing it right. Thanks Claire, it turned out great, and It’s delicious!

    @mikki_s1100@mikki_s11005 ай бұрын

  • This is one of the best cooking videos on the entire Internet. ❤

    @jdshort@jdshort2 ай бұрын

  • Claire and these recipes are making me so happy! I love her teaching style and the filming.

    @goldacristine6470@goldacristine64703 ай бұрын

  • This is absolutely the best chocolate cake recipe I've seen. Thank you so much for sharing your work, I really appreciate it.

    @uncletigg1862@uncletigg18625 ай бұрын

  • In less than 3 minutes, Claire unlocks a mystery that's plagued me when baking cakes. That trick with the parchment is frickin' genius.

    @chuckdude4376@chuckdude43766 ай бұрын

    • It’s the first time I’ve seen the parchment trick, it’s great!

      @shiraleeana@shiraleeana6 ай бұрын

    • Ina does it, too. Jeffrey’s favorite trick. Well, almost.

      @joesantamaria5874@joesantamaria58746 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I love how you explained. You really know what you're talking about and your clean with what you say. Thank you. It was so enjoyable watching.

    @whippedkream11@whippedkream115 ай бұрын

  • I just made this cake. It’s absolutely gorgeous and so freaking delicious. I can’t wait to make it again!!!❤

    @kt2906@kt29066 ай бұрын

  • Absolutely beautiful. I always feel like I could bake anything after watching Claire explain it first.

    @davidminear@davidminear2 ай бұрын

  • One of the best chocolate cake recipes i ve come across with great attention to basics thats so well explained.. Thanks Claire

    @JJ-rv4lq@JJ-rv4lq2 ай бұрын

  • I’ve made this one three times! It’s amazing and the frosting is in my opinion the best part! The most important step I’d say is to not over cook the cake, it can get really dry if you over do it so you have to pay attention to that

    @gabriellewhite6194@gabriellewhite61946 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

    • Can you make it a day ahead of time ?

      @danielamoran879@danielamoran8796 ай бұрын

    • @@danielamoran879 definitely the best way to do it if you are well prepared and not a procrastinator like me lmao, you can just wrap up the cake layers in Saran Wrap and refrigerate / freeze them and just take them out when you’re ready to use them!

      @gabriellewhite6194@gabriellewhite61946 ай бұрын

    • @@danielamoran879most cakes can actually be wrapped and left out at room temp when they’re not iced yet. if you choose to refrigerate (makes it easier to frost), i would use a simple syrup or milk brushed on the cake before frosting for moisture since refrigerating dries the cake out :)

      @dahjiat.8562@dahjiat.85625 ай бұрын

    • ​@@dahjiat.8562thank you

      @kathleenstetler609@kathleenstetler6094 ай бұрын

  • I was just wishing for a Chocolate cake recipe from Claire and bam it dropped today! Wishes do come true♥♥

    @Jay.1106@Jay.11066 ай бұрын

    • Happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • Amazing video. She explains everything in a very comprehensive and nice to hear way❤

    @stillpickinganame5350@stillpickinganame53505 ай бұрын

  • Just made this for my daughters 2nd birthday. Seriously one of the best chocolate cakes I have ever made. It baked beautifully, the cake was perfectly moist and the flavor was deep chocolate without being too sweet, (I filled mine with marshmallow fluff)

    @amymuy6677@amymuy66775 ай бұрын

    • My birthday is next week and I’m searching for the best chocolate cake to bake at home.

      @beatrizsandoval4395@beatrizsandoval43954 ай бұрын

  • I watch your channel and love how you explain everything and easy to understand,I have been baking all my Adult life,well actually started when I was 13years old and I am still learning!Thanks for all you do!Love from Canada Ontario.

    @sonyabarkwell6077@sonyabarkwell60776 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • Those cake scraps are the all time best chef's treat, so moist and gooey. Great memories from my childhood :)

    @Sassa328@Sassa3286 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • love the detail on assembly and frosting the cake

    @wsckky@wsckky3 ай бұрын

  • Just finished making this cake. I just want to say thank you, Claire! I just bought your book because of the "no just cooks" part; that's like my whole identity - just cooking - cuz baking has discouraged me SO much. I've challenged myself to bake everything in the book at least once.

    @Victim2SuJu@Victim2SuJu2 ай бұрын

  • So glad to see that the difficult nature of stopping smoothing frosting affects even Claire!

