Ina Garten’s Chocolate Cake Recipe. 1 Step 1: Get Ready to Bake. I started by prepping my pans and ingredients. First, I preheated the oven to 350 degrees. Next, I used butter to grease ... 2 Step 2: Sift Dry Ingredients. 3 Step 3: Combine Wet Ingredients. 4 Step 4: Add the Secret Ingredient! 5 Step 5: Pour and Bake. More items
I made Beatty's Chocolate Cake, which Ina Garten said is the "most fabulous cake" she's ever made. The chocolate cake and buttercream frosting both feature coffee — the special secret ingredient. Garten's cake is one of the fluffiest I've ever had, homemade or store-bought, and it's so delicious.
Place the one pound of chocolate in a large heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water and stir occasionally until the chocolate is melted. Off the heat, immediately stir in the butter, flour, sugar, coffee granules and salt with a rubber spatula. Whisk in the egg yolks until smooth.
Ina's decadent chocolate cake uses black coffee as its secret ingredient. Learn how to chop and melt chocolate (and a foolproof fix, if necessary). For cake bakers, here are the basics of mixing, prepping and baking. Follow these simple tips and you'll be frosting cakes like a pro.