Chocolate Midnight Cake
I was never a big fan of calling a super moist chocolate laden cake "Devil's Food Cake." What is that all about??? Who would do such a thing? And so... I am going to call it Chocolate Midnight Cake! I LOVE that name! It is descriptive and intriguing and it just sounds good.
I embarked on this cakes journey with excitement and a little trepidation. I do not have the best luck with chocolate cakes. They are usually not chocolate-y enough and generally dry and crumble-y. Well... it must be something that I am doing wrong because most of the other baker's cakes look great and moist and deliciously chocolate-y. Not mine my friends. Mine was dense (not good dense), dry and bitter (not luscious). The frosting was also disappointing. It took WAY too long! I was hoping for a creamier frosting with a slightly thicker consistency. Instead, I found the frosting to be a little thin and the cocoa added too much bitter dryness.
For those of you that know me, you know what a terrible sport I am and so... I will not be posting a picture of my hidious cake. I am going to let all of you enjoy my fellow Heavenly Baker's cakes without the embarassment of comparing it to mine. I will take myself to the opposit end of the "Featured Baker" spot and sulk. The end.
I embarked on this cakes journey with excitement and a little trepidation. I do not have the best luck with chocolate cakes. They are usually not chocolate-y enough and generally dry and crumble-y. Well... it must be something that I am doing wrong because most of the other baker's cakes look great and moist and deliciously chocolate-y. Not mine my friends. Mine was dense (not good dense), dry and bitter (not luscious). The frosting was also disappointing. It took WAY too long! I was hoping for a creamier frosting with a slightly thicker consistency. Instead, I found the frosting to be a little thin and the cocoa added too much bitter dryness.
For those of you that know me, you know what a terrible sport I am and so... I will not be posting a picture of my hidious cake. I am going to let all of you enjoy my fellow Heavenly Baker's cakes without the embarassment of comparing it to mine. I will take myself to the opposit end of the "Featured Baker" spot and sulk. The end.
too funny, Maja!
ReplyDeleteOh, I am so sorry this did not work out for you -my luncheon friends loved it.
ReplyDeleteI, too, have had trouble with Rose's chocolate cakes, and that's coming from someone who loves chocolate.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if your problem might be the cocoa powder? Some brands have a low (naturally ocurring) cocoa butter content, and that makes them bake up bitter, overly intense, dense and dry. Look for a good quality dutched cocoa with 20-25% fat by weight.
ReplyDeleteLow-fat brands have only 10% cocoa butter by weight, this includes Hershey's and Equal Exchange, but there may be others as well.