    @clarebeelman9691@clarebeelman96916 ай бұрын

    • Happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • Such an excellent chocolate cake recipe. Claire, you know what you’re doing and I so appreciate your step-by-step presentation. ❤

    @beetroot48@beetroot486 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • Ok I never comment but I had to come back to this video to comment. I have tried every chocolate cake recipe under the sun…… they’re always too crumbly, dry, or lack in flavor. This is truly the best. Perfect in every way. Flavorful, soft, stable. Now, my go-to recipe Thank you so much Claire !!

    @user-ht5zo7tr7k@user-ht5zo7tr7k3 ай бұрын

  • Amazing! I’m a professional cake maker and I learnt a thing or two here. Thank you! What a refreshing presentation style too. Loved it. ❤

    @christinegivens9048@christinegivens90485 ай бұрын

  • oh my god do I love NYT cooking with the jazz and the recipes 👩‍🍳😘

    @audreyyan9170@audreyyan91706 ай бұрын

  • I'm here for Claire! Love her content and it's so fun to see her in a professional set again. I miss her in the BA test kitchen.

    @bth5202@bth52026 ай бұрын

    • Happy Veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • This looks so good. Wonderful demonstration and instructions!

    @andreav6048@andreav60485 ай бұрын

  • realized that what I like about Claire's explanations of her process is that it sounds scientific. and I guess with baking, it is so precise that it is somewhat scientific. but I like do understand why something works or is important.

    @galaxy_mosaic3587@galaxy_mosaic35876 ай бұрын

    • Exactly like I need to know why somethings in a recipe so I don't question it

      @traviswalden3151@traviswalden31516 ай бұрын

    • Baking and desserts are extremely scientific relative to savory courses, which is why attempts at doing Top Chef/Chopped type shows for desserts haven't worked out, the discipline doesn't mesh with improv.

      @kirblar@kirblar6 ай бұрын

    • Happy Veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • Just the best video of a chocolate cake. Clear explanation and very doable. 🎉

    @clauzingc51@clauzingc516 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • What an incredible job. So well thought out and explained. Thank you.

    @sg777sg@sg777sg6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I love baking pies, cookies and the like from scratch but have never had the confidence to try my hand at a cake….until today! Claire explained everything so beautifully and it honestly made me feel like I could be successful 😂 Thank you for sharing your talents 🌸🌺

    @elizabeth3405@elizabeth34054 ай бұрын

  • The color grading of this video is next level!

    @suri4Musiq@suri4Musiq6 ай бұрын

  • Love you Claire…have tried lots of chocolate cakes before, this looks amazing can’t wait to bake!

    @donnalrosenberg@donnalrosenberg6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I have a somewhat similar recipe for chocolate layer cake that I've made many times, with varying results. It was fascinating to watch you go through the steps and show me how to do it CORRECTLY! It seemed like you and I were alone, and you were telling me everything I've ever wanted to know about making a cake. I found myself hanging on your every word! Thank you so much for this!

    @letjoanin@letjoanin6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • As a pastry chef I love your recipe and your easy style. Thank you

    @lindaglover3321@lindaglover3321Ай бұрын

  • Can I say this: I love your pink KitchenAid - it’s just so cute 💕✨🤗

    @ME-wc3px@ME-wc3px2 ай бұрын

  • I made a layer cake from a box for my boyfriend's birthday this year, first time trying it and it turned out alright, I'm glad I was able to intuit about half of the technique for assembling it, I'll have to try the full recipe and the tricks I missed for next year! Definitely seems like something accessible but still wonderful.

    @LucasTheDrgn@LucasTheDrgn6 ай бұрын

    • Cooks shouldn't feel bad about box cakes. If you can doctor the box cake with additional pudding and other addins, it can be a very reliable member of your repertoire. It has just the right amount of chemicals to give you consistent results. I would make Claire's cake too, for a special occasion.

      @mrtodd3620@mrtodd36206 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • Obsessed with Claire and so excited to try this recipe! Thanks NYT Cooking! 💕

    @floraluxla@floraluxla6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • The most beautiful piece of cake making,no that ain't no cake that is a gift,I want to say thank you,love this recipe!

    @shubhambagchi7865@shubhambagchi78656 ай бұрын

    • Happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I'm so glad to see Claire in a professional kitchen again.

