I have a lot of vegan friends. Anyway, not a sponsored (lol, of course) opinion but Im thrilled youre enjoying the site. I wanted to confirm that the unsweetened cocoa in the cake and the cocoa powder in the glaze are the same ingredient. Incredibly rich, moist, and delicious cake. This was so delicious Deb, thank you. The bake time is obviously took a bit longer for the thicker cake.. Hope it comes out as stellar as yours looks! I popped the cake in the fridge when it was finished to keep it away from my naughty and curious cat, and Im finding that I really like it cold! Ive been reading & cooking your recipes on and off for a long time now, and today need to make a vegan chocolate cake requested by my daughter for her birthday. by morning, the flavors had really set and i love everything about it. I have found that the whole cake falls a little once I flip it out of the tin & is quite dense/fudgey. I doubled the recipe for a 913 cake. Very simple to make. Measure and sift the cocoa powder into a bowl or pitcher and I think a better cocoa chocolate cake with similar rich darkness, but much more flavor, is the Guinness Chocolate cake on NYT. I use olive oil in all my cakesactually in any baking that uses oil. I made this cake last nightour daughter cant have gluten [or dairy], so I changed the flour to gluten free and she was so excited! and so easy!! The flavor is quite good too, but Im not sure if Id make it again. My kids love helping make it because they can lick the bowls (no raw eggs). Hi Deb, will this cake work in a loaf pan? I will surely try it. I have made a similar wacky cake since high school (MANY years ago). Two questions Ive made it twice. Love the deep chocolate flavor and the soft texture. Preheat an oven to 350F (180C). I have a full sheet pan, so it will be just a thin single layer. For the 8 pan, I didnt add all the batter (had enough for 2 additional cupcakes). My experience as well. :), Its baking soda and vinegar! Going to try it with a little less baking soda next time too, but I definitely see this cake becoming a go-to! On the second day, you can definitely taste it in the cake (blech). I followed this step for step. Let cool and I added where the water (or coffee) gets added. Still tasted good but very not pretty. Any idea if it can be made successfully with gluten free flour? I have made olive oil cakes in the past and also vegan cakes and they are usually ok often they have a weird, too-oily texture, so i was delighted when this cake turned out actually cake-y! Thanks so much! This was fab. I didnt even bother with the glaze because its so lovely just on its own. If you used gluten free flour there would be nothing in this to act as a binder. (And, for a Christmas potluck, dressed up with sparkly gold sprinkles it was appropriately festive.) I have made this cake twice now it is the best chocolate cake Ive ever made. Thanks! I look forward to baking your version and seeing you in Portland, OR. Perhaps I hadnt truly let it fully cool it looked too good! The benefit of dusting with powdered sugar was not needing to wait too long for it to cool after baking. I was thrilled. Hi! Nice crisp edges. UPDATE made the cake again today using less baking soda (about 1 tsp / 5g ) perfect! Deb, you are a life saver I need to make a vegan cake for a co-worker but left myself with little time. Great you published this for others. We made it with the glaze once, but the flavor is such a nice deep chocolate that we prefer it with cut strawberries or ice cream. Just want to see if I can fancy it up for a birthday. I skipped the corn syrup and was still in love. On my calendar. (Its also very low for a website these days, but I dont budge on it.) (3) For the glaze, I melted the choc chips first in 20 sec increments until mostly melted and then added the remaining ingredients to finish it off in the last 20 sec interval. I have made this twice and love te flavor and how well it keeps in the fridge! Around the rim of the apricot, sprinkle a ring of coarsely chopped walnuts, And then gilding the lily to great affect! It was delicious! Love this cake so much. Sugar contributes moisture, so with less, it can get more dry or brittle. OLIVE OIL!!! Used 1 tsp baking soda as Deb and many commenters suggested, and used 1 c coffee + 1/2 c water. I used KAF Triple Cocoa. Yes here are a bunch of comments with tips from people who made it as cupcakes: Thank you. I also added 1 t of vanilla since I cant imagine chocolate cake without it and used 1 tsp. Should I substitute with honey? I spread vanilla Ice cream between two frozen slices and voila a frozen ice cream sandwich. Planning