Grammy's Kitchen · Chocolate Cake · Chocolate Cake with Mixed Berry and Cream Ch
One of 76 chocolate cake recipes we measured
from www.jocooks.com
35 cooks on www.jocooks.com rate it 4.6★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 76.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 57% | 101% |
| total sugar | 278% | 232% |
| egg | 42% | 48% |
| leavener | 5% | 4% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| liquid | 201% | 200% |
| dairy | 274% | 117% |
| chocolate | 121% | 67% |
| acid | 2% | 0% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 240 g | 2 cups all-purpose flour |
| 400 g | 2 cups sugar (granulated) |
| 64 g | 3/4 cup cocoa powder |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon baking powder |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoon baking soda |
| 245 g | 1 cup buttermilk |
| 109 g | 1/2 cup vegetable oil |
| 100 g | 2 eggs |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 237 g | 1 cup hot coffee |
| 680 g | 1 1/2 pounds mixed berries (frozen) |
| 67 g | 1/3 cup sugar (granulated) |
| 24 g | 3 tablespoon cornstarch |
| 5 g | 1 teaspoon lemon juice |
| 28 g | 2 tablespoon butter (melted, for pans) |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup heavy cream |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| 200 g | 1 cup powdered sugar |
| 174 g | 3/4 cup cream cheese |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup heavy cream |
| 227 g | 8 ounce chocolate chips (semisweet) |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules |
| 3/4 cup fresh strawberries (sliced (optional)) |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.jocooks.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is the best recipe I’ve ever used. Really it is made substitutions like using really good olive oil instead of vegetable oil. Added Mayo to my batter as well to up the fat content in the batter. The Mayo and olive oil combined adds so much richness. For ” — a cook, 5.0★
“This is a no-fail, spectacular cake!!! I've made it three times in the past four months. I made it when I met my adult child's future spouse, my father's 83 birthday, and for my boss' dinner party. All critical events, and wowed everyone, every single time. I'” — a cook, 5.0★