    @HarryCopperPot@HarryCopperPot6 ай бұрын

  • My birthday is soon. I haven't baked a cake in so long. I will be making this for myself. Hopefully I can make this just as good with a hand whisk.

    @bermei5187@bermei51876 ай бұрын

  • The “therapeutic-pleasure” music. 😂Then when you force yourself to stop frosting, the music stops! That is exactly how I feel when I’m frosting my cakes. ❤

    @cat07777@cat077776 ай бұрын

  • That was awesome. I love complicated/complexed recipes. I hope to make this soon.

    @condeerogers5858@condeerogers58585 ай бұрын

  • My birthday is in December and I always bake my own cake. This is definitely the recipe I’m going to try! It looks so perfectly balanced and pretty approachable. Thank you, Claire. 🎉

    @thisispeacefull@thisispeacefull6 ай бұрын

    • Happy Birthday from NC

      @suncatcherone3995@suncatcherone39956 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

    • Happy birthday 🎉 same my birthday is in December 27th can t wait to try this cake

      @josianemukasa3434@josianemukasa34345 ай бұрын

    • Did you make it? My birthday is next month and I want to make the best chocolate cake ever.

      @beatrizsandoval4395@beatrizsandoval43954 ай бұрын

    • ​@@beatrizsandoval4395 yes i made the cake and it was delicious

      @josianemukasa3434@josianemukasa34343 ай бұрын

  • A misplaced audio file at 12:12 😅

    @rachelmoglen4532@rachelmoglen45326 ай бұрын

    • Good catch, thank you! The issue has now been fixed.

      @NYTCooking@NYTCooking6 ай бұрын

  • Claire, you’re an alchemist!

    @leliarzoglou@leliarzoglou2 ай бұрын

  • Things I learned from making this recipe (besides how to make a cake and frosting from scratch): Parchment paper circle trick How and why to bloom cocoa How to make pudding What a crumb coat is Thanks Claire!

    @MalodorousYeti@MalodorousYeti5 ай бұрын

  • This tutorial is awesome! As a cooking enthusiast, having cooking channel, I appreciate your effort in teaching new recipes

    @Mangio-GourmetChannel@Mangio-GourmetChannel6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I ❤ a cocoa chocolate cake. I ❤ a Claire recipe (her carrot cake from cookbook #1 is the best), but have only made egg white buttercreams, so an egg yolk buttercream will be fun to try. Looks like it will be amazing.

    @callioscope@callioscope6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • This cake is AMAZING! I didn't have that creme you added, and didn't have sour cream too so I just used milk and for cake batter I forgot to add the oil but it turned out so GOOD. I did this for my father's birthday, he and everybody else loved it.

    @hebele_@hebele_4 ай бұрын

  • not really into baking, but this makes me want to try baking a cake myself! I would trust Claire with my life lol thank you, Claire!

    @awdriilagan@awdriilagan6 ай бұрын

  • Thanks for this! Great explanations ♥ I made a chocolate cake about a week ago and it was aggressively meh, so I definitely want to try this one.

    @Rime_in_Retrograde@Rime_in_Retrograde6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I like how she explains the reasons for everything she does, not many Cooking presenters do this, at least not so well. Cake looks amazing, although I'm scared to think how many calories are in each slice 😅 But I still would love to make it 👍

    @mechanicalpants@mechanicalpants6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I’m not even halfway through this, and I’m so impressed with how well she explains everything.

    @simplycm@simplycm5 ай бұрын

  • 22:00 hahaha the chill music cutting off for a sec once claire says OK IM STOPPING!!!! ✋️ 😂

    @aleks-33@aleks-336 ай бұрын

  • Unlike many video recipes, this is one I feel as though I can tackle with a great deal of confidence - because I have been given a boatload of information and demonstration. Thank you so much. Your cake looks and sounds heavenly; I can’t wait to create this as a gift for family and friends. Patricia

    @jimdavidson3345@jimdavidson33453 ай бұрын

    • Yeah, Id really love to know how you can make a cake with confidence from a vodeo recipie that doesent mention how much of the ingredients youre supposed to use at all.

