Your best chocolate traybake cake?

[daisydalrymple]

I’m after a great recipe for a chocolate tray bake cake. I prefer the one layer, rather than Victoria sponge 2 layer type. Ideally something fairly simple to make, which doesn’t need loads of expensive ingredients. Prefer something brownie / fudgy, but not something really heavy / dense. I’ve tried loads of different ones over the years, and they look great, but cost a lot to make and the after the first day tend to not taste as great. Any recommendations?

I make a chocolate cake a couple of times a year, as only me and DD like it. I just made this James Martin one for DD’s birthday.
it was still really wet on the skewer after 50mins, so I left I another 5 as suggested. All seemed good, but by the morning it was as heavy as a brick, it could be used as a weapon 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 still tasted great, fudgy in middle, but it’s quite dense and drying out on edges.

anybody know how it would work if I added melted chocolate to an old fashioned vanilla school cake recipe I make?

This one from Jane’s Patisserie https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/ The recipe calls for buttermilk but you can use ordinary milk with lemon juice.

@Forgottenmyphone oh thank you so much. Funnily enough, when I was searching, this came up and I did consider this one, but the buttermilk put me off, so i’ll give it a go, thanks.

https://www.recipetineats.com/chocolate-cake/
easiest economical and best cake ever, I make it as a traybake advice in recipe about tin sizes and baking times.

This is maybe not the most basic but it's really lovely and a bit different and lots of fun.
I do the swirls on top and add a chunk of Flake to give 99 vibes 😁

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/neapolitan-traybake

I use this recipe…
Mary Berry chocolate traybake

It’s the only one I’ve ever used so no idea how it compares to others, but I’ve never felt the need to change as it’s come out beautifully every time. Don’t fix what ain’t broke!

This is great. The caramel in the ganache is the only thing that isn't really simple about making it.

https://www.theboywhobakes.co.uk/recipes/2019/4/11/chocolate-sheet-cake-with-whipped-salted-caramel-ganache-frosting

thanks so much! I’ll try all of these 🍰