Grammy's Kitchen · Chocolate Cake · Small Chocolate Cake
One of 76 chocolate cake recipes we measured
from www.livewellbakeoften.com
3 cooks on www.livewellbakeoften.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 76.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 181% | 101% |
| total sugar | 448% | 232% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 18% | 0% |
| egg | 40% | 48% |
| leavener | 0% | 4% |
| salt | 0% | 2% |
| liquid | 42% | 200% |
| dairy | 42% | 117% |
| chocolate | 63% | 67% |
| 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.
| 125 g | 1 cup all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled (125 grams)) |
| 34 g | Â1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened natural cocoa powder ((34 grams)) |
| Â3/4 teaspoon baking powder | |
| Â1/2 teaspoon baking soda | |
| Â1/2 teaspoon salt | |
| 100 g | Â1/2 cup packed light brown sugar ((100 grams)) |
| 100 g | Â1/2 cup granulated sugar ((100 grams)) |
| â cup canola (vegetable, or avocado oil (80 ml)) | |
| Â1/2 cup buttermilk ((120 ml)) | |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| Â1/2 cup hot water ((120 ml)) | |
| Â1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder or 1 teaspoon instant coffee | |
| 226 g | 1 cup unsalted butter (softened (226 grams; 2 sticks)) |
| 360 g | 3 cups powdered sugar ((360 grams)) |
| 45 g | Â1/2 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder (sifted (45 grams)) |
| 52 g | 3 to 4 tablespoons heavy cream or whole milk ((45 to 60 ml)) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract |
| â teaspoon salt |
Method: 14 steps, published by www.livewellbakeoften.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I made this small chocolate cake for a Valentineâs treat and it was delicious and the frosting is too! We got 8 servings out of it. So moist and delicious! I will definitely bake it again.” — a cook, 5.0★
“the most perfect and perfectly sized cake/recipe ever. not only was the recipe easy to follow, it baked up beautifully and tasted great. you simply must make this!” — a cook, 5.0★