Grandma’s Chocolate Cake

Name: Grandma’s Chocolate Cake
Yield: Makes one 8-in [20-cm] two-layer cake
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp light corn syrup; ¾ cup plus 2 Tbsp [210 ml] water; 1¼ tsp salt; ¾ cup [115 g] Guittard Choc-Au-Lait Baking Chips (white chocolate); Pinch of salt; ⅓ cup plus 2 Tbsp [55 g] Guittard Cocoa Rouge (Dutch-processed unsweetened cocoa powder); 1½ cups [340 g] unsalted butter, cut into ½-in [12-mm] cubes, at room temperature; 1¾ cups [350 g] sugar; ¼ tsp vanilla extract; 1¾ cups plus 1 Tbsp [220 g] all-purpose flour; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2⅔ cups [400 g] Guittard Semisweet Chocolate Baking Wafers; 1¼ cups [300 ml] heavy whipping cream; 6 Tbsp [85 g] unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp [150 ml] vegetable oil; ¾ cup plus 2 Tbsp [210 ml] full-fat buttermilk; 3 egg whites, at room temperature; ½ cup plus 2 Tbsp [130 g] sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 Tbsp baking soda

Preparation info

Makes
one
8 in [ 20 cm ] two-layer cake

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Guittard Chocolate Cookbook

By Amy Guittard

Published 2015

About

This cake is rich, moist, and delicious—the kind of chocolate cake you dream about when you’re pouring yourself a glass of milk. Donald developed this cake recipe two decades ago when he was the pastry chef for the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills.

As he tells it, “Every hotel pastry chef gets beat up over three things: muffins for the morning breakfast, American-style cookies, and a classic chocolate cake. Sean Loeffel, the food and beverage director at the hotel, had a clear idea of

Ingredients

Method

Become a Premium Member to access this recipe

Already a member?

Monthly plan

Annual plan

'Brilliant app for foodies'

'Spotify of cookbooks'

Part of

Chef’s Chapter

Matthew Cockerill

2 years ago from United Kingdom

I had my eye on this for ages but was slightly put off by the complexity of the recipe. But my elder son just made it for his sister’s birthday and I am happy to confirm that it’s a damn fine chocolate cake and well worth the trouble. Especially if someone else makes it…

The licensor does not allow printing of this title