Ina Garten's Perfect Chocolate Cake | Barefoot Contessa | Food Network

I made it for New Year's and it was extraordinary!

PLEASE HELP!!
Whenever I make any chocolate cake or cupcake, it always smells fishy. I only use very high quality ingredients. All the dairy is organic. Even my cocoa powder - I only use Green&Black’s organic cocoa powder.

It is everyone's favorite birthday cake in our family

Thank you so much. How many tsp of Coffee for the cup please? Thanks alot!

I'm making this tonight ❤

How much icing sugar did you use?

When she says 3/4 cup of coco she does it 3 time or is she putting just 3 quarter

Isn’t too sweet for you guys?

This is one the best chocolate cakes I’ve made so far. It seems that cocoa and wheat flour always = dry cake and this is one of the less dry cakes for sure. Not as moist as a chocolate and almond flour cake, but I’d make it again.

So good

I loved 😘🥰

This is THE best chocolate cake and buttercream! It is now our go to birthday cake for our chocolate lovers. Thank you, Ina. XOXOXOX

How much powdered sugar she doesn't say

Forgot to mention that the frosting is sooo light and silky, tastes very similar to a Swiss meringue buttercream. Frosting is definitely the star of the show here.

Finally made this cake after coming across it recipe for years. It is DIVINE…definitely worth all the hype. I omitted the egg yolk, but frosting was still fantastic! Didn’t have parchment paper, so I ended up with 2 8 inch cakes stuck in pans 😂🤣

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Silly question, but where do I get freshly brewed hot coffee? And when added it has to be hot or cold ? I saw some bottles that says cold brew , it is what she is adding ?

This is the best chocolate cake ever!!! Every time I make it I can’t wait to make it again

I never use vegetable oil, it's loaded with GMO's.

Thank you so much !

A secondary recipe:
I usually make a sheet cake, so you need considerably less icing. My mom took the extras of one batch (icing) home, spread it out and placed it in the fridge for a few days. She loves the resulting "fudge" and that portion of the recipe has travelled as well.

Her respect for both the kitchen and for food as a whole is unmatched. I thoroughly enjoy watching this series; it's almost as if you are sitting in her own kitchen as a guest

Easy to make vegan: buttermilk converted to plant milk of your choice and apple cider vinegar. Convert chicken eggs to either JustEgg™️, ground flax seed in water, or more vegetable oil. Cow butter converted to plant butter (earth balance™️, Miyoko’s™️) and this is still a stunning cake. Thanks, Ina.

Chocolate powder ? Seriously ? 🤮 so American 😂

Thank You VERY much, Ina! I've made this cake twice for small family functions and it is a HIT! It is a permanent recipe in my catalogue! Much appreciated!

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Could I use regular milk?

I have baked this cake several times and everybody just loves it 😃 It's moist and rich, I'm using 50% more frosting to get some good layer around the cake

For how many people is this cake? Thanks for the recipe.

I made the icing and it was Devine, everyone loved it. I was popular. 🥰😀

I made this cake so many times why? because its sooooo darn good!

Does the buttermilk need to be room temperature?

Wouldn’t the hot water and coffee mixture melt the frosting? Wouldn’t the hot coffee make the flour cook and eggs curdle? And wouldn’t the egg in the frosting make you sick? Just curious

I just made this cake for our Easter gathering. I used a peanut butter buttercream frosting and topped with a sprinkling of chopped glazed pecans. OMG - it was a huge hit. The cake is sooo moist and flavorful. Not too sweet but a good depth of chocolate flavor. I'm sure the coffee made a big difference in that deep flavor. I had been looking for a good chocolate cake recipe for a while but the search is over. This is my go-to from now on. Thank you Ina❣

But the raw egg?

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this cake reminds me of mr. bean’s chocolate cake

My best recipe ever thank you

All oil including olive and coconut cause pancreatic cancer according to Dr Joel Wallach and other Drs is there a healthy substitute.

I’ve made this cake for my husbands Birthday and tonight i’ll be making it for my Birthday 😀

Made this to your recipe cake good but butter frosting tasted more of coffee than chocolate so next time il not add any

Do I have to use the raw egg yolk in the frosting? Like, would it be okay structurally?

At times like this I wish I were not a diabetic..Ina knows how to cook.

Hi, did anyone catch how much sugar to put in the icing? Thanks

Very nice recipe mam loved it

So you DIDN'T show 'whoever' enjoying the cake??!! DISAPPOINTING!!! 🤨😉

Can i do half the recipee and bake in one 8 inch pan?

I live at 5000 high altitude Colorado- I fallowed the exact recipe, put the two round pans in the oven- it went all over. The bubbles overflowed and cake went everywhere. But, it still was Soo good over ice cream

How much icing sugar? You go from “while I turn the cakes out” to “just add it to the butter”. Clearly it is the sugar being added but no quantity is given.

I made this cake using exact recipe measurements and it was too wet and too oily