      @jakubbraun1041@jakubbraun10412 ай бұрын

    • @@jakubbraun1041the recipe’s in the description

      @inamib.9786@inamib.97862 ай бұрын

  • Love it. I really hope we can get more of these "go-to" high quality but low (or mid-low) technique and unique ingredient cake recipes. I'd love to have a playlist of go-to recipes for all sorts of cakes, cupcakes and so on that aren't insane like say on SeriousEats (love the site) where the investment (time, technique and ingredients) is just too advanced for what I'm wanting to end up with. I just want a cake for family or friends, not to win first place at a county bake off or something. Personally if I was to make this cake I'd love for one of the layers to substitute the chocolate buttercream for something like cherry or black/raspberry filling. I just love that mixture of chocolate with fruit filling like that rather than all chocolate cake plus all chocolate buttercream. Just like a vanilla cake with strawberry filling or lemon filling.

    @nathanp2007@nathanp20076 ай бұрын

    • Try maybe going in a sachertorte direction and incorporate apricot jam in it

      @daveprice5911@daveprice59116 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I baked it before but I'm planning to make it again for my bday by adding crunch chocolate pieces in between the layers!! Hope it turns out delicious again 😋

    @vikipuga5161@vikipuga51616 күн бұрын

  • I loved having each step explained and with context

    @Leopard_Lover@Leopard_Lover6 ай бұрын

    • Happy Veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • you are a gift to others....so gorgeous, as you are as well. Thank you for this moment in cooking a stunning cake.

    @user-to4hq5pl8m@user-to4hq5pl8m6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I don't usually comment but after a lot of trys the last years I tell you that is the best cake I have ever tried, easy and not too sweet!!! The buttercream for me is fire🔥

    @annitanastou4839@annitanastou48396 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I haven't tried the cake itself, I just made the buttercream to use as frosting for a different cake. It is absolutely intense, great flavor if you only eat a tiny bit, but way too much otherwise. So I ended up adding whipped cream from two cups of heavy cream (and 1/2 c granulated sugar) to tone it down a bit. That definitely helped but it still is quite strong. Very buttery. It is delicious now since I didn't use a very thick layer of it plus a different mild vanilla filling inside the cake. Having said that, I definitely will be saving other recipes from Claire, she is an amazing instructor and a highly skilled baker. This filling was just a bit much for us, is all. Much love to Claire!

    @tereservsherman4318@tereservsherman4318Ай бұрын

  • I remember a chocolate cake recipe from the Hershey's can that was excellent. It also used hot water in the recipe (I made it into hot coffee, of course). Very moist, light cake, with great flavor. This recipe reminds me of that one.

    @FigaroHey@FigaroHey3 ай бұрын

  • I really want a rich, moist, dense cake like my Aunt Cake (Kate, only I thought her name was "Cake," because she baked the best cakes for me for every single silly holiday and birthdays!) made in the 1970's. I think she used either evaporated milk or sweetened condensed milk in the recipe and her frosting tasted so good. I have never had another cake like it. It was like eating a meal.

    @dsddala467@dsddala4676 ай бұрын

  • That is awesome - it looks amazing and looks like it tastes amazing. I've been looking for a cake recipe just like this - very chocolatey but no overwhelming with a light fluffy chocolatey frosting. That really does look like "the one"! 😁👍

    @fredrichardson9761@fredrichardson97616 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • A great end to a wonderful year of your cooking videos. Merry Christmas!

    @chrislora8895@chrislora88954 ай бұрын

  • I made it yesterday for my friend, it is so SO GOOD 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾 thank you !!!

    @salmasb9109@salmasb91096 ай бұрын

    • Happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • Just made this and it exceeded my expectations. Thanks.

    @truirf@truirf6 ай бұрын

    • Happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • Love this so much. Going to bake next week for my birthday (I always bake my own so I get exactly what I want, and I love baking). If you bake a lot, just order parchment rounds that fit your pans.

    @MHHamm@MHHamm6 ай бұрын

    • I’m glad I’m not the only person who bakes my own birthday cake! 😂 I don’t even really celebrate my birthday, but I love cakes

      @TheBLGL@TheBLGL6 ай бұрын

    • @@TheBLGL me too... It's just an excuse to eat good cake! Ha!

      @MHHamm@MHHamm6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I am going to have to try this for the holiday season. it looks beautiful and yummy. I love how approachable this is to someone that doesn't really bake. cheers.

    @HaunaniPao@HaunaniPao6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • This looks lovely! I'll make this recipe for my fathers' birthday next month ^^

    @mariavilaens@mariavilaens3 ай бұрын

  • Stop the presses!! A Claire best chocolate cake recipe!?!?!? Perfect to bake this weekend!

    @seriliaykilel@seriliaykilel6 ай бұрын

    • Happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • I love this recipe! The chocoholic in me is smiling :) I did something interesting because I had some leftover Guinness beer in my fridge. I substituted out the coffee for the same amount of simmered Guinness and had great results!

    @AzaleaSprouts@AzaleaSprouts6 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • Thank you 🙏😊

    @bethlimestioas6027@bethlimestioas60274 күн бұрын

  • Making this today. Can’t wait!

    @sprboston@sprboston6 ай бұрын

  • I made this recipe for thanksgiving. Everyone loved it. I used sour cream as substitute and I used fine pastry flour instead of cake flour and it came out perfect. The only thing I would like to modify in the future is the saltiness and sweetness. My palette doesn’t like too sweet or salty. And I found this salty.

    @ayylexia28@ayylexia285 ай бұрын

    • What kind of salt did you use?

      @KTK-mp7iw@KTK-mp7iw4 ай бұрын

  • This is off topic but, I've seen videos of Claire before and I must say that, after a looong time not seeing any of her videos, she looks so much happier and vibrant. Like she's in a better place, I don't know. It's nice to see. The cake looks delicious, also.

    @0oYCRo0@0oYCRo06 ай бұрын

    • happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • Such an ultimate chocolate cake. I would go off my diet for a slice in this fabulous cake.

    @shellymcdonnell9019@shellymcdonnell90192 ай бұрын

  • I had a craving for some chocolate cake. I normally just use a box mix. But I thought I'd give this recipe a try. WOW! Just WOW! This is by far the BEST chocolate cake I've ever made AND eaten. Incredibly moist & that FROSTING! OMG. I used 'salted butter' so the salt content was a bit high but even with that, this cake was amazing. Next time I'll use unsalted butter OR just cut back on the salt. I do love salt (more than usual) though added to sweets. I must say, this is NOT an 'easy' or 'quick' recipe. But it's worth the time & effort! Thanks for sharing this. It's a keeper & will be part of my 'repertoire' when it comes to baking.

    @markwpatterson@markwpatterson3 ай бұрын

  • I feel like German buttercream does not get enough love, so it was nice to see it used in this cake recipe!

    @SmallTownFudge@SmallTownFudge6 ай бұрын

    • Happy veterans day!

