TV America's Test Kitchen - Season 7 Episode 23 : Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake America's Test Kitchen - Season 7 Episode 23 : Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake 6.4/10 by 11 users We wanted a towering layer cake of childhood, moist and chocolaty and slathered with thick, billowy frosting. Remember old-fashioned chocolate layer cake—the kind moms everywhere baked? Each towering slice had a tender, airy, open crumb and was frosted with silky-smooth wisps of chocolate heaven. These homespun cakes were tall, sweet, and chocolaty, not dense, dark, and bitter, and they were eaten with an ice-cold glass of milk, not a demitasse of espresso. Admittedly, many of those birthday party chocolate cakes were made with a boxed mix. While those mixes deliver a pleasantly spongy, moist texture and guaranteed height, they were also full of artificial flavors—which as kids, we did not find objectionable. But, as adults with grown-up palates, we wanted real chocolate flavor in our cake. Therefore our goals were two-fold: create an old-fashioned chocolate layer cake with the same moist, tender crumb we so fondly remember and infuse this cake with true chocolate flavor—chocolaty enough to please adults, but not so dense that it might scare away the kids at the table. Recipes: Old-Fashioned Chocolate Layer Cake Tasting Lab: Chocolate Chips Equipment Center: Revolving Cake Stands Science Desk: Enhancing Chocolate Flavor Details Casts Posters Images Title America's Test Kitchen - Season 7 Episode 23 : Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake Alternative Titles America's Test Kitchen From Cooks Illustrated First Air Date 2001-08-04 Last Air Date 2025-11-22 Number of Episodes 656 Number of Seasons 26 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Julia Collin Davison, Bridget Lancaster, Jack Bishop Plot Keywords , Self Julia Collin Davison Self Bridget Lancaster Self Jack Bishop Episodes List America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 1 Meatloaf Dinner Meatloaf Dinner 2007-01-06 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 2 Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers 2007-01-13 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 3 Best Beef Stew Best Beef Stew 2007-01-20 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 4 Sunday Roast Chicken and Stuffing Sunday Roast Chicken and Stuffing 2007-01-27 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 5 Two Ways with Pork Two Ways with Pork 2007-02-03 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 6 Faster Family Favorites Faster Family Favorites 2007-02-10 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 7 Lighter Family Favorites Lighter Family Favorites 2007-02-17 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 8 Fish and Chips at Home Fish and Chips at Home 2007-02-24 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 9 Chicken Kiev Chicken Kiev 2007-03-03 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 10 Meat and Potatoes for Company Meat and Potatoes for Company 2007-03-10 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 11 Staying in For Chinese Take-Out Staying in For Chinese Take-Out 2007-03-17 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 12 Not Your Average Stir-Fry Not Your Average Stir-Fry 2007-03-24 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 13 More Tex-Mex Favorites More Tex-Mex Favorites 2007-03-31 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 14 Even More Italian Classics Even More Italian Classics 2007-04-07 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 15 Flambé at Home Flambé at Home 2007-04-14 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 16 Hearty Eggs for Breakfast Hearty Eggs for Breakfast 2007-04-21 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 17 Summer Cooking Summer Cooking 2007-04-28 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 18 Barbecued Brisket and Corn Fritters Barbecued Brisket and Corn Fritters 2007-05-05 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 19 Beer Can Chicken Dinner Beer Can Chicken Dinner 2007-05-12 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 20 Rainy Day Barbecue Rainy Day Barbecue 2007-05-19 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 21 Strawberry Cream Cake Strawberry Cream Cake 2007-05-26 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 22 Dark Chocolate Desserts Dark Chocolate Desserts 2007-06-02 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 23 Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake 2007-06-09 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 24 Easy Apple Desserts Easy Apple Desserts 2007-06-16 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 25 Favorite Citrus Desserts Favorite Citrus Desserts 2007-06-23 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust... America's Test Kitchen Season 7 :Episode 26 Lighter Cheesecake Lighter Cheesecake 2007-06-30 Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust...