How do you make chocolate vanilla cake?

Make the cake: In a medium bowl stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, then add the butter and the granulated and brown sugar and whisk to combine. Add the vanilla, yogurt and water and whisk to blend well.

What makes a cake from scratch moist?

While butter will give you the best flavor, vegetable oil will make your cakes moister. I use a combination of salted butter and vegetable oil in all my cake recipes to get the most flavorful and moistest results. Vegetable oil stays a liquid at room temperature, while butter solidifies.

Does vanilla go with chocolate?

Vanilla is the most common flavor pairing with chocolate. Many candy manufacturers add either pure vanilla or vanillin (an artificial vanilla flavor) to their chocolate candies, resulting in a light vanilla undertone that many people are used to. Beyond basic vanilla, chocolate goes well with almost any fruit flavor.

What happens if you add an extra egg to cake mix?

Add an Extra Egg: Boxed cake mixes tend to be lighter in consistency, but if you’re craving that thicker, moister cake, then all you have to do is add an extra egg to your mix. Prepare to be shocked and amazed at the difference one egg will make when you bite into that rich cake.

What makes cake hard after baking?

If a cake is put into an oven that is too hot, even if it is not at a very high temperature, or if it is left too long, it will be hard and dry. On the other hand, if a cake is baked at a lower temperature than indicated, it takes longer and instead of growing, it stagnates and ends up hard.

Do professional bakers use cake mix?

There are scratch-only bakers, there are mix-only bakers, and there are those who do a little of both. At CakeBoss, we prefer cake mix for some cakes, especially our CakeBoss White Velvet Wedding Cake, but are scratch all the way for others like Red Velvet cake, Italian Cream cake, or carrot cake.

What happens when you add vanilla extract to melted chocolate?

It lowers the viscosity of your chocolate, similar to adding cocoa butter, but less expensive.

Why do you put vanilla extract in chocolate cake?

Vanilla is like salt; your baked goods can taste flat without it. Chocolate is especially enhanced by the addition of vanilla.

How can I make my vanilla cake taste better?

A whole vanilla bean. “Scrape the seeds of one bean into your cake batter, frosting, or both,” suggests assistant food editor Claire Saffitz. The actual plant is much more floral and perfumey than the extract—and it actually tastes like vanilla. If you do want to use an extract, try almond extract.

How do you add flavor to vanilla cake?

Some more flavor and add-in ideas: Substitute almond, coconut, or orange blossom extract for the vanilla. Or swap the extract for vanilla beans; just scrape out the seeds and add them to the butter and sugar mixture. Rub the zest of a lemon, orange, or half of a grapefruit into the sugar before mixing.

What does milk do to a cake?

Milk is a nutrient-rich white fluid secreted from the mammary glands of female mammals. In baking, it moistens batter or dough, and adds protein, color and flavor to baked goods. The most common form of milk in baking is non-fat dry milk (NFDM), which is dehydrated skim milk.

What happens if you use 2 eggs instead of 3 in a cake?

Overall, changing the number of eggs in your cake recipe can alter the properties of your cake. Too few eggs will yield a cake that is overly compact and doesn’t hold together will. Too many eggs can leave you with a spongy or rubbery mess.

What happens if you overbeat a cake?

Dough can get aerated, which means too much air can be incorporated into mixtures. Mixing goods for an extended period of time can also result in extra gluten development; which means that overmixing will give you cakes, cookies, muffins, pancakes, and breads which are gummy or unpleasantly chewy.