You have no idea how I have been jonesing for that perfect chocolate cake, and now its within reach. Turned out perfect in taste and texture until I couldnt wait for it to cool, tried to turn it over so I could have the flat side up top to cover in chocolate, and accidentally broke it into two crumbly halves. Last night I took it out, put the frosting on, and left it on my countertop overnight. The glaze stayed soft, and tasted luscious. And one person told me I should start a business, and another told me it was the best cake shes ever eaten. ahem::Cincinnati::ahem. Last month though, my spouse asked for a white wine/olive oil cake for her birthday, so I googled a yellow cake version of this recipe, subbed olive oil for the vegetable oil and white wine for the water. Helme. I used to make something sweet once a week from your site or book, but a few years ago we left for six months of cycling in Europe and hiking in the US Southwest (we live in Victoria, BC), and I transitioned to a fish + plants diet along the way. Im loving how you link to recipes in Instagram, but Im making more of your recipes than I ever did. Thank you! So do I double the recipe if I want to make a 913 cake? I am quarantined at home and dont have any more all purpose flour. Any adjustments? I have found that the whole cake falls a little once I flip it out of the tin & is quite dense/fudgey. Baked three days in advance, kept crumb texture and extra virgin flavour mellowed beautifully, iced the day before without syrup but with vegan sprinkles so didnt miss the shine. So easy one bowl!!! I may fill it with whipped cream? 2 Because im a cheap-o, could I swap some of the oil for veg or canola? Vinegar and oil definitely. 1. Lyrics, translations and video clips are inserted by registred users. YES Im making this tonight this looks like a great weeknight cake! I usually end up scraping the remaining moist, dense crumbs along with that amazing frosting with a fork to get EVERY LAST bit before the pan gets washed. Thanks, Deb, for another great recipe as well as your efforts to get there :-). Long time reader, first time poster. I sprinkled some Maldon sea salt flakes over the ganache and one would never guess its vegan. Buttermilk instead of the water/coffee. Thank you! hi..what type of olive oili sometimes think evoo is too strong in sweet stuff but always have on hand. Good luck on the tour! The mind reels. I am making forbthe second time today, feeds a lot of people because its perfectly rich!! Absolutely delicious! Black cocoa is very very Dutched so it could have thrown things off. This looks great! Also speaking of sugar, one of my friends (who is vegan) said that white sugar isnt always vegan because it might be refined using bone char. I didnt have ingredients on hand to make the glaze, but I admit I was very tempted to add the orange syrup from the orange chocolate chunk cake. :) I meant to say that this cake doesnt rise very much is why. I measure and weight my ingredients for accuracy and have no problems with my oven temperature. After 35 minutes it was still uncooked in the centre so I just kept it in the oven and watched it. I also added a splash of vanilla extract. I am inscribing these books next week, so if youd like yours to go out with the other preorders, with the goal of arriving when the book is released, please please please order before 10/16? Went ahead and reduced the baking soda to a slightly-heaping teaspoon due to the comments and also due to having experienced a bunch of sinking with a previous olive oil cake, I think it was a good adjustment. Followed recipe to the letter, except used a 9 in sloped pan (almost a pie dish, i guess) which just made the entire thing overflow thankfully i had a foil lined baking sheet on the next rack down. Do you know if this recipe would work for cupcakes? $1. I made Apple-Sharlottka-it turned out to be a dream. I made it for Saturday night supper when my son and his girlfriend came over for dinner and game night. Thanks for another great recipe! Play online or download to listen offline free - in HD audio, only on JioSaavn. The flavor is quite good too, but Im not sure if Id make it again. I pre-ordered from Barnes & Noble, and Im counting the days until it arrives. My daughter absolutely loved her birthday cake. Put it in a tupperware? :). Maybe try less baking soda as discussed above? this one is a keeper. Did not realize it was vegan till I got into the recipe. I just love flipping through a new cookbook repeatedly or even revisiting an old one. In fact, Ive been having a major cake craving for the last week or so (I think Im eating my political emotions) and this is just the thing to take the edge off. I also added a tablespoon of coffee to the glaze, which was Excellent as well. I have always had good experiences with your recipes. So I left it in longer, until the top was