Who doesn’t love a slice of chocolatecake when celebrating a special occasion? Whether you’re preparing to host a kids’ birthday party or planning something special for you and your friends, and you want chocolate cake on the menu, you need to check out Ina Garten‘s recipe for Double-Fudge Chocolate Cake. You make it in a giant sheet pan, so there’s plenty for everyone, and the delicious chocolate flavor will stick with guests well after they leave your party.
“In my experience, the only thing kids like more than chocolate cake is a huge chocolate cake,” Garten said in a clip from Barefoot Contessa shared on Food Network’s Instagram. “So I’m going to make a double-fudge sheet cake.”
Like most cake recipes, this one starts by sifting flour with cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Then, in a stand mixer, combine room-temperature butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar, which adds a “depth of flavor” to your batter, Garten says. When your sugar and butter mixture is light and fluffy, add in three eggs, one at a time, and vanilla extract.
Next, combine buttermilk, sour cream, and a splash of coffee in a measuring pitcher. Finally, combine all three components in the stand mixer, adding your dry and wet ingredients at alternating intervals until everything is mixed well.
Pour the batter into a prepared sheet pan and push the batter right into the corners. “The key to this is to make it look really rough and homemade,” Garten said, so don’t sweat the presentation. Let it bake until a toothpick comes out clean, and then top it with Garten’s buttercream frosting, which you can learn how to make in the full recipe on Food Network’s website.
“This is the best chocolate cake ever and the only recipe I make,” one person commented on the video. And after tasting it, it will be the only chocolate cake you make, too. Check out the full recipe and get ready to wow your party guests with chocolate overload.
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