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| Quadruple Chocolate Loaf Cake Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson Show: Nigella Feasts Episode: Food to Go Overall User Rating:  |
Do not follow the directions in Feast Food To Celebrate Life.
12/29/2006 at 08:47am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I am so angry, mostly at myself for not listening to myself. The book differs in directions from the Food TV web site. On the web site, Nigella says to line the pan with foil. That is perfect or you could use parchment paper. HOWEVER, in her book, she says to line the pan with plastic wrap. I said to myself, "What?" Then as if I was heard, her next statement is, "Don't worry, it won't melt!" My plastic wrap was microwavable safe so I told myself to trust her words. Well, do not do that. It melted and I have had to cut the entire four sides and bottom off as the plastic melted into the cake. I knew that would happen but I did it just like she said. Do I ever feel dumb. Haven't tasted the cake yet but will when I'm not so mad. Why would a person say to line a pan that goes into the oven with plastic wrap and not to worry it won't melt???? On looks, I would give the cake 5 stars as the cake looks just like hers. It baked in 1 hour 15 minutes. The chocolate syrup did thicken a little in about 12 minutes. Won't start it next time until 60 minutes has elapsed as the sugar starts to harden on top as it cools waiting for the cake to come out of the oven. All in all the taste better be really good to make up for the hassel.
YUM!
12/26/2006 at 01:24pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
This was great! I made it the day before, and heated it up for 5 mins before I served it.
Delicious and better the next day
12/26/2006 at 12:40pm
User: CYNTHIA from Morgan Hill, CA User Rating:
I was surprised at how much I liked this cake! I did end up baking it about 10 minutes longer because my toothpick came out really wet initially. The glaze is key - it seeps in and leaves the cake with a nice, mildly crunchy film on top which is a good contrast. I used mini chips and they were well-dispersed throughout the cake. I cut it into 10 slices for my daughter's birthday party and the girls liked it with vanilla ice cream alongside. For chocolate lovers, that's not necessary! I think it tasted even better 1-3 days AFTER baking it so don't hesitate to make it ahead of time.
Yum-Yum!
12/23/2007 at 08:12am
User: LISA from Evanston, IL User Rating:
I am a choco-holic and tried this recipe. I read all the suggestions and agree to add baking time, use mini choc. chips. The only thing I did was use extra dark cocoa- I would use regular dark cocoa next time. This is a hit for any choc. lovers.
Lighter version
12/10/2006 at 11:18pm
User: Yvonne from Dallas, TX User Rating:
I didn't intend to make it lighter, but made 2 loaves and ran out of ingredients on the second one - which tasted even better! I used 1/2 of the butter and substituted unsweetened applesauce for the remainder. I also used only one egg & substituted bread flour for 1/2 of the All Purpose flour. Does not need the glaze - fantastic & moist as is!
Thanksgiving Hit
11/28/2006 at 10:07am
User: Monica from Fort Worth, TX User Rating:
I watched Nigella Feasts show a few weeks ago and was intrigued by this recipe. I made it for my boyfriend's family (he's a huge chocoholic) and everyone loved it. It was easy to make and mine looked just as presentable as Nigella's! Thanks for making this a new family favorite!!
Wonderfully delightful with a few changes needed
11/27/2006 at 08:34pm
User: Kara from orlando, FL User Rating:
This chocolate cake is a breeze to make and received the most amazing praise from family and friends. I made a few changes to the original recipe. The temperature should be 350 degrees F for 75 minutes. Let the cake cool before you do anything to it, even testing with a tester; remember the chocolate chips will still be liquid until cooled. The glaze consistency is not right with Nigella's recipe, but this one I made up is perfect. Melt one stick of butter, 4 T cocoa, 1 small box confectionary sugar (yes an entire box), and 9 T evaporated milk. Wait until you pour this over the cake...scrumptuous! Much better the second time with the changes and additions. Good luck!
Crowd Pleaser
11/24/2006 at 08:39pm
User: Danielle from Pompton Plains, NJ User Rating:
I made this cake for Thanksgiving. It was easy to make and a real crowd pleaser! It was decadent- a chocolate lover's dream come true!
