You've heard of a one-bowl recipe, right? The kind where you just throw all the ingredients into a bowl and they magically mix themselves and turn into something delicious? No?
The internet is abound with one-bowl cookie recipes, one bowl brownies, and many others. The idea is that it's easier to make something in one bowl - less mess, fewer dishes to wash, faster, simpler - because it's hard to go wrong when all you do is put the ingredients into the bowl and mix. The problem Sally and I have found with these recipes is that sometimes they sacrifice taste on the way. And what's the point of having a cake recipe that's easy but doesn't taste so good?
Good thing this cake doesn't disappoint in its deliciousness. The texture is a bit odd, it's dense but not spongy, perfect for trifle or with ice cream.
Everyday Cake
barely adapted from Smitten Kitchen here
Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 cup buttermilk*
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Dutch cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter and lightly flour a 9×5x3-inch loaf pan, or 8 inch round.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugars and beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg and beat well, then the buttermilk and vanilla. Don’t worry if the batter looks a little uneven or starts to curdle.
3. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt together right into your wet ingredients. Stir together with a spoon until well-blended but do not overmix.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes in a loaf pan, and 80 to 90 minutes in a round pan. Cool in pan on a rack for about 10 to 15 minutes, at which point you can cool it the rest of the way out of the pan.
*Buttermilk is real easy to make if you don't have any on hand: add a tablespoon of lemon juice to the bottom of a 1 cup measuring cup and fill with milk. Stir, wait about two minutes, and you're ready to go!
The internet is abound with one-bowl cookie recipes, one bowl brownies, and many others. The idea is that it's easier to make something in one bowl - less mess, fewer dishes to wash, faster, simpler - because it's hard to go wrong when all you do is put the ingredients into the bowl and mix. The problem Sally and I have found with these recipes is that sometimes they sacrifice taste on the way. And what's the point of having a cake recipe that's easy but doesn't taste so good?
Good thing this cake doesn't disappoint in its deliciousness. The texture is a bit odd, it's dense but not spongy, perfect for trifle or with ice cream.
Everyday Cake
barely adapted from Smitten Kitchen here
Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 cup buttermilk*
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup Dutch cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter and lightly flour a 9×5x3-inch loaf pan, or 8 inch round.
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugars and beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg and beat well, then the buttermilk and vanilla. Don’t worry if the batter looks a little uneven or starts to curdle.
3. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt together right into your wet ingredients. Stir together with a spoon until well-blended but do not overmix.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes in a loaf pan, and 80 to 90 minutes in a round pan. Cool in pan on a rack for about 10 to 15 minutes, at which point you can cool it the rest of the way out of the pan.
*Buttermilk is real easy to make if you don't have any on hand: add a tablespoon of lemon juice to the bottom of a 1 cup measuring cup and fill with milk. Stir, wait about two minutes, and you're ready to go!
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