dry. Abandon ship? But also, it took 40 min to cook and was still quite wet inside, and HUGE depression in the center. Still needs the full 30 mins or a smidge more. Used coconut oil (rationing my olive oil!) I still make it fairly often. all-purpose flour teaspoon baking soda Pinch of salt 1 cup superfine sugar 3 large eggs Directions Source Nutrition Facts Any advice and suggestions welcome! The flavor of this cake was wonderful, but it did sink a lot, & I had to bake it about 15 minutes longer. Learn from me!! It has a rich chocolate flavor and is so moist. Ok, now Ill have to try both cake and cupcakes. It overflowed both pans, had a horrible depression in the center, burned on the top and edges, and never baked in the center. I think so especially if youve baked with it before. Ocean of Lies ft OWP 12. Thanks for the recipe. One sank one didnt and looked perfect. I am at high altitude (6,500 feet) and was worried this cake wouldnt work after reading comments that it sunk in the middle even at sea level. AND, as someone who is dairy sensitive, I can eat the entire cake without consequences. Whats different about Dutch process? Its for shine; can be skipped but it will be less glossy. It was amazing! I took it to a lunch New Years days my daughter is vegan but I dont like to make cake with beans, chia eggs etcit was such a hit I was getting asked for the recipe. My son wanted to make cupcakes and due to the GF flour (I assume), this was too crumbly and I could not get the cupcakes out of the muffin tins. ..and Ill try coconut nectar instead of corn syrup on the glaze with the coconut oil cake; and maybe honey? You can definitely freeze it. I added 2/3 a cup of trader joes dark chocolate pound plus, chopped. i used coffee, and used spelt flour. I am making cupcakes for a first birthday. Your recipes are all fab. And both times the cake had a major sinkhole in the middle. Love and hugs! This cake is perfect for the very small celebration were having for my husbands bday. If I were to do it again, Id have just done it all in a DIY double boiler, so I could be less paranoid about overheating things. Also, I generally try to bake vegan, so its really awesome that you now have a vegan cake recipe! I used to make a similar cake, no eggs, but using vegetable oil and not nearly as much cocoa powder. The cake has a very slight depression in the middle and the glaze didnt set very well (may do better after the fridge), but its too decadent for me to care about that. I made it with raw cocoa powder; also may have added a little more coffee than 1.5 cups which made my batter a bit runny; it took about 7-8 minutes longer to bake but came out just fine. It is very moist and even poured thin, I bet it would not have enough structure to roll. Can you tell me more about the collapse on one side? Came out quite good. You mention unsweetened cocoa powder, then cocoa powder for glaze.one in the same? Next time, I think Ill try a salty peanut butter frosting. As always, thanks Deb. Pour the water over the top and mix with a fork. (Was so pleasant to halve a recipe without an egg in it!) My cake seemed underbaked, even after 40 minutes in the oven, had the depression in the center, and was much too fudgy and not enough cakey. I cut the sugar to 1/2 cup granulated and half cup brown and Was happy with result. If crumbly it likely comes from it being an eggless cake. Weird! I used whole wheat pastry flour, espresso granules instead of coffee (in both cake and glaze), and Hershey cocoa. And make sure its not self-rising cake flour. I made this as written 2x. Also because its very moist, you REALLY need to grease and flour your pan very, very well if you will be removing it from the pan to serve it, or it will stick. It came out fine, but it wasnt special or exciting. I made this with water and adjusted the sugar a bit. Rustage, Nux Taku, Cdawgva, JY Shawty, Ikurru, Chi-Chi & Caleb Hyles] by None Like Joshua on Deezer. Thanks in advance! I doubled the recipe and baked it in a 9 x 13 pan. Today is the day! I hope this helps because this cake is such a winner. This looks great nice stuff. All the best with the book tour if you ever come to Australia we would love to have you!! This has so much potential as a great pareve cake for those who keep strictly kosher. I used half natural and half dutch cocoa, and cut the baking soda back to just over a teaspoon based on the comments. I dont know why, but my taste buds jumped in a good way with that addition. I made it today, followed it exactly as is and it turned out amazing. chips to melt after multiple 20-second bursts in the microwave, and then suddenly I could tell it was about to seize, so I slathered it on top of the cake just in time. Its the cake Ive made for 30+ years and now make with my grandsons! I have a whole new level of respect for people cooking on less than *perfect* stoves