to make this cake on the morrow. I think it adds a nice touch. almost as good as my moms recipe, and even easier! Hi Tara, Dont know if youve seen my other posts, but it took my oven a full 53 minutes to get this cake baked properly. I took a lot of libertieslike 1/2 regular flour & 1/2 bread flour, regular brown sugar, brown vinegar, wrong cake pan, TJ dark chocolate bar instead of chic chips, no corn syrup, etc. It rose quite a bit but did not overflow (though the top did sink a bit will reduce the baking soda as suggested next time.) I think this cake only works with mild, light olive oils. Alchemy. Thank you, Deb, for the always fabulous chocolatey baked goods! I am going to do one tiny tweak replace a tablespoon or two of the olive oil with walnut oil because I bought a bottle of it and Im damned if Im not going to use the bloody thing and then possibly two more (smoked salt on the top and maybe a fine dusting of powdered walnut. Maybe try less baking soda as discussed above? Oh yeah, team Wacky Cake here. (I did a search for wacky cakes & found some versions without cocoathis is a rabbit hole for sure). The flaky salt in the glaze made the whole cake sing. Dusted with powder sugar. Thank you! The first Im one 9-in pan & the cake ran over quite a bit. Definitely a keeper for anyone needing a quick dessert. the whole time. I made this last night and hubby swooned over it. Is it a 1for 1 substitution? what up? Maybe only one child is taking guitar, but there is one in the photo who is TAKING the guitar. Hi! If anything, my cake domed a little definitely no caving! Easy to make and delish. Just made this and it turned out beautifully. The recipe also looks another delectable one and perfect for the upcoming holiday season. A friend made it for me and I loved it so much I asked about it and she gave me the recipe, I made it twice and loved it both times. Any other liquid suggestions? our whole family enjoyed and will continue to make in the future! Whisk together. I noticed that the cake had a noticeable baking soda taste the day after. I just made this and its so yummy! My favorite chocolate cake. You wonder if your partner does something behind your back. Your email address will not be published. the glaze is amazing so easy! Hope you and your loved ones are safe and doing well. The cake has a really deep chocolate flavor, almost as if removing the dairy and eggs has let that shine through more. I used instant espresso powder+hot water and the chocolate flavor came out really deep and the cake is just all around satisfying. But here someone had success :https://smittenkitchen.com/2017/10/chocolate-olive-oil-cake-more-book-tour/#comment-999574, Hi Deb, My family doesnt eat eggs which led me through many wacky cake recipes a-plenty. It otherwise was a great texture perfect amount of chocolatey and the 2nd bite was better than the first. We call this cowboy cake in my family and my dad always requests it for his birthday. But then I thought about it and realized, I cant cook. WebHome. Totally easy to make (the only challenging part is flipping it from pan to rack to plate, because its so tender and delicate). I currently live outside the US and grocery stores here dont really offer corn syrup. I have been saving this for a Halloween cake since you posted it! This looks amazing! Will make it again! It was delicious and even better throughout the week. So delicious for a last minute dessert to take to a dinner with friends. And it also remains moist even after going into the fridge. Asking because Im planning on making this 2 days before serving to take away for the weekend. It tastes good, but the whole look was ruined. A whole aged Manchego bought in Spain is of the Costco price in the US! The taste is ok, but Im super disappointed. Thanks. But then the whole cake collapsed on one side when I layered it. Coconut milk, Im not as confident. I am wrong about this. In a separate bowl, whisk together buttermilk, olive oil, vanilla and eggs. Me too! I dont like my cakes overly sweet, and reduced both sugars to 120g each. When I added the olive oil and brown sugar to the dry ingredients, there was no chance of whisking. The mixture was like mud and sawdust, and it took every bit of the coffee and vinegar to turn it into batter consistency. This cake looks amazing and a great solution to take to a gathering where you dont know everyone, and where someone is always egg/dairy free. This looks perfect. Can I freeze them? ), And now Im off to pre-order. :). This cake was amazing! This cake was soooooo good and got rave reviews from my dinner guests. I dont know if I want to use Olive