I fell of the Chocoholic Wagon HARD!
11/20/2007 at 05:36pm
User: Michael from Vancouver, WA User Rating:
Ok...a surprisingly beautiful cake with the most decadent outcome! It's not too sweet! But it packs a chocowallup! I am not fond of chipits, so I substituted one Ecuadore and one Madagascar Lindt Dark Chocolate bar which I coarsely chopped. I admit that I also poked about 100 or so holes with a wooden skewer and then doubled the syrup recipe. I shaved Belgian milk chocolate on top. A friend of mind suggested next time I add Kahlua to the cake and the syrup...and call its a Quintuple Chocolate loaf cake. It was alway brilliant as is!
My Kind of Cake!
11/20/2006 at 01:04am
User: J from Roseville, CA User Rating:
Really good. I use mini chocolate chips to keep them dispersed better. Great texture, but the glaze needed to be brushed on because it was so thin. Still tasted great, and I would make this again.
easy show stopper
11/18/2006 at 07:19am
User: lisa from sterling, VA User Rating:
This cake is easy and very delicious. It is very moist and not too sweet like many cakes are. I found it easy to make and clean up, since all the mixing is in the food processor. My friends all loved it. I served it at a birthday luncheon and it was an excellent grown up cake.
Gooey Chocolate Sensation
11/16/2006 at 10:27pm
User: KAREN from Lancaster, CA User Rating:
I rated this recipe on its taste, not on the recipe description. My tester stick came out "not done" after one hour, so I baked it 15 minutes longer, and still not done, but I stopped baking anyway. The syrup does not thicken, no matter how long you cook it, so I added 1 tsp of cornstarch to thicken it slightly. Pouring the syrup over the top of the cake loaf was a mess. But, the cake was very moist and delicious. My family loved it because it was chocolate overload (just the way we like it!).
A New Family Tradition
11/16/2006 at 12:10am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
It was wonderful! Perfect! I love Nigella's cooking. Don't try to make the syrup thick - just boil it for the 5 mins - and don't bake it for 1 1/2 hours till it's like a brownie - the stick has some melted chocolate on it after the 1 hour. My children will grow up on this ... for sure!
Okay, not great
11/15/2006 at 01:54am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I have had bad luck with Nigella's baking recipes before, but this cake looked so good, I couldn't help myself. The cake is actually not as chocolatey as I would have liked, and I didn't like the way the chocolate chips sank to the bottom of the batter. Even coating them with flour wouldn't have helped, as the batter is thinned out considerably by the hot water. I also couldn't get the syrup very thick- I boiled it for at least 8 minutes, and it was still thin and light colored. I was afraid to boil it much longer, for fear I would end up messing it up. I won't be making it again.
Good Rich Chocolate Dessert
11/14/2006 at 04:06pm
User: Sonya from Detroit, MI User Rating:
This was really easy to make and the family loved it. My cake took about 1 1/2 hours to bake thoroughly. It is very rich and has the density of a brownie, so make sure you have plenty of milk on hand! Next time I will add some nuts to the batter.
Delicious!
11/14/2006 at 12:48am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
This is an excellent and easy recipe for chocolate cake. It is so decadent and a chocolate cake lovers dream. I beg my husband to finish it so I don't have the temptation in the house. I highly recommend this recipe.
Heaven!
11/13/2006 at 04:47pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
It doesn't get any better.
Delicious!
11/12/2006 at 09:28pm
User: Sharon from Pasadena, TX User Rating:
Absolutely a chocolate lovers dream.
wonderful; needs some modification
09/18/2007 at 07:33am
User: Deborah from Warwick, NY User Rating:
My kids adore this and so I have to make it often even though it is a bit of a weird recipe. I find that most of the problems are solved by baking it in two loaves rather than one. It's just too big to bake well in one pan. The soupiness of the batter and also the glaze is troubling, but tolerate it and all will be fine. Yes, glazing is messy. Deal with it. And it's ugly in a sort of demented, adorable, Nigella over the top kind of way.
Great Cake!
08/26/2007 at 06:46pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
We Love It!!!
