The Most Amazing Chocolate Cake

最驚人的巧克力蛋糕

This is the kind of chocolate cake I image the fat kid ate in Matilda.

這是那種在 Matilda 電影裡小胖孩會吃的巧克力蛋糕

It is so moist and so good!

它很綿密也很讚

We're going to start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F

我們首先先將烤箱與熱至華氏 350 度(攝氏177度)

and then I'm going to show you how to butter a 9-inch pan.

我要教你如何將 9 吋的烤盤上油

Put some softened butter onto a paper towel

將一些奶油放在廚房紙巾上

and then spread it around the bottom and sides of the pan.

然後在烤盤裡整個把它給塗抹開

Make sure you get all the sides and edges

要確定整個邊與角都有塗抹到

You don't want this cake to stick.

你不會想蛋糕黏在上面的

Then you can either pour in some all-purpose flour

接著你可以倒入一些中筋麵粉

or, since we're making a chocolate cake,

或是，既然我們都要做巧克力蛋糕

I'm going to use cocoa powder

我要用可可粉

Sprinkle it in.

灑進去

Then shake the pan back and forth

然後將烤盤來回的給它搖一搖

so you cover all of the bottom

它就均勻的覆蓋整個奶油

tap out the excess

太多的給它倒掉

and I turn it so it gets all of the sides covered

再翻轉一下，這樣所有的邊都有覆蓋到

then make sure you give it a hard couple of pats and tap out all of the excess

要確定有將過多的粉給倒出來

either into a garbage can or the sink

可以倒在垃圾桶或是水槽

and then just set those pans aside.

接著再將烤盤擱置一旁

You're going to want to butter and dust three 9-inch cake rounds.

你需要做 3 個 9 吋的蛋糕

This is going to be a 3 layer cake

這會是個 3 層的蛋糕

and it's amazing!

真的很棒！

Next, we're going to put together our batter.

下一步我們要將我們的奶油放一起

In a large mixing bowl, combine 3 cups of flour

用一個大的攪拌鍋，將 3 湯匙的麵粉

3 cups of sugar

3 湯匙的糖

1 1/2 cups of cocoa powder

1 1/2 的可可粉

1 tablespoon baking soda

1 茶匙的小蘇打粉

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 茶匙泡打粉

and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 茶匙的鹽巴

Give this a quick whisk to combine it.

給它攪拌一下

Next, we'll add in all of our wet ingredients.

下一步，我們到入所有濕性食材

You can either continue whisking this by hand or

你可以用手攪拌

switch to a hand mixer.

或是用電動攪拌器

So pour in 4 eggs

所以倒入 4 顆蛋

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

1 1/2 杯的酪乳

1 1/2 cups hot water

1 1/2 杯的熱水

and 1/2 cup vegetable oil

和 1/2 杯的植物油

And then mix this all together.

然後接著把它們攪在一起

Now, you don't want to over mix this.

攪拌均勻就好了，不要太久

You're really just looking to combine all the ingredients and

現在你要將所有的食材都拌在一起

make sure that there's no flour

要確認沒有丁點麵粉才行

or cocoa powder left on the side.

可可粉就先放置一邊

In fact, I like to finish it off

其實我要用刮拌

by using a hand scraper

把剩下的處理完

just scraping the sides and the bottom to make sure everything got in.

把周圍的麵糊都給刮乾淨，確保沒有讓廢食材

Now we're ready to divide the batter among the three pans.

現在我們要將麵糊給分成 3 等份

I find that the easiest way to do this is to use a measuring cup

我找到最簡單的方法就是用量杯

and just scoop it in.

就直接用舀的

I have found that it takes about 3 cups of the batter to

我發現每個烤盤可以平均

fill each pan evenly.

倒入 3 量杯的麵糊

We're going to bake these in the 350 degree F oven for

我們要將它放入華氏 350 度(攝氏177度) 的烤箱

30 to 35 minutes.

烤個 30 到 35 分鐘

Make sure that you move the rack to the center so that you are baking the cake in the very center of the oven.

然後要確認架子要放置中間，蛋糕才會在烤箱正中央烤

This will ensure the most even baking.

蛋糕也才會整個均勻的烤到

If you can only fit two of your cakes at a time, that's fine.

你可以一次烤兩個蛋糕，沒關係的

You can bake the third one right after.

第 3 個可以考完再烤

Once they're done, remove them from the oven

一旦烤完，將蛋糕拿出烤箱

and place them on a wire rack to cool

放置在鐵架上冷卻

Let them cool for about 10 minutes before turning them over and

冷卻個大約 10 分鐘，再翻面

removing them from the pan.

將烤盤取下

While you are waiting for the cakes to cool you can go ahead and

等待蛋糕冷卻時，可以先將你

put together your frosting

要用的糖霜給準備好

Now, I've used all kinds of frosting for this cake.

目前，我用過所有做蛋糕的糖霜

Including whipped chocolate ganache

包括打發的巧克力甘納許(淋面醬)

which is pretty good.

非常的讚

Today we're making a chocolate cream cheese buttercream

今天我們要來做巧克力霜與起司奶油霜

which happens to be my favorite.

剛好是我喜愛的口味

Start out with 8 ounces of cream cheese in a bowl and

首先先將 8 盎司的乳酪放入碗盆中

add in 1 1/2 cups of softened butter

加入 1 1/2 杯 退冰的奶油

Use a hand mixer to whip this together.

用攪拌器將他們拌在一起

Once it is light and fluffy

一旦有點輕與蓬鬆感

add in 1 1/2 cups cocoa powder

即可加入 1 1/2 杯可可粉

the kind of cocoa powder you use for this and the cake really matters

做這蛋糕所用的可可粉很重要

Use the highest quality cocoa powder you can find.

買特級的可可粉即可

It really makes a difference.

它真的會有差別

Mix this together.

攪拌在一起

At this point I always add in a couple tablespoons of milk.

我通常在這時候會加一點牛奶

You may need to add more later.

你待會可能需要添加

Frosting is a fickle thing so the amount of milk you add can really vary.

糖霜是個易變的東西，一點牛奶就會產稱變化

So just eyeball it and trust yourself.

所以盯著它，相信你自己

We're going to add in about 8 cups of powdered sugar total.

接著我們要倒入共 8 杯的糖粉

I like to add it in about 1 cup at a time.

我會一次一杯的加進去

In the end it should look a little something like this.

拌完之後應要會像這樣子

Now I'm going to finish mine off with a scraper just to make sure all of that powdered sugar gets mixed in

接著我要把剩下的給刮乾淨，要確定所有的糖霜都拌進去

Once our cakes are cool we can put it all together with the frosting.

蛋糕冷卻後，即可將蛋糕與所有糖霜放一起

Trust me, this is the most decadent, divine chocolate cake.

相信我，它是最令人無法抵擋的巧克力蛋糕

Now put on those fat pants and enjoy a slice of the most amazing chocolate cake!

現在就換上寬鬆的褲子好好嘗嘗最驚人的蛋糕吧！

You can find the full written recipe in the video description.

你可以在影片訂閱處找到完整的食譜

Be sure to subscribe to my channel and check out my other great cooking videos.

一定要訂閱我的頻道，觀看其他我的烹飪影片

There's over 100 restaurant quality recipes you can easily make at home

這裡有超過 100 間餐廳的食譜，都可以簡單在家做

so there's sure to be something that you like!

這裡肯定會有你喜歡東西

See you later!

我們下回見！