      @jovannigerosa6735@jovannigerosa67356 ай бұрын

  • INGREDIENTS Yield:10 servings FOR THE CAKE Room-temperature butter, for greasing the pans 2cups/260 grams cake flour 2¼cups/450 grams granulated sugar 2teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt or 1 teaspoon Morton kosher salt 1½teaspoons baking soda 1½teaspoons baking powder 1cup/80 grams unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy ¾cup/177 grams strong freshly brewed coffee, steaming hot 1cup/240 grams crème fraîche, at room temperature 1tablespoon vanilla extract 5large eggs plus 2 large yolks, at room temperature ¾cup/180 grams neutral oil, such as avocado or vegetable FOR THE BUTTERCREAM 8ounces/226 grams semisweet chocolate (54 to 64 percent cacao), finely chopped 1cup/240 grams whole milk ½cup/100 grams granulated sugar 3tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder, sifted if lumpy 2tablespoons all-purpose flour 1½teaspoons Diamond Crystal kosher salt or ¾ teaspoon Morton kosher salt 4large egg yolks 1¼cups/284 grams unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon-size pieces, at room temperature 2teaspoons vanilla extract Add to Your Grocery List Ingredient Substitution Guide Nutritional Information PREPARATION Make the recipe with usWatch Step 1 Arrange an oven rack in the upper third of the oven and another in the lower third. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat the bottom and sides of 3 (8-inch) cake pans with butter, then line the bottoms with rounds of parchment paper and smooth the parchment to eliminate air bubbles. Step 2 In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the cake flour, granulated sugar, salt, baking soda and baking powder; mix on low speed just until combined. Step 3 Bloom the cocoa: In a medium bowl, whisk to combine the cocoa powder and hot coffee. Add the crème fraîche and vanilla, then whisk until completely smooth. Set aside. Step 4 In a separate medium bowl, whisk the 5 whole eggs and 2 yolks until smooth; set aside. Step 5 Mix the batter: To the stand mixer bowl, add the oil and half of the cocoa mixture; mix on low speed just until the flour is completely coated in the liquid ingredients. Pause the mixer and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl, then mix on medium until smooth and pasty, about 30 seconds. Pause and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl again, then add the whisked eggs and remaining cocoa mixture. Beat on medium speed, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl once or twice, until the batter is very silky and has the consistency of thin pancake batter, about 1 minute. Step 6 Pour the batter into the prepared pans, dividing evenly. (For uniform layers, use a scale - you’ll get about 550 grams of batter per pan.) Transfer the pans to the oven, positioning two on the upper rack and one on the lower, staggering them so the pans above don’t block the one below. Bake, rotating the top two pans side to side and rack to rack after 20 minutes, until the tops of the cakes are domed, springy to the touch and a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the centers comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Step 7 Remove the pans from the oven and let cool completely on a wire rack. Step 8 To make the buttercream, start with the pudding base: Place the chocolate in the clean bowl of the stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. In a small saucepan, combine the milk and ¼ cup/50 grams of the sugar. Bring to a simmer over medium, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar, then remove from the heat and set aside. In a medium bowl, add the cocoa powder, flour, salt and remaining ¼ cup/50 grams sugar, and whisk until combined. Add the yolks to the bowl and whisk slowly to combine (it will seem very thick at first, but will loosen up), then whisk more vigorously until the mixture is pale, thick and smooth. Whisking the yolk mixture constantly, slowly stream in about half of the warm milk mixture, then whisk the contents of the bowl back into the saucepan. Set the saucepan over medium-low heat and cook, whisking constantly and scraping against the sides, until thick and bubbling, 1 to 3 minutes. Immediately scrape the pudding over the chocolate in the stand mixer bowl. Step 9 Make the buttercream: Let the pudding mixture sit for a few minutes, so the heat gently melts the chocolate, then mix with the paddle on low speed until the chocolate is completely melted and the pudding is smooth and glossy. Increase the speed to medium and beat until the outside of the bowl is cool to the touch, 10 to 15 minutes. With the mixer running, add the butter a couple of pieces at a time, waiting for each addition to incorporate into the pudding before adding the next, until you have a smooth, glossy, spreadable frosting. Stop the mixer, thoroughly scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl, and add the vanilla. Beat once more just until evenly mixed. Step 10 Unmold and level the cakes: Use a butter knife or small offset spatula to cut around the cooled cakes, pressing the blade firmly against the sides of the pans to loosen them. Invert the cakes onto a wire rack, remove the parchment paper if necessary, then invert again onto a second rack or cutting board so they’re domed side up. Holding a serrated knife parallel to the work surface, slice horizontally through the surface of each cake to level the layers. (The scraps are perfect for snacking.) Step 11 Place one of the layers cut side-down on a serving plate, cake stand or cardboard cake round. Dollop about 1 cup buttercream in the center, then use an offset spatula to spread it evenly all the way to the edges. Place a second layer cut side-down over the first, center it, then top with another 1 cup of buttercream. Place the third layer on top, cut side-down, pressing gently to level it. Scrape about half of the remaining buttercream over the top of the cake, then use the spatula to spread it across the surface and down the sides, covering the entire cake in a very thin layer of frosting. (The cake will show through in several places; this is just the crumb coat.) Transfer the cake to the refrigerator and chill just until the frosting is firm, 10 to 15 minutes, then cover with the remaining frosting. Step 12 The assembled cake will keep, loosely covered at room temperature, for 1 day. (Before covering the cake, chill it for 15 minutes so the frosting can firm up.) After 24 hours, refrigerate the cake and be sure to tightly cover any cut surfaces. Bring the cake to room temperature before serving.

    @kenbair@kenbair6 ай бұрын

    • Wish I could copy this but KZhead doesn't allow. Thank you so much for this.

      @VicToria-sd1dn@VicToria-sd1dnАй бұрын

    • Wish I could copy this but KZhead doesn't allow. Thank you so much for this.

      @VicToria-sd1dn@VicToria-sd1dnАй бұрын

    • Thank you!

      @kayo5291@kayo5291Ай бұрын

  • I never have to level my cake layers since I discovered cake strips. Seriously they are an amazing tool for getting perfectly flat cake layers. You just soak them in water and put them around your cake pans.

    @ajohnson153@ajohnson1534 ай бұрын

    • Same here

      @beatrizsandoval4395@beatrizsandoval43953 ай бұрын

  • looks brilliant. can't wait to make it.

    @EnglishwithAlan@EnglishwithAlan4 ай бұрын
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