Is there a difference between the basic recipe for chocolate cake in the US and the UK?!
Chocolate cake just seems so consistently different here in the UK, there's some unidentifiable thing that makes it different from the chocolate cake I grew up with (and not just my mom's)!Www@FoodAQ@Com
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As a former chef and having worked with UK pastry chefs, and I have a friend who runs a place in Liverpool, it is because the UK baking techniques are more to the french method of cake making or as known in the UK a gateaux, US cake use more vegetable shortening, cocoa, some real chocolate and are denser because of the eggs and milk, boxed cakes are similar in both country's!.
Were European pastry chef will use melted chocolate, some US recipes will use both cocoa powder and melted chocolate like for brownie, and this make a much more intense cake, icing to differs in Europe/UK when decorating a cake, US cake have a heavy sweeter chocolate icing, like ganache and whipped icing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Were European pastry chef will use melted chocolate, some US recipes will use both cocoa powder and melted chocolate like for brownie, and this make a much more intense cake, icing to differs in Europe/UK when decorating a cake, US cake have a heavy sweeter chocolate icing, like ganache and whipped icing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
um i dont know what chocolate cake is like in the UK, but cake is just different depending on the recipe!. It's probably not a regional thing, but just the recipe where you are getting it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Part is prob the baking cocoa may be different but also American Cakes are made with baking powder and baking soda while British cakes are probably only made with soda!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
the altitude actually affects the baking temperature of pastries!.!.!. i don't know if the temperature of your country applies to it too!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
So if there are only 2 recipes for chocolate cake in the world!.
Does Australia use the Poms or the Americans!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Does Australia use the Poms or the Americans!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
It will range just like it eill form family to family or different reagions of the US!. I;m sure if you taveled around the UK you would find differences as well!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The chocolate probably!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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I agree with Gibson!.!.!. it's the chocolate!. The chocolate here isn't as rich!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
possibly!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
yeah there sugar content is highier and it something about that sugarWww@FoodAQ@Com