Oil. You can also skip it. Congratulations on the book. I do use coffee and vanilla and more vinegar for mine but I may try to add more cocoa and olive oil and see if it improves it! My roommates and I each had Not Great days today, so I made this! I dont have the template set up like that because people get very unhappy with me when a post prints for 10 pages; only the recipe prints. I want to make 1 9 x 13 cake for my sons birthday. Were going to a barbecue with many kids and adults. Once you pour the glaze on the cooled cake, you can either let the glaze set at room temp, or it will set more quickly in the frig. Will skip the glaze next time. this one is a keeper. This may have been mentioned but Nigella Lawson has a chocolate olive oil cake that can be made gluten-free by substituting almond meal for the flour. Thanks so much. It turned out perfectly! I made this tonightloved the cake, thought the glaze made it not as good. Moist and fluffy, like an old-fashioned birthday cake. I sift the dry ingredients together and whisk the brown sugar and oil and about half the water/coffee together before adding close enough to one-bowl for me, and way less struggle than trying to whisk the sludge that I got the first time. Thank you in advance. It also got a bit less crumbly after a few more hours out at room temp. We didnt frost it, and it was a nice dark cake. I still make it fairly often. Used Hershey frosting again. re: sinking in the middle I have been using only ONE teaspoon of baking soda, per suggestion of several others(rather than 1.5 tsp of B soda). Also, it was very pretty! argh. The cake came out dark and moist and fudgy but somehow still light. Somehow I am just underwhelmed by the depression cakes (I made the plush coconut one during quarantine). The glaze came out fine in consistency and was even shiny, but the honey taste was strong and distracting, and so I think the corn syrup would result in a purer sweet flavor for the glaze. In the cake or in the glaze? Didnt make the glaze, and I think it would be even better with it but it was really tasty without it. Awesome The cake was denser than I thought though and very moist. The glaze stayed soft, and tasted luscious. This was great! ( I tried olive oil but it made it too much olive oil how about just water? :). springform pan with cooking spray. I would advise against it unless you have time to audition it because the crumb seems too fragile and loose to me; might not come out in one piece. Clearly, Im not the best at following instructions when it gets late on a work night! Thanks! Step 1. My new favorite cake :). I used a 913 Pyrex glass baking dish to make this twice and it was just fine. in the glaze on the olive oil cake.. well, if it turns out less shiny, I hope its at least quite yummy in me tummy! I made this cake 6 times and it was perfect each time. Those 2 munchkins are so darn cute, I dont know how yall stand it! Wow! There was a little dip in the middle, but no serious sinking, so that was a success, too! I used to make a similar cake, no eggs, but using vegetable oil and not nearly as much cocoa powder. Privacy Policy. I have been following your blog for long. The cake usually comes out well but usually is very moist almost to the point of seeming underdone. I usually end up scraping the remaining moist, dense crumbs along with that amazing frosting with a fork to get EVERY LAST bit before the pan gets washed. That was a perfect baking time. I dont remember it saying you can use almond flour? Id sub in my favourite GF blend (rice, potato and tapioca) for the win! My glaze seems really thin. I had the same issues as the other bakers: sink in the middle, overflowing pan, underbaked center, and overcook sides. I use a mix of Calivirgin blood orange infused olive oil and a bit of sunflower oil. My glaze became gritty (but not burnt) after melting. . Do you think it would work as a bundt cake? Ariel Did you make this in a 9 x 13 pan? The spouses family mentioned it months later. The only thing I had to adjust was the baking time. I made this cake last night to bring to a Mothers Day dinner tonight. increments; stirring very well before each additional heating). Let me tell you even that was DELICIOUS! They were delicious. Thank you! It was light, and moist, rich but not heavy. I have to make this cake ASAP! I also added a splash of vanilla extract. Mine was totally different, like a thick ganache. Hi Lizthanks for sharing the info about the flour/spice version! I LOVED the taste of EVOO here. Because the batter I made was way more soupy than in any cake Ive ever made, and then although the cake seemed baked after about 34 minutes (springy, tester with a couple of crumbs on it), when I went to turn it out of the pan it made a huge mess, with all this gravy-like goop under the cake, which proceeded to slop all over my counter and floor. 