I'm not a "chocoholic" by any means, my chocolate Halloween candy was often traded away, but I love chocolate cake.
Perhaps I should clarify enough farther, I love simple chocolate cake, with a little vanilla frosting or some whipped cream and raspberry sauce. No "death by chocolate" for me.
So when Felicia Day retweeted this recipe by Smitten Kitchen, I knew I had to try it.
I had everything it called for except buttermilk. No buttermilk, is not a reason to stress though, in fact, unless you use it regularly I wouldn't recommend ever buying it. They only seem to sell it in really large containers and I never need more than a cup.
Instead use this simple buttermilk substitute. It worked great.
Everyday Chocolate Cake
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup Dutch cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter/flour a 9x5x3 loaf pan.
With an electric mixer, combine the sugars and butter until creamed.
Add the egg. Mix.
Add the buttermilk and vanilla. Mix. (Don't worry that it doesn't combine completely).
Sift in all the dry ingredients.
Mix with a spoon until combined, but try not to over mix.
Pour into loaf pan.
Bake for 60 to 70 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let it cool, cut and enjoy. (Perhaps with some marscarpone and berries.)
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