So good I'm licking the bowl right now!
08/22/2007 at 01:48pm
User: Colleen from RICHFIELD, UT User Rating:
I read the reviews before attempting to make Nigella's miraculous creation! I am glad I did because, I too, used the mini chocolate chips plus added a 1/2 tsp. of salt. I made it for my sister's birthday last week and we dove in together! WOW! So good...I had to make it again for a girlfriend today. All I can say is that if this isn't in heaven...I don't want to go!
A Chocolate lovers dream
08/21/2007 at 12:06pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
This recipie is super easy to make, and tastes delicious (its really chocolatey). I found I had to bake it about 15 minutes longer than the recipie said, but other than that, I followed the recipie to a tee. I hosted a dinner party for 8 and served this for dessert. All I did was heat it up for about 6-7 minutes on low heat. On each dessert plate I put a slice of the cake, spooned a mixture of fresh blackberries and raspberries over top and completed my presentation with a dollop of whipped cream and a fresh sprig of mint for decoration. Everyone raved about the dessert!! I have made it several times now and its always a hit.
Chocolate oh my!
08/14/2007 at 09:28pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I made this for my fiance' and he loved it. Definetly a lot of chocolate. This was easy to make however cooking time was difficult to judge. The cake has the chocolate chips and it was hard to tell when the cake was really done.
Easy and delicious
08/13/2007 at 06:30am
User: Lauren from BLAUVELT, NY User Rating:
In three words.............Oh MY GOD!!!! This was so easy, moist and delicious....I will keep everything on hand so I can make it again and again....Thanks Nigella!
Simple, Sexy, Decadent.
08/05/2007 at 11:19pm
User: jeanna from berkeley, CA User Rating:
We adore this rich, dark, messy cake. It's a wonderful dessert on a cold evening and fabulous with an expresso and brandy. Children love it. My husband thinks I slaved over it enough to keep me from baking for a month or two - it's that special and so easy.
Wonderful!
08/05/2007 at 10:24pm
User: Karen from Indianapolis, IN User Rating:
I made this cake for my famiy but used a mixing bowl instead of the processor...and baked it in a rectangle cake pan instead of the loaf pan and adjusted the baking time accordingly. It turned out wonderful! If anyone is a chocoholic or just likes chocolate...will love this cake.
Outstanding
07/15/2007 at 08:46am
User: Nick from Cedar Rapids, IA User Rating:
I love this cake, but be prepared to have some friends around to help eat it. Its so dense and full of chocolate. The key I think is the syrup which makes the cake stay moist for a long time.
Will try again
06/17/2007 at 08:38am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I tried this recipe sometime last year, on my first try the cake took longer to bake than suggested, the syrup did not thicken, and as mentioned by someone else I did not like the way that the chocolate chips sank to the bottom of the batter. Next time I'll use the mini chocolate chips, and will make a chocolate ganache instead for the top.
very chocolatey
05/26/2007 at 11:59am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
really great flavor, almost too much chocolate for me
we love this cake
05/06/2007 at 10:26am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I bake this chocolate cake day after day now, it's easy, moist, soft and wonderful cake ! Thank you :-)
Awesome, but.....
04/08/2007 at 08:45pm
User: CHAR from Lansing, IL User Rating:
like another reviewer, I followed the instructions from the book and used plastic wrap. Should have gone with my gut instinct and used foil like the pics on this website, but my husband said not to worry, the plastic wouldn't melt. Oh, what a mess! Use foil! Outside of that little detail this cake was unbelievable! Rich and chocolatey and very satisfying.
WOW!
04/06/2007 at 11:55pm
User: LESLIE from Parma, OH User Rating:
I watched Nigella make this on her show and being the chocoholic that I am, I went right after watching and made it. It came out perfectly. The syrup is SUPPOSED to be thin, don't try and thicken it as some did, it will thicken as it cools. I took a chopstick and made holes all over the cake and then poured the syrup on it. I also cooked it longer, more like 75 minutes at 350 degrees. decidently wonderful!
