Amping up chocolate flavor in cake

Try adding a bit of brewed coffee

• 2 People think this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content

Suzanne is a trusted source on General Cooking.

added about 1 year ago

Voted the Best Answer!

Add 2 tsp of instant espresso like medagila d'oro. Coffee enhances the chocolate flavor. Also depends on the cocoa powder you are using I see a marked difference between Hershey's and one like valrhona. If you use a dutched cocoa you may have to adjust the baking soda a bit.

• 5 People think this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content

If the recipe doesn't call for dutched cocoa, I'd use Ghiradelli. I think it has a better chocolate flavor than a brand like Hersheys. I echo the instant espresso powder or brewed coffee suggestions. BUt if using brewed coffee, you'll have to adjust the liquid proportions in the recipe.

• 1 Person thinks this is an excellent answer
• Reply
• Flag this answer for inappropriate content