otherwise known to most of the world as, a typical day. Are there any precautionary measures I should take in regards to baking this chocolatey madness in a humid environment? ;) Be sure to let it cool in the pan until the pan is not hot enough to burn you before you turn it out onto a cooling rack. My cake is falling in the middle. Fade Away 9. I stirred everything together before microwaving, and needed three 15-second bursts to get it melted and smooth. Next time, Im going to try with almond meal for the AP flour; then I can bring it to my knitting circle that has several GF people. Looks fine, tastes fine, but no alluring drips off the sides. This will be my new birthday cake standby I made it again for my moms birthday, but doubled the recipe to make 2 9-inch cakes to layer and subbed the glaze for a vegan buttercream frosting it turned out fantastic. I should also say the second time I made it with white vinegar, it completely overflowed the pan. The cake did sink a bit in the center, but nothing a bit of glaze couldnt cover. I LOVED the taste of EVOO here. OMG! Im DYING to know what cookies youre referring to. I love this cake, so easy and delicious HOWEVER be warned that 1 1/2 deep 9 cake pan doesnt work. I also look for it beginning to pull away from the side of the pan. Its a very moist cake, and almost difficult to over-bake. On the second day, you can definitely taste it in the cake (blech). Does it need more cooking time? Any other liquid suggestions? Word of advice. Ive used coffee and water for the liquid. I baked this cake last night for a friend who is allergic to eggs and milk, and it was a success!! I made this last night. Eggless cakes are more delicate than regular cakes. I had a disaster with this cake probably because I made no adjustments for my 3600 feet altitude. I reduced the sugar slightly to about 5/8 cup of each kind and it was still good. I also subbed coconut oil (~100 grams) for olive and it was lovely. Thank you! 4. Thanks for the new ideas! I am a little nervous about transfering it on to a serving dish but-fingers crossed. You can really just mix the whole thing up one the pan. Find out the truth and bring peace to your mind with ShrekHacker It tasted ok, but fell apart when I tried to take it out of the pan. use liners and dont overfill. (I dont know *anything* about baking) many thanks, Maryam. Or is this the same ingredient? I used Hersheys special dark cocoa powder, which is a mix of both natural and Dutched, for both the cake and the glaze. Congrats on your new book. Its one of the best chocolate cakes Ive ever made. Thank you! I didnt get good results from any of the other egg-free chocolate cake recipes that I have tried previously but this one was different. Made this tonight with a couple of slight modifications cut baking soda to 1 tsp, as recommended by other commenters, and subbed butter for half of the olive oil in the cake and coconut oil for half of the olive oil in the glaze. Served with powdered sugar. My glaze became gritty (but not burnt) after melting. Also I made this in an 8x8x3 pan and it only juuuust barely fit, though the volume should be the same as a 9 round pan. Skip the icing. However, I routinely get a sunken middle. thanks. I baked the cake for another 30 minutes before I gave up. I added all the dry ingredients (including the brown sugar), stirred it and crushed the many lumps with a fork, and then mixed in the wet ingredients. Thanks for the recipe :). It just keeps baking and not cooking through in the middle. Ill be trying this recipe again, but a little different next time. And did you use the GF flour with the blue label? I used to make and sell custom cakes, and Wacky Cake is my go-to chocolate cake recipe. I suspect it was that the mixture had cooled too much and would have been fine had I given it a bit more time in the microwave. USE LINERS. This cake was delicious! I have you covered. What I love most about you and this site is that I can see your similar culinary stretches and taking chances, but instead of walking away in a huff forever, youll come back a month or year or five years later and keep tweaking. I will definitely make it again after I get a bigger pan! Thanks! maybe i dont even need to replace my mixer. Love this recipe. Fwiw, used California Olive Ranch Everyday EVOO as my oil and that worked great. Im so sorry. PS I love you! In the glaze I think the crystals will be a better flavor. He launched his YouTube channel in September 2010. Cant wait to glaze it and dig in later tonight for an impromptu birthday celebration. Yes here are a bunch of comments with tips from people who made it as cupcakes: I use olive oil in all my cakesactually in any baking that uses oil. Thank you!! I love your website and have enjoyed cooking through your cookbook recipes. I also agree that this tastes like a more upscale version of