10/10 would make again. It ended up being very moist and fudgy. But I have also made this cake without the coffee and its still delicious! It is so moist. It. Speaking of the glaze melting the chips first and then whisking everything else in is also the way to go here, as many comments attest. This cake sounds fabulous! The result was amazing, and I dusted the top with cinnamon, since here in Mexico chocolate is always paired with cinnamon. Ive made this several times now (with coffee in lieu of water, along with a little added to the glaze) and it is consistently amazing! This is based off a recipe by Nigella Thanks Deb! I double checked time and ingredients and couldnt find any discrepancies. The depression in the center happened with me too. Liked this post a lot . Is this for 2 9 pans? The results were perfect. The recipe is flexible: substitute Greek yogurt for sour cream, use a combination of all-purpose and whole-grain flours, and add walnuts or almonds in place of the pecans (or omit the nuts entirely). Thank you Deb. Preheat oven to 350. Super moist, and almost melt in your mouth! The only part of the recipe that needed to be altered was the cooking time because when tested at 35 minutes the center was still wet. WebPreheat your oven to 350F. Thank you so much, Deb! I might use melted chocolate instead of some of it next time (or maybe in addition to). :). Grammy and her wacky cake! Delicious! I dont think we can get corn syrup in the UK what would you recommend as an alternative for the shine please? Oil cakes cant be beat on the moist front. 2nd go I wanted more of the cake but had run out of olive oil. Candace Nelson is one of our foodie idols. In addition, I ended up putting more corn syrup in the glaze. Skip the icing. Well this is awkward. Many many chocolate cakey thanks, Bria! This was great, though the glaze turned into more of a thick hardened frosting rather than a glaze, especially by next dayseems odd. Cake is delicious and glaze is too, but something weird happened when I made the glazechunks of it (the corn syrup?) I used to make and sell custom cakes, and Wacky Cake is my go-to chocolate cake recipe. I did it as a loaf. I made this with metric weights and the batter was very liquid! I just purchased Blood Orange Olive Oil from DAvolio. Maybe you should try her recipe! Woe is me. Im wanting to try to adapt this concept to a ginger bread cake. I bought it the first day it was available in store and have enjoyed everything Ive made so far. :) And thank you. Thanks! Better than any restaurant dessert Ive ever had! I am a big fan of cake.Chocolate is my favorite one.Cant wait to try.Thanks. Did not rise in the center. (And will of course impart a lemon flavor, albeit subtle one.). Making this today for a second time. It also expanded out of its cake tin like one of those black cobra fire crackers. Vegans and non-vegans devoured it. I dont know why, but my taste buds jumped in a good way with that addition. I do wonder if 1 teaspoon might be just fine, however, for you next time. Topped with the glaze and raspberries and served with homemade ice cream. Ill try your recipe this time with the amped up baking cocoa, and maybe a tablespoon of espresso powder to give it that extra oomph But still butter frosting always butter frosting. Its probably the onetime use pie pan. I have a vegan daughter so am thrilled to get this recipe. Its a family favorite. It fell significantly in the middle, and then when glazed, gravity drew the glaze into the depression in the center! YES Im making this tonight this looks like a great weeknight cake! The next day at the wedding reception, those who had come to the rehearsal dinner found it and got it out, preferring it to the professionally made wedding cake! I like the bit of sea salt in the glaze! Added the zest of one orange rubbed into the sugar, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 tsp of Penzeys apple pie spice (cinnamon blend & mace) to the cake, added 1 1/2 tsp of apple pie spice to the glaze. Eggs provide structure in most cakes. Word of advice. Any idea what could have gone wrong? It begged for vanilla ice cream, but againpandemic. I made this a few weeks ago and it turned out great, as expected. yes! What type of olive oil did you use? oh my! This will now be our go-to chocolate cake recipe, and the absence of eggs means its easy to adjust the quantity for different tins/occasions. . I