Double Chocolate Layer Cake

The review from lemonadesandwich reminded me that I'd been meaning to try this one too, and I did so for a child's birthday party also. My wife was worried it would be too dark for the little ones (6-year-olds) but I had a feeling they'd be able to take it, and they were enthusiastic. As was I. It was moist, very dark and chocolaty, but not as dense as a brownie.

I didn't have 10 x 2" pans, so I cooked three separate layers in regular 9" pans. Cooking time was a little less - 45 minutes or so. I also made half a measure of frosting for a cake using 2 of the layers, as 1 lb of chocolate seemed like an awful lot. I tweaked the frosting a little, using a bit more butter and a little icing sugar, thinking of the kids.

When a recipe has 1400+ reviews and 91% of the people say they'd make it again, you can be pretty sure that its going to work. This recipe did not disappoint.

A few notes just from my perspective - yes, it has a lot of sugar. The batter also felt very greasy (not the best for licking the beater;-) but that just leads to a moist cake. It also cooks a surprisingly low temp (300) for a surprisingly long time (1 hour) but all does come out well. I was glad to have all those reviews to reassure me that it would work.

This was a big success for a child's birthday cake, and may become my new standard.