certain squiggly snack cakes of yore. I really loved the original Cockeyed Cake and jumped at the idea of a darker version. Great cake and will be making again in the future for my vegan sister :). I made it exactly to the recipe, using water, not coffee and baked for 40 minutes. Grammy and her wacky cake! I was just going to ask about coconut oil instead of olive. I also used Costco olive oil. I had zero issues! Im going to the use 1 tsp as Deb recommended the next time I make this. Her recipe does not call for coffee but I have used that instead of water and it really does add to flavor. But here someone had success :https://smittenkitchen.com/2017/10/chocolate-olive-oil-cake-more-book-tour/#comment-999574, Hi Deb, My family doesnt eat eggs which led me through many wacky cake recipes a-plenty. Will you come say hi? In addition, I ended up putting more corn syrup in the glaze. Not at all good. Next time, I would add more liquid. They definitely were not!! not the best presentation. Thank you for making the connection. Can you drink, uh, wine? (Glad I have 2!!!!) I might use melted chocolate instead of some of it next time (or maybe in addition to). Idk what went wrong . Used 1 teaspoon baking soda only. Ive been using light olive oil (not lite), and I wonder if I should boldly go for extra virgin next time, so I have a sense of the savory. Ill definitely be using this recipe as a cake base. It was divine! Their version is also eggless and uses cocoa, a little less sugar, only 1 tsp baking soda. Its not an ingredient I use and Im not keen on buying a bottle just for a Tablespoon of it in this recipe.. They love the name of it! Result: got the depression in the middle, cake was very dense and fudgy. Why did mine come out a soupy mess??? also can i freeze it? We call this cowboy cake in my family and my dad always requests it for his birthday. As cupcakes made with butter instead of olive oil and used the coffee. Is the egg toast recipe anywhere on the site? But learn from my mistake: if you make this as cupcakes, use paper liners or go crazy on greasing your tins! I dont have light corn syrup in the house; can I make a substitution or do without it? This might be one of the best cakes Ive ever had. I only wish I had recognized the potential of my humble pantry ingredients a long time ago. I am not fond of the GF texture but wanted to try this mix. Now weve got a 1st bday coming up and the V+GF mama has requested this, but with a white/vanilla frosting. You said fall so Im making this for Thanksgiving! Keyboards are weird sometimes. After reading the comments, I omitted the corn syrup and it worked perfectly. My experience as well. I stumbled across it in a Moosewood Cookbook probably 16 years ago and its been my family everyday cake ever since! Without the glaze, should freeze just fine. My children have a few food allergies would you have any recommendations for a gluten free flour for this recipe? It is all I have. Around the rim of the apricot, sprinkle a ring of coarsely chopped walnuts, And then gilding the lily to great affect! We do it, won't lose it, this music is our's We cruisin', keep movin', we shootin' for stars We do it, won't lose it, this music is our's We cruisin', keep movin' [Rustage:] 'Cause we're gonna stoke the fire and we're gonna bathe in flames Knowing that we chase desires, they are gonna know our names [Ace (Connor Quest):] Airlock ( Rap Remix ) ft Shwabadi, Sickness, RhymeFlow, Buffalo 3. Love all your stuff! Its elegant and holds up well too! Thanks for another awesome recipe! I made this over the weekend and overall I think it turned out great! It sounds like your chocolate seized. This was phenomenal! I used KAF Triple Cocoa. Interesting twist on the old Wacky Cake recipe which I have been making for over 40 years. Do you have to use WHITE flour? I used Seville orange coffee lurking in the cupboard yum! Made this recipe last weekend with a little less amount of suggar. rest was the same easy to put together & clean up I have now made this cake twice and it is going to be my favorite cake forever. Want to make this for my 4yos birthday on Thursday, but would really like to have a tall fat cake (plus, hes requested 2 layers with blackberry jam in the middle). The situation was not improved by adding the coffee and vinegarI had a lumpy disaster in the bowl! Is the book tour not coming to your town? It was just so easy and delicious. I have been making this cake my whole life! Also, the glaze tastes too much like olive oil. Other times she will try to reinvigorate a forgotten flavor like German chocolate. Dont let the unusual addition of olive oil give any hesitation. Used coconut flavored coffee which my husband could taste in the final result but I couldnt, and used apple cider vinegar. Cake is great and cant wait to try again! 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