Comments on: Death by Chocolate Cake

By: Chelsweets

Chelsweets — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:45:46 +0000

In reply to Samantha.

Hi Samantha,

I am so happy to hear that!! I am obsessed with this recipe too 🙂

If you want to make vanilla frosting I’d recommend just using my vanilla buttercream recipe: https://chelsweets.com/the-best-american-buttercream-recipe/

It’s basically the same as leaving out the chocolate and cocoa powder in the frosting, but it also uses a bit of powdered sugar to replace the cocoa powder and uses less heavy cream. The melted chocolate really thickens the chocolate frosting, but you don’t need as much heavy cream when you’re just making vanilla frosting. Hope that helps, happy baking!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:12:16 +0000

Hi made this for my daughters 19th birthday beat cake ever the buttercream best ever too .what am wanting to ask if I leave out the cocoa and chocolate in the frosting can I use it as a vanilla buttercream ?

By: Chelsweets

Chelsweets — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 18:10:53 +0000

In reply to Aline.

Hi Aline,

I’m so happy to hear that!! And I totally agree, the dark cocoa powder totally makes it 🙂 Thank you for sharing!!

By: Aline

Aline — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:48:42 +0000

This recipe is amazing! Thank you so much for sharing. First time I tried it, I used home brand cocoa powder. Second time I baked this cake I used Hersheys cocoa powder and it’s a world of difference! I’ve doubled this recipe, and used 5 inch cake pans to make a tall cake! Came out so beautifully! Thank you once again.

By: Chelsweets

Chelsweets — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 19:25:30 +0000

In reply to Melissa.

Hi Melissa,

I live for comments like this!! Making an entire cake from scratch can be a lot of work, but it’s totally worth it 🙂 So glad all your friends loved this recipe too! Thank you for sharing!!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:50:52 +0000

Was a tad intimidated that this would be hard, but it wasn’t. I made it for friends and they said it was handsdown the best chocolate cake they ever had.
1st try I used 8″ round oand and tried for 4 layers. It worked, but I don’t recommend it. On my 2nd try, I used 3 8′ rounds and it worked out much better. The cake is delicate and the extra thickness helps stabilize itself.
Great job!

By: Ian

Ian — Sun, 16 Oct 2022 04:30:24 +0000

Hi Wondering if you can substitute Rum or Whiskey for the water in the simple syrup?

By: Chelsweets

Chelsweets — Fri, 07 Oct 2022 00:57:24 +0000

In reply to Rachel. So happy to hear that Rachel, this is one of my all time favorite cake recipes!! You can totally make a 1.5x batch and make 2 additional 8-inch cake layers. The cake will end up being pretty tall but you can cut the slices in half and it should work great :) Happy baking!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 22:40:23 +0000

I’ve made this cake before and it’s sooo good!
If I did 1.5x of every ingredient for the cake it would work to add a layer or two for an 8 inch cake? I need it to be a bit bigger for a larger crowd.
TIA!

By: Chelsweets

Chelsweets — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 16:27:41 +0000

In reply to Julie.

Hi Julie,

It totally can, that sounds delicious! Just make sure you keep the cake refrigerated if you make in advance so the milk doesn’t go bad 🙂

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 08 Sep 2022 23:35:01 +0000

Can water in the chocolate syrup be substituted with milk? For a creamier syrup.

By: Chelsweets

Chelsweets — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 18:08:22 +0000

In reply to Noemi. Yay! I hope it turned out amazing!! Happy baking!! :)

By: Noemi

Noemi — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:19:39 +0000

In reply to Noemi. @Chelsweets, Super helpful!! Thanks for the reply. I’ll be trying it out this weekend :)

By: Chelsweets

Chelsweets — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 21:03:51 +0000

In reply to Noemi. Great question Noemi! It depends on how thick you want the layers to be, but I'd recommend making 1.5 batches! Divide the batter between the 2 quarter sheet pans and bake them at 325 F for 35-45 minutes (bake time can vary if you use flower nails and on the type of pan you use). Hope that helps, happy baking :)

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By: Noemi

Noemi — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 23:12:33 +0000

I’ve made this as 3 layer 8inch cake before. It’s so good!!? but if I wanted to make a cake that’s two 9×13, how many batches will I need? I want to make number cakes but I’m unsure how much cake to make.

Btw, Thank you for creating this recipe. It’s honestly changed my life ??

By: Chelsweets

Chelsweets — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 02:50:58 +0000

In reply to Sarah Lee.

Hi Sarah,

Yay!!! This is my favorite cake recipe and I’m so happy to hear you love it as much as I do 🙂

By: Chelsweets

Chelsweets — Mon, 04 Jul 2022 02:08:18 +0000

In reply to Loretta.

Hi Loretta,

That is so wonderful to hear!!!! I love that 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing!

By: Sarah Lee

Sarah Lee — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:30:48 +0000

I loved making this cake! Turned out so moist and the frosting was just perfect! I had never made chocolate frosting and this was just the perfect recipe! Thanks for sharing your recipes!!

By: Loretta

Loretta — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:20:30 +0000

I wanted to come here and write a review as I made the cake for my husband and everyone absolutely loved it. I was not able to find dark cocoa so I sub with unsweetened. I double the recipe and filled three 10in cake pans with about 3 1/2 cups of batter each. I baked at 350f for 30 minutes. I also doubled the buttercream frosting and had
leftover that I currently have saved for something else.
Thank you for sharing!! i
I’ll definitely will be coming for more ?