needed this to be oil-free, dairy-free, and gluten-free, and this was the perfect starting recipe. It turned out grainy, smelled less than chocolatey, and wouldnt spread well. Or is this the same ingredient? Thanks Deb! And sprinkles. Preheat the oven to 350F. I also reduced baking soda but mine still fell a little in the center. This will become a staple cake in my home. Had the depression also but when topped with the glaze you cannot tell. * baking soda reduced to 1 ts per Debs note in the comments, and there was a slight depression in the center, but not much, and the cake didnt have a baking soda taste. This cake is my go-to vegan cake! Made if for foodie friends and they loved it, too. there are still a few slices left for after work snacks. 1/4. This turned out well and looked beautiful, but we didnt love the flavor. Actually, if you came to Germany on your book tour I would love you a teensy bit more I mean I can dream, right? I have regular table salt and I have coarse crystals sea salt. Has always turned out well when Ive used the wacky cake recipe so am confident Debs recipe would be good made with GF flours. Today however it just never really baked. My son wanted to make cupcakes and due to the GF flour (I assume), this was too crumbly and I could not get the cupcakes out of the muffin tins. Ive made lots of your recipes Deb, and never encountered a mess like this. Thank you very much!! A truly decadent and amazing cake! Needed an extra 10 min in the oven. I would make it again, but with less baking soda and less water. Coconut oil instead of olive oil, probably. I havent doubled it but its a finicky cake and I cannot promise it wont cave if you do. Any possible issues with using light brown sugar instead of dark brown sugar? Fan*tas*tic*. Notes on cooking: * baked for 50 min; at 30, the top had just barely set and the cake was quite liquid. And thank you. I didnt realise beforehand how runny this batter is, so I advise you dont use this cake as an opportunity to whip out your new springform tin, as I did, or youll end up, like me, with batter leaking out all over your kitchen bench. My glaze thickened slightly as Ive read others doing. I made this last night with the full baking soda amount, but I added two eggs (trying to avoid crumbly cake). It was so yummy and loved by the entire family. LindseyJoyFoxParker, Love Actually just in cases. Had to do a fast rescue as Id tried to use my 9 springform pan, but was off on the parchment lining and it began to leak, so scraped all into my 8 square. It must be mine. My friends loved it, so decadent and I loved being able to say it was vegan! Not sure why, though it could be the age of my corn syrup? I made this following the metric instructions and ended up with a very liquid soup-y batter. My tweak/upgrade was to use coffee (strong instant espresso, actually) EXCLUSIVELY in my version. WebHeat oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of 9-inch round cake pan with a fitted round of parchment paper and coat the bottoms and sides with nonstick cooking spray. And Im always excited for a one bowl cake recipe. My friend made it too with the same oil (he gets it from a restaurant he works at) and thought the same. Cake number two for week two of January. We like having chocolate cake in the refrigerator (who wouldnt) and Im going to give this cake recipe a whirl this weekend. I preheated to the right setting and checked my oven thermometer that I have as a secondary validation and I was at the right temp. I recommend it. I tried it in a bundt pan, and it was nice but was a small ring. My new go-to. Such a winner! Pinterest. Im surprised to get this poor result as Ive never had anything but wonderful success with every other recipe from here. No issues with the rise or sinking, but we are at sea level here in on the west coast. It took me an extra 5 min. Do you have any tips for substituting corn syrup in this recipe? My guests loved it, but I was disappointed that the plush, airy crumb Im used to didnt work out. Not at all good. Webcandace nelson chocolate olive oil cake candace nelson chocolate olive oil cake. Deb! I mean a minute or two more than *35. Thanks for the 18 minute baking time tip, fellow baker, I forget who you are. I made it for my anniversary last night and it was super easy, even with a two month old in tow, I didnt do the glaze, I cut out some heart designs from paper and sprinkled vanilla bean sugar so it had a nice pattern on it. Ill frost it with some cocoa and nuttlex icing. Chocolate. Or lighter in texture? I mixed up all the dry ingredients for both cake and frosting at home, and carried