Today is Spouse’s Day. Tomorrow is Chocolate Cake day. No lie. Seems coincidental that those National days are right after the other? I think not. Spouse and cake…cake and spouse…spake and couse…spank and douse…oh hey, I best stop now.
Anyhow…my spouse’s (Nate to those who know him. or you.) favorite, favorite, favorite cake is my chocolate cake. I’m not going to pretend to understand. I mean, it’s good…really good. But, not THAT good. He says that’s not true, that it’s the BEST. Maybe he’s just trying to get on my good side (it’s working. if I had a bad side. Which I don’t.) but…you try it and decide.
Why is this cake called Desert Island Chocolate Cake? Well, because if you could only have 1 thing to bring with you to a Desert Island…this would be it.
Nope, I would bring my phone to call for help from the desert island. But, Nate would bring this cake to the desert island, not me-his wife? The cake rates higher (although, if he brought me I think I would kill him for taking me with him to his death) . golly, I sound jealous of a cake. That I make. Off with his head…
This cake is not sweet. It is a perfect match for the sweet, smooth frosting. This specific cake and frosting combo is what works. Maybe it’s the “from scratch” part that makes it? Cake and frosting. Chocolate and smooth. They just go together. the end.
Desert Island Chocolate Cake
THE CAKE:
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup soft butter
3 eggs at room temperature
2 c. flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup milk
DIRECTIONS: grease bottom of pan (I use 2 round pans or 1 9 by 13). preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter for 30 seconds or so. slowly add sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time beating after each one. Beat in vanilla.
Mix dry ingredients together in separate bowl (except sugar-because you already added that to the butter!).
Alternate adding a bit of flour to the butter mix, and then a bit of the milk. Repeat until everything is added in. Beat just until everything is combined nicely.
spread batter evenly into pans.
Bake for 30-35 minutes for round pans, 5 min longer or so for the 9 by 13 pan. Watch it though! a knife coming out clean from the center means it is done.
THE FROSTING:
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup soft butter
8 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup cocoa
2 tsp vanilla
DIRECTIONS: beat butter until smooth. Slowly add 2 cups of powdered sugar. Beat well.
Add 1/4 cup milk and vanilla. Beat until blended.
Beat in remaining powdered sugar and the cocoa. If needed, add more milk to make the frosting spreadable.
Beat the frosting until whipped up nice and light. It will change a bit in color…perfect!
NOTE: this frosting is my go-to all the time frosting recipe. But, this recipe is for a layer cake. A half batch is about all you need for a 9 by 13 size pan. Or, just eat the rest!
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That picture is GOR – GEOUS!! So pretty it needed a hyphen! And that cake sounds beyond amazing, girl!!
Thank you!!! I’m finally feeling like I have the hang of this food photography thing. Although chocolate cake doesn’t need much help to look pretty
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Good. God. Really do I need to say anything more? Because if I do…this drool will not be contained in my mouth and Bryan might start looking at me weird.. so I will stop at Good. God!
Om nom nom. That sounds awe-some! (I thought I’d join in on the hyphenation sensation.)
hyphenation seems to be where it’s at
this cake looks amazing. Chocolate cake is a favorite at our house. I’d love for you to come over and share at Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky Party http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/finding-the-pretty-delicious-linky-party-2/
Best name ever for a cake.
Bliss
you betcha
Oh boy that looks so delicious! Pinning this now
If you don’t mind I wanted to invite you to come link up at Recipe Sharing Monday and share your favorite recipes. Have a super week.
Thank you so much!! And it’s always great to be invited to a party!
This cake looks so good. I’m planning to make it this weekend. If I may ask, what type of chocolate did you use on top for garnish? Thanks!
I’m a dark chocolate girl. I usually shave a dark chocolate bar. But, use what you love!! Good luck…let me know how it turns out!
Thank for answering my question abould the OLD BAY. i am from Canada and I never saw that spice, I leave near the US can you tell me in which groceries that I could find that spice? Thank you very much! Have a good week-end! P.S.: I will try the Chocolate Island Cake. I find when I used salted butter for the frosting it will taste too sweet, I prefer to use unsalted butter that way every body eats it and withe chocolate frosting I love to add almond essence and it does taste really good.
Really?? I’m sorry. I bet you have things I haven’t seen too