CAKE Oil-based batter helps retain moisture

Saffitz is a pastry chef and freelance writer. This article appeared in The New York Times.*
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For that, I skipped melted chocolate in favor of cocoa powder. Melted chocolate tends to dry out cake batter, and unless you’re using 100 percent unsweetened chocolate, adding bar chocolate also means adding sugar, giving you a little less control over...

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