them with me in Ziploc bags. I bought vanilla bean powdered sugar and used it to make designs on the cake (a bit like latte art). I baked it for 42 minutes. The cake turned out incredibly moist and pretty tasty for, you know, a vegan dessert. It was so yummy and chocolate-ly & I could taste a hint of the coconut oil too. Oh my gosh! Additionally, everyone at the table loves it and it doesnt feel like a cake thats been compromised by substitutions. So good, and you can really taste the flavor of the olive oil. But it does have eggs (not that youd oppose :). Instructions. I used half natural and half dutch cocoa, and cut the baking soda back to just over a teaspoon based on the comments. Black cocoa is very very Dutched so it could have thrown things off. Anyway, 5 stars! (I used a 4 cup liquid measuring cup and measured the water and oil in it, then added the I made this today with what I had: But what a treat!! Seriously. Your recipes are all fab. Thank you! Eggless cakes are more delicate than regular cakes. My sibling and I used to fight over who got to have the goo that was always left at the bottom of the cake pan. Thanks! Outstanding, although some advice on the glaze would be appreciated.Thank you so much! Next time, I will whisk the brown sugar and oil together first, and then sift in and whisk all the dry ingredients before adding the coffee and vinegar. Your first book is one of my go-tos, as is your blog. Bummed. ), light Karo syrup, and the same olive oil. I made this today following the recipe exactly, using coffee as the liquid. This recipe looked good, but I live at high altitude, 6,800, so the cake fell badly. (I am trying to resist talking about the book nonstop but FWIW, theres an olive oil vegan too! I made thisand forgot to put in the granulated sugar since the kids burst through the door home from school at just that moment and broke my concentration. I may add a bit of vanilla next time. I took the advice in the comments & only used 1tsp of baking soda. Am still trying to decide if I like the glaze but overall, am really enjoying picking away at this cake, as is my family. Eat everywhere you can and then come tell us about it! i made a notation on my copy of the recipe and will follow your lead when I make the glaze tomorrow morning. Let us know what you do & how it turned out for you. The cake was springy and moist, and it did not sink. I made this today. They prevent the outer edges of your cake from setting up faster than the center. of cream cheese. I would worry about it cooking evenly if you increase the recipe though ( but Im a complete novice when it comes to baking so let me know ). I used 50:50 water & coffee & decorated with toasted almond slices, fresh raspberries and powdered sugar. This blooms the cocoa, drawing out more of the flavor. Just took this out of the oven an hour ago. Hi Deb, how do you think this cake will bake in a really pretty bundt pan? It took around 45-50 min. Currently eating a slice from the fridge 2.5 days after it was originally baked, I honestly think it tastes better now than on day one, thanks Deb. 3. Highly recommend making with coffee as well. Turned into a pasty (and not tasty) mess. The version from the Moosewood Cooks At Home cookbook is my go-to recipe for cupcakes. It is entirely possible Ive already posted about this, but now Ive made it for the third time and Im convinced: THIS IS THE BEST VEGAN CAKE. The cake pan shown with room to spare is 2 to 2 1/2 inches tall, standard layer cake pan depth. Love your ramped up version and will get to it very soon. The texture is amazing considering there are no eggs! Came out perfectly after 40 minutes. However, I routinely get a sunken middle. and it only sunk the tiniest bit (a great space for extra glaze!). Thank you Deb! Plus, it set off the smoke detectors while my two little ones were in the bathtub (NOOOOO!) Too long in the microwave? What did I do wrong? We used this for my daughters wedding rehearsal dinner. (there were slight differences in the cocoa or chocolate used, while I got a bit different results, loved both), when I made it both times I used roughly 20% less sugar, but my friend told me changing the sugar qty can be sure way to ruin a cake (again, I dont know anything about baking). I will try again with regular flour when I have an event to go to. Can this recipe be doubled to make 24+ cupcakes? And both times the cake had a major sinkhole in the middle. I hadnt been able to eat processed sugar for a few months, and a couple weeks ago, I found out that I finally could again. I do not comprehend. 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