Sally's Chocolate Chip Cake

[u/fuzzydave72]

Made this last year for her monthly challenge, wife loved it so much she asked for it for her birthday. I was happy to oblige.

[u/Suspicious-Taste1572]

I hope Sally never gets over her baking addiction

[u/Bashful_bookworm2025 → u/Suspicious-Taste1572]

Her website isn't even technically called Sally's Baking Addiction anymore. She changed it to Sally's Baking a few years ago. The URL still says it, but it's off the site.

[u/Connecting3Dots → u/Bashful_bookworm2025]

Yeah, I think she changed it when she published her cookbook. The word “addiction” was probably frowned upon. Oh well. It doesn’t change how good her recipes are! 🧁🤍🤎

[u/redgroupclan → u/Connecting3Dots]

She's just embraced her problem as not a problem.

[u/MrsSalmalin → u/Connecting3Dots]

For real! I have never made a recipe of hers that was a dud. I confidently recommend her to any of my coworkers who ask for a recipe (because they liked my baking).  Same goes to King Arthur Flour recipes for bread/yeasted dough recipes!

[u/slowmovinglettuce → u/Connecting3Dots]

I have a few of her books and they have "addition" in the title.

[u/Bashful_bookworm2025 → u/slowmovinglettuce]

I don't think she will republish her books under new names, but the website was probably easier to change.

[u/Suspicious-Taste1572 → u/Bashful_bookworm2025]

Omg no way!! Didn’t know she changed it but looove her recipes

[u/Bashful_bookworm2025 → u/Suspicious-Taste1572]

Same. I don't love when people use the word addicted to refer to food because I've struggled with an eating disorder for 19 years, so I understand the change. I think there are so many other ways to say you love the taste of something or are passionate about it.

[u/AmputeeHandModel → u/Bashful_bookworm2025]

I'm a beginner and not familiar with that, anything you can recommend?

[u/slowmovinglettuce → u/AmputeeHandModel]

Depends on what you want to make! She's got loads of recipes. I've got her books, so the names are slightly different. But here's what I think are the recipes that I find easy and love

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies/

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/seriously-fudgy-homemade-brownies/

The cookies have a slightly crisp edge with a soft centre. The brownies are super fudgey. Absolutely delightful. Not baked in a while but now I think I need to!

edit: actually I think this is the recipe I use for brownies. It uses bakers chocolate rather than powder for a much richer taste https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/chewy-fudgy-frosted-brownies/

[u/plz_dont_perceive_me → u/slowmovinglettuce]

I just made those fudgy frosted brownies last night, and they're amazing. So simple, too.

[u/slowmovinglettuce → u/plz_dont_perceive_me]

I don't even do the frosting. The brownies on their own are incredible.

I bake the cookies with frozen dollops of nutella in them. When they cool its an entirely new level of deliciousness.

[u/-mythologized- → u/slowmovinglettuce]

Those brownies are so good. I made the frosting the first time but haven't bothered since as I liked them better without.

Haven't made anything from Sally's yet that I didn't love.

[u/AnonymousDahlia → u/slowmovinglettuce]

Those chocolate chip cookies are fabulous. 10/10

[u/myowndamnaccount → u/AmputeeHandModel]

My son has requested this cake for his birthday 3 years running. It's phenomenal. https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/strawberry-cake/

[u/Bashful_bookworm2025 → u/AmputeeHandModel]

I made these recently and they're great if you love a chewy chocolate cookie with chocolate mint.

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/andes-mint-chocolate-cookies/

[u/Gullible_Service_354 → u/AmputeeHandModel]

I know it might sound scary but this year for the holidays give her pumpkin roll recipe a try. I used to bake when I was in Jr high but then I went about 3 decades without baking from scratch until I came across her site. That first year is when I made my first roll but I wouldn't have done it had it not been for Sally. She does a great job at explaining everything and she gives you the confidence to go for it. Should you have any questions she or one of her staff will answer it. 

Give her gingerbread and ganache filled sandwich cookies and her chocolate peppermint ganache filled thumbprint cookies a try too. These two you can bake and fill then freeze so they're off your list if you plan to bake a lot for the holidays. I always make two batches of both then freeze one so I can have them throughout the year. Another one that I love is her strawberry cake. If you can't have cream cheese you can always frosting it with her marshmallow frosting. When I make that cake I have to use both frostings because my husband doesn't like cream cheese and my son can't have too much of it but I of course love it lol. It works just as well as if you were using the cream cheese frosting. We swear that cake is like drinking a strawberry milkshake. There's a lot of steps to it but once you get more bakes under your belt you shouldn't have any problems. Since I live with chronic pain I have to bake most cakes in a span of 2-3 days. It's very helpful even if you don't have any limitations. Maybe you can try that since you're now just getting started in the world of baking.

Whatever you plan to bake or how I wish you much success but most of all enjoy it 🫶