people said that it tasted exactly like a chocolate cake should taste.
BUT nobody went back for seconds! Which I think is telling, personally.
The black cocoa frosting goes well with chocolate and of course looks beautiful. My favorite part of it though was not having to worry about it staining anything.
For the mousse, sugarologie stabilizes her whipped cream with sour cream but i prefer to stabilize it with INSTANT (NOT cook and serve) pudding mix. the two of them together in the whipped cream made it feel like i think real chocolate mousse (with egg whites) should taste.
by CandidateWeird
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oh and one last thing, i wanted to bake this as a three inch cake, so i took this 7” recipe, divided it by two, and multiplied it by three. baked it at 325 instead of 350. worked great.
Explain why you think it’s telling that no one went back for seconds. Was it because it was a real rich chocolate taste or maybe the black cocoa icing wasn’t as appealing to them. I’m just curious.
Great looking cake and the mouse portion sounds delicious
If the cake is good, one slice is **enough**!
Wow, gorgeous!
Oh, and the cake is nice looking, too.
So very pretty!! It seems like it would be a very rich cake. That could explain why no one went back for seconds. I bet if you left it somewhere where people could go back later for a piece that it would be gone by the end of the day.
It looks beautiful and delicious. Great job!
The cake looks gorgeous and I totally get the “why didn’t they go back for seconds” test! The cake looks super decadent like others have said so maybe that is a contributing factor! I wonder if doing something a bit more bite sized would help? Regardless, splendid job and you should be very proud!
How much instant pudding did you add to stabilize your whip cream? I need to make 1 cup of whipped cream and am not sure how much instant pudding I should add to it.
The best chocolate cake I’ve ever had was the Deep, Dark Chocolate Cake from Shirley Corriher’s Bakewise. Moist and rich without being overwhelming. Makes you crave more cake. Super yum.
That black cocoa icing looks perfect! I think people might not have gone back because a truly great chocolate cake is so rich and decadent that one piece is enough… for most people. I am not most people.
Also I think the first pic has made me realize what men on dating apps seemingly want to communicate with the pics of them showing off fish – that cake is quite the achievement and the man behind it is doubly handsome for it!
Op, I didn’t expect thirst traps when I subscribed to /r/baking 🙃
Just kidding. Your cake looks amazing!
Can I come to ur Halloween party?
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Did you use KA black cocoa or a different brand? Just curious
That’s amazing!
Yum 😍
Can I have both cakes? 🤭.
This looks so delicious. The icing is gorgeous and the layers make my mouth water. Great job!
Everything in this pic is glorious
Looks delicious!! Did you have any issue with the black frosting? I was so excited to make this recipe but when I tried my frosting broke on the 3rd addition of syrup to butter mixture and I could not get it back together (I tried SO hard and I’m pretty experienced with frostings). sometimes it would sort of look like it was emulsified but it was always leaking syrup around the edges and never a deep black color, only a dark brown. I’m careful with measurements and temperatures so I’m really not sure what went wrong , only thing I can think of was using nonfat milk powder instead of whole milk powder maybe? Was super disappointed and too discouraged to try again but I would love to make this work!
Ugh. I wish my black cocoa icing would look black. It never does.
Chocolate cake can be rich! Even if it’s delicious, a lot (if not most people) probably only want one slice for a while. If it was put for 2+ hours in a crown more than 10-15 people, I’d be suspicious too but otherwise seems normal lol. Also, without being rude or creepy, you are a very handsome gentleman sir.
That looks absolutely decadent and glorious!!!!
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I like to use sheet gelatin to stabilize my whip. Activate in cold water and dissolve into some type of liquor. Add to cream and whip as normal. Rum is the obv choice but kirsch, bourbon, an others work well depending on your flavors. Its basically what you’re doing already just with powder gelatin and all the other stuff that’s in pudding mix.
Fine indeed…
This picture should be used as a guide for men when making a dating profile lol, carrot cake next?
Omg I love chocolate!!!! 🍫🍫🤤🤤🤤 Ugh I’d gladly take two pieces and xl cold milk lol 😆 I love cake! Well desserts in general 😋😋
Do you do weddings? Like as the groom? 😆
Sugarologie recipes are my go to! They work pretty well for GF substitutions too, especially since she’s so detailed in her outlines.
I tried the black cocoa buttercream but didn’t get it nearly as dark as yours, it looks great
Do you come with the cake?
I just used the same frosting! I paired it with a marble cake and I felt like the softer cocoa flavor of the frosting really got to shine. I couldn’t get mine quite as dark as yours though.
You can keep the elements you like to make your ideal chocolate cake (i.e. keep the frosting and the mousse)
Maybe you need a contrast for such a rich cake? A fruit layer? If you went for cherry you could make the cake “bleed” for halloween…
Are you single
You guys need to stop posting so many amazing things. I already have too much I want to bake!! ❤️❤️❤️
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