We're a family that loves to double down on chocolate.
For birthdays, we have to do it up right by making my version of cake bliss. But, as you may have caught on at some point by reading MBA, I have a little bit of a multi-tasking problem.
My family enjoys watching me flit from one thing to another like I'm their own personal reality show for entertainment. They love to point out when my missing spatula can be found at the computer desk, or my phone in the pantry, and helpfully letting me know that the oven timer has dinged at least 15 times.
I also like to do things in excess - you know a little mound of frosting will never do in this household. I need to swirl on a pile of it on top, and then top it off with ganache just for the fun of it. So when I organize birthday parties - I of course go a little overboard.
I started my chocolate cake adventure by baking this cake - twice. Twice because I was mixing it while on the phone. Only to realize after it had baked that I left out a full cup of sugar and all of the vegetable oil. I think you can imagine how well that turned out: i.e., not at all.
I quickly whipped it up again, this time focusing my full attention on the process. The cake turned out beautifully and I quickly frosted it while preparing the other gazillion components of the meal.
After all the feasting, no one had room for cake - in fact, we left for the night without busting into song over 37 lit candles. So - a cake that was never meant to be blogged is here today simply because I made too much food (aaaand we're right back to doing things in excess).
This cake is dark, moist, rich and incredibly decadent. Green Mountain Coffee's Vermont Country Blend blended amazingly well with the cocoa to create the most intense and delicious chocolate cake that I have ever tasted, but you can use any coffee you like, or none at all.
It's the perfect sort of cake for a birthday or a Tuesday. Make sure to enjoy it with a very large glass of ice cold milk!
Get the best chocolate cake recipe on My Baking Addiction!