Chocolate Brownie Cake

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003

Show: The Essence of EmerilEpisode: Chocolate Goodness

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (37)

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Cook Time:
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Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
2 (9-inch) cake layers for 1 layer cake serving 10 to 12

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Ingredients

1/2 pound butter, softened at room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Buttermilk Frosting, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) cake pans, then line with parchment paper.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and mix until thoroughly combined.

Into a medium mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking soda and cocoa powder together.

In a small mixing bowl whisk the buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla together.

While the mixer is on low speed, add the dry ingredients in 3 batches, alternating with the liquid ingredients.

Divide the cake batter evenly among the 2 prepared cake pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean and the edges of the cake just begin to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 to 35 minutes.

Transfer the cakes to a cooling rack and allow the cakes to cool in the pans. Carefully remove the cakes from the pans and frost as usual for a layered cake with the Chocolate Buttermilk Frosting.

Chocolate Buttermilk Frosting:

1 stick butter, softened

1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted

8 ounces cream cheese

1 pound powdered sugar, sifted

2 tablespoons buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla

In the bowl of an electric mixer combine the butter, cocoa powder and cream cheese over low speed and mix until thoroughly combined. Increase speed to high and cream ingredients until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low and slowly add the powdered sugar, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat until mixture is smooth and thoroughly combined.

Frost cake as usual.

Yield: enough frosting for 1 (9-inch) layer cake or one 9 by 13-inch

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recipe Chocolate Brownie Cake
alexis carthage, NY 04-23-2009
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Lacking something?
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Alot of people commented on this cake lacking intensity and flavor. That very might be the case if you are lacking a well... stocked baking pantry. It's safe to say Emril as a chef did not use a cheap or mild cocoa. He doesn't specifiy what type but I knew if it's so little cocoa to a cake you should us "Dutch Process BLACK cocoa"! Their goes your intensity right their! This cake will not come out good without it. For a few extra kicks I threw in half a black of darck chocolate chips. And threw the other half on the top of the cake. Also I added a teaspoon of instant coffee into the mix. You don't taste the coffee, but it enhances the chocolate dramatically. I made this cake today for my husband birthday. I did it with a raspberry filliing. I decorated it with chocolate chip and fresh raspberries.Read more
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Lauren Kenmore, NY 08-18-2008
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Not Very Flavorful
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

The cake was nice and moist, but it was lacking in flavor. There is alot of butter in this recepie,and the taste of the... butter was way too much. Also, there was not enough chocolate flavor(not even close). Additionally, there was no resemblence to a brownie. The thing that saved this cake was the frosting, it was delicous!Read more
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Dana Woods Hole, MA 03-03-2008
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WOW!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Normally I skip Emeril altogether-I find his style a bit too much all around, however... This will become my "standard... chocolate cake" recipe henceforth! It is everything a chocolate lover desires: dark, rich flavor, moist texture, the kind you pick at every time you walk past it... Making it for the second time in a week-today IS my birthday... Added chopped hazelnuts and chunks of 85% organic bitter chocolate... I'm a chocoholic, what can I say.Read more
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null null, null 01-22-2008
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Best Chocolate cake EVER!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I wanted to do this cake for my girlfriend, but I'm not a great cook (I'm a grilling guy, not so much a kitchen type). I... asked my friend to make it for my girlfriends birthday and we all agreed that this is by far the best chocolate cake ever!!! I'll try to make it next time with my friends help.Read more
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Victoria Lake Villa, IL 10-29-2007
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Lacks intensity
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

While I enjoyed the texture of both the cake and the icing, the cake lacked intense chocolate flavor. It was very... mild...borderline tasteless. The icing was very smooth and creamy, but I felt it looked better than it tasted. Maybe that's because I'm not a huge cream cheese fan, though.Read more
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Anonymous 05-16-2007
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Best Cake
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I loved this cake- it really does have a bronie-like texture and the frosting was VERY yummy. I could've gone back for... seconds, but everyone had eaten it it was so good!Read more