Yummy
03/30/2007 at 01:59pm
User: Virginia from Montgomery, AL User Rating:
This was good, but dried out a little on the outside before it got completely done on the inside. Also, the yummy syrup on the top drained too much too the sides, so if I made it again, I would go over it once, wait for it to seep in, and then do it again, rather than all at once.
Absolutly stunning!
03/25/2007 at 04:06pm
User: Emily from Portland, OR User Rating:
This cake is amazing...it was a big hit with my family. It is dense and rich, but not too much. I would definitely recommend it
Best ever chocolate decadense
03/22/2007 at 09:17am
User: Annette from Norwich, NY User Rating:
This is the easiest, most decadent cake ever. Very rich. I served it with a raspberry marmalade which I pureed & added a shot of raspberry liquor to. This cake is absolutely divine!
Great even for Non-Chocolate Lovers
03/06/2007 at 08:12pm
User: David from Seymour, IN User Rating:
I'm not a big chocolate fan--I prefer caramel or any kind of burnt sugar product--and go mainly for dark chocolate when I eat it at all. I often bake chocolate recipes thinking "This looks good" but then give most of it away. This cake, though, was wonderful. It was one of the best chocolate cakes I've ever eaten. I made it as written (maybe not quite as much vanilla), and it came out perfect. It was gone pretty fast.
Simple, Easy & Delicious
02/24/2007 at 10:09pm
User: Penina from Forest Hills, NY User Rating:
This recipe was so easy to make and absolutely delicious. Every time I make it I get rave reviews. The syrup needs to boil on HIGH for 5 minutes to get its thick texture. I add some chocolate shavings while the syrup is still hot and then again when the cake cools.
Too Rich!
02/17/2007 at 10:00am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
This cake looked absolutely beautiful, but noone could handle more than one bite! It was just (and I can't believe I'm going to say this) TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE! I think you would have to have taste buds for the richest food ever to enjoy this.
sinful
02/11/2008 at 09:09am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
great, but I cut back on the sugar a litttle and it still came out great, but I like deep dark chocolate taste
Like a lava cake
02/10/2007 at 09:55am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
This was very good!!! Fortunately, I read the reviews and took everyones advice and it came out great. Thanks for the great tips. Make sure you let it cool completely before removing from pan. I also used less water and did use the mini chocolate chips.
Easy & simple
01/30/2007 at 05:06pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I liked this very simple cake to make, and it very tasty too.
Yummy!
01/30/2007 at 03:58pm
User: Lorena from Harvard, IL User Rating:
This cake was wonderful. It was very chocolatey without being overly sweet. Next time I'll use mini chips or I'll chop some chocolate so it's smaller than regular sized chips. The regular chips were too big for my taste. The syrup will not be thick while it is still hot...it thickens as it cools a bit. This is just how it should be though, so it seeps into the cake...this keeps it moist. Definitely a keeper recipe!
Wonderfully Chocolatety
01/28/2007 at 06:25pm
User: Shannon from Delbarton, WV User Rating:
My family and I, we just LOVED it! Love you too, Nigella!
simply great
01/28/2007 at 04:04am
User: farah from fremont, CA User Rating:
i tried this recipe today. i did make some substitutes. i ran out of flour so i used 1/3 cup of almond meal. and i forgot to put sourcream. other then that i followed the exact recipe. baked it for exactly 1 hour and so on. the cake was very easy to make and very moist. good quality cocoa does make a difference. so do not skimp on the qulity of the ingredients........
delicious and simple
01/25/2007 at 02:16pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
This was a great cake -- lining the pan was the most complicated part of the preparation. I lined it with parchment and it worked fine. I also disagree with the other posters -- the glaze thickens (it's a simple syrup w/a touch of chocolate) but don't expect it to get super thick -- it'll coat the back of a spoon though.
Quilty eating it
01/10/2007 at 04:42pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
After all the good reviews, I made 3 batches, one for mom's supervisor, one for the kid's school, and one to keep. They were delicious! I did increase temperature to 350 and cooking time to 75 minutes. I use white chocolate instead, cos that's the only thing I have on hand at the time. So what if the syrup doesn't get thicken! This recipe works! Thank you foodnetwork!