Claire Saffitz's chocolate cake

Posted on Apr 7, 2024

This weekend I made chocolate cake with a recipe from Claire Saffitz (video and written recipe)

ingredients for chocolate cake laid out on a table Cake ingredients

cake pans filled with batter and an empty kitchenaid mixer I only had two cake pans, which led to a big dome on top of the cakes after baking that was cut away

chopped chocolate on a cutting board with recipe in frame Chopped chocolate for frosting

finished frosted cake on decorative cake stand Finished cake on a cake stand

The cake was excellent, so I have a new go-to recipe for chocolate cake. The chocolate frosting was a bit too rich to me, so I would probably go with a lighter vanilla frosting next time. I shared this cake with family, friends, coworkers, and a friend recovering from the hospital. It was gone within 24 hours!