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    Home » Baking » Sourdough Chocolate Cake

    Sourdough Chocolate Cake

    Published: Dec 30, 2015 · Modified: Jun 29, 2021 by Pavani · 12 Comments

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    Bake-a-thon 2015: Day 13

    Bake of the day: Sourdough Chocolate Cake

    I'm going to end this year and Bake-a-thon on a sweet note with this Sourdough chocolate cake. Sourdough is usually associated with rustic breads but it can also be used to make delicious cakes like this one. I already made carrot cake with sourdough and it was quite a hit. That reminds me to make that one again sometime.

    I made this cake twice -- first time for my cousins birthday, but I couldn't take pictures and second time to take pictures and enjoy it again. The cake doesn't have any tell tale sign taste of sourdough and everybody liked it a lot. It is a very moist and chocolaty cake that needs just a little bit of planning.

    Recipe needs 'fed' starter, so plan accordingly. I usually feed the starter the night before I want to make the cake. Then the starter is mixed with milk and flour and set aside for 2~3 hours. Make sure to read the recipe completely before starting.

    The cake is topped with a fudge like coffee icing that is a great counterpoint to the chocolate, both in flavor and appearance. My chocolate drizzle looks a little sloppy but that didn't take way from the taste of the cake.

    The sun has been playing a little hooky for the past few days and taking pictures has become almost impossible. I made the cake yesterday but with the cloudy weather couldn't take the photos, I took the cake to my cousin's for dinner and brought back leftovers to take pictures today. With all the moving, the frosting melted and looks messy, but it tasted delicious though.

    Recipe from King Arthur Flour:

    Sourdough Chocolate Cake

    Chocolate cake made with Sourdough starter. This is a very moist and chocolaty cake that is sure to make any celebration special.
    Author: Pavani
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    Prep Time: 20 mins
    Cook Time: 45 mins
    Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 1012 serving

    Ingredients

    • 1 cup Sourdough ' Fed'
    • 2 cups All purpose flour
    • 1 cup Milk (whole, 2%, evaporated -- I used unsweetened almond milk)
    • 1 cup Oil (vegetable or canola)
    • 11/4 cups Sugar
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • 11/2 tsps Baking Soda
    • ¾ cup cocoa Unsweetened Baking
    • 1 tsp espresso Instant powder (optional)
    • 2 Eggs Large (I used 2tbsp egg replacer whisked in 6tbsp water)
    • 2 tsps Vanilla extract

    Instructions

    • Combine the 'fed' starter, milk and flour in a large mixing bowl. Cover and rest at room temperature for 2~3 hours. It will be slightly bubble and expand just a little bit.
    • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9"x13" baking pan.
    • In a separate bowl, beat together the sugar, oil, salt, baking soda, cocoa, espresso powder and vanilla extract.
    • Add eggs, one at a time (or the egg replacer mixture) and beat well until combined.
    • Gently add the chocolate mixture into the starter-flour-milk mixture and stir until smooth. It will be a little gloppy at first but will smooth out eventually.
    • Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
    • Bake the cake for 30~40 minutes or until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
    • Remove the cake from the oven and set it on a wire rack to cool.

    Notes

    This is part of the Bake-a-thon 2015 .
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    Comments

    1. Priya Suresh

      December 31, 2015 at 11:26 am

      Cake looks absolutely irresistible and marvellous.. Wish i get a super huge slice.

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    2. Sowmya Sundararajan

      December 31, 2015 at 11:46 am

      The second picture is simply out of the world. Happy New Year Pavani.

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    3. Sowmya :)

      January 02, 2016 at 8:33 am

      Sourdough and chocolate sound like a very interesting combination....have to try this

      Reply
    4. Usha Rao

      January 02, 2016 at 12:37 pm

      I should probably start my sourdough bake with a sweet and this cake sounds perfect.

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    5. Sapana Behl

      January 05, 2016 at 6:51 pm

      Sourdough cake looks irresistible.Very nice clicks Pavani.

      Reply
    6. Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

      January 06, 2016 at 3:02 am

      I must try baking a cake with sourdough - I did a sweet bread for the first time yesterday and it came out delicious - this will have to be my next thing to try with sourdough

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    7. Global Tastes & Travels Inc.

      January 06, 2016 at 3:02 am

      I must try baking a cake with sourdough - I did a sweet bread for the first time yesterday and it came out delicious - this will have to be my next thing to try with sourdough

      Reply
    8. Priya Srinivasan

      January 08, 2016 at 5:29 pm

      looks fab yaar!! love how fluffy it has come. i need to start with sourdough man, this looks absolutely tempting!!!

      Reply
    9. Amara Annapaneni

      January 10, 2016 at 3:39 pm

      Very interesting combination but the cake looks very tempting.

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    10. Srivalli

      January 30, 2016 at 8:29 am

      Pavani, I love the texture of your cake!..what a wonderful way to end the series..very very nice!

      Reply
    11. Mindy

      May 16, 2020 at 10:10 pm

      5 stars
      your recipe is missing the oil. Thanks to the King Arthur reference I was able to look up the recipe on their website,

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      • Pavani

        May 21, 2020 at 9:31 pm

        Sorry about that Mindy. Thank you for letting me know. Recipe has been updated with that info now.

        Reply

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