Comments on: Chocolate Cake Traybake! https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/ Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:51:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jane's Patisserie https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-154640 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:51:25 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-154640 In reply to Kalpesh Patel.

Yes definitely! I would portion the cake, freeze the pieces on a chopping board until solid and then freeze in a container (so that the icing doesn’t squish) x

]]> By: Kalpesh Patel https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-154507 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:17:48 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-154507 5 stars
This is one of the best chocolate cake recipes I’ve tried! Absolutely lovely! The one question I had is can I freeze the cake with the icing already on it? The cake is quite large and I don’t want it to go to waste so wondered whether you can freeze the cake already decorated? Thanks!

]]> By: Ella https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-145169 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 20:11:47 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-145169 Hello, I’m excited to make this for my daughter’s birthday cake. I have 3 questions:
1. As the kids are young I don’t want to use coffee (although personally would love it) – is there any alternative?
2. If making it the day before should I leave it in the fridge overnight or just out?
3. My tin is 13x15inch – do you think I need to increase the recipe or just reduce cooking time?
Thanks!

]]> By: Zohra https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-139024 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 11:27:22 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-139024 Can I top this with chantilly cream? Thought it’d be a bit different! But would it be okay stored in the fridge?

]]> By: Jane's Patisserie https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-135996 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:09:14 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-135996 In reply to Helen Backhouse.

This is quite soft, the chocolate school cake sponge would be better!

]]> By: Helen Backhouse https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-135901 Sun, 31 Mar 2024 16:04:24 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-135901 I want to make a rocket ship shaped cake for my grandson’s birthday. Will this be suitable to cut to shape? Should I free before trying to cut the shapes out? Can you crumb coat whilst it’s still frozen? Thanks

]]> By: Shan https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-134620 Sat, 09 Mar 2024 06:03:55 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-134620 5 stars
Really delicious. Followed the recipe exactly and it turned out better than expected.

]]> By: Jane's Patisserie https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-134502 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 12:00:34 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-134502 In reply to Lewis.

You cannot taste the coffee in this bake, I really would leave it in!

]]> By: Lewis https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-134391 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 20:15:31 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-134391 Can I leave out the coffee? It’s just some people I know don’t like coffee, and when I baked a cake containing coffee before, they tasted the coffee.

]]> By: Jane's Patisserie https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-131879 Sun, 11 Feb 2024 14:09:15 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-131879 In reply to Mussarrat.

This often means that the cake needed longer baking, you’ve opened the oven door too early in the baking process, or the raising agents weren’t measured correctly x

]]> By: Mussarrat https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-131063 Fri, 02 Feb 2024 18:34:05 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-131063 In reply to Kim Clancy.

I have made this twice now and it has sunk in the middle when cooling down. Any idea what’s gone wrong?! Thanks

]]> By: Jane's Patisserie https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-130537 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:43:49 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-130537 In reply to Julie.

You can, but I would use less as it may soften the frosting too much (and then the cake technically needs storing in the fridge) x

]]> By: Julie https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-130491 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:31:12 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-130491 In reply to CC.

Hi can I use fresh cream as a substitute for the evaporated milk in the frosting

]]> By: Jane's Patisserie https://www.janespatisserie.com/2018/08/31/chocolate-cake-traybake/#comment-130157 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 21:29:06 +0000 https://www.janespatisserie.com/?p=10855#comment-130157 In reply to Kim Clancy.

No, they are different things!

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