Is Julia Child's Chocolate Cake Good? | Queen of Sheba Cake - Reine de Saba

[@ayshak8527]

Yes!! Absolutely more Julia Child recipes! I remember watching her cooking show all the time as a kid on pbs. Her cadence and personality were always so charming and fun to me.

[@kristinmary4025]

I would try to mimic her accent and her demeanor everytime Id cook and pretend I had an audience. she was the best and taught me so much.

[@breeslifejourney8727]

@@kristinmary4025 I did the same

[@kristinmary4025]

@@breeslifejourney8727 🤗

[@emmymade]

YAY!!!

[@thick3_madame314]

I especially like watching her earlier episodes in black and white and everything she cooked looked like mush however you knew it was delicious from all the attention to detail she put in

[@catblazer4343]

One thing I would do is to use cocoa powder instead of flour to coat the pan. Then you are guaranteed not to have any white flecks of flour on the baked cake. Figured this out through trial and error. It looks delicious by the way!! Always love watching you!! Bon appetite !!

[@liviadrusilla7828]

It burns too easy

[@nunyabiznuss3040]

@@liviadrusilla7828 yup

[@ztag1p]

As a Mainer, I watched Julia on PBS but cooked using Marjorie Standish’ cookbooks. And can attest to “don’t let the critters get your cake” due to the time I put a beautifully frosted Chocolate Sheet Cake outside to cool. Came back to find squirrel tracks all through that fudge frosting from one end of the pan to the other. In the event that happens, you get to give said squirrel an unflattering nickname, but you have to keep it clean because your 8-yo niece is watching you as steam is coming out your ears. Butsy. The squirrel’s name is Butsy.

[@Hythyr]

Maine-uh here, too! ❤

[@ztag1p]

@@Hythyr I have to confess to being a dis-placed Mainer for several decades. However, you can take the girl out of Maine, but not take Maine out of the girl. Do you use any of Marjorie Standish’s cookbooks? She’s how I learned to make scrumptious fish chowder.

[@Hythyr]

@@ztag1p my mom had some when I was learning to cook, I don’t have any now though.

[@ztag1p]

@@Hythyr Just looked on ebay and found a “Cooking Down East” spiral bound for 6.99! Someone is asking over $100 for the hardcover like I have. Wow. Anyway, happy cooking with whatever cookbook you enjoy. 😀

[@joeyjane658]

Hi fellow Mainer!

[@MissTique247]

That look of satisfaction @ 12:05! And then THREE WHOLE BITES before you said A WORD! ACTIONS SAY EVERYTHING! ❤️‍🔥👍🫶 And @ 3:10 when I saw her pour the coffee in the chocolate, I knew this was going to be special! That little bit of coffee with the chocolate makes A WORLD of difference! I was told to add a little coffee the next time I made brownies (replace about 1/4 of the liquid with the coffee)! I cannot tell you the difference it made in bringing out the rich flavor of the chocolate! But everyone asked me what kind of chocolate I used, cuz you really can't taste the coffee! SO GOOD! 🤤😋 Oh...and NOSTALGIA OVERLOAD! I grew up with Julia! 🫶

[@lissajedi]

Watching Julia Child on PBS was an event for me and my dad, we always watched together. I also loved watching The Frugal Gourmet with him. Such a wonderful memory

[@CallieMasters5000]

"Don't let the critters get your cake!" Now that's a life motto, t-shirt, bumper sticker, dating advice, etc. for 2023!!! Thanks, Emmy!

[@mistythompson1398]

I would buy that merch. Lol

[@Amy-co2xf]

Yes ! Don't let the critters get your cake lol.

[@bethannbarag8798]

Was that a critter on the parchment paper?

[@rsoubiea]

Critters includes people too right?

[@blu-i3s]

Emmy's about to have her Julie & Julia moment and I'm here for it!

[@csdesjarlais9779]

My favorite cake. When I was first making this Cake around 1980, I had to chop the almonds by hand because I don’t think almond flour was a thing and I didn’t have a food processor. Much easier to make these days!

[@katieallen3927]

Julia Child was relatable as well as professional; I loved watching her on PBS

[@PaperMario64]

I’m a PBS kid too. I remember watching the old cooking shows like Julia, Yan Can Cook, etc. Good memories. This cake looks delicious!

[@katvtay]

At first, I was mixing this up with “The Queen’s Chocolate Perfection Pie.” I would definitely prefer this. I loved watching Julia Child AND Jacques Pépin on PBS!

[@elizabethbaysinger7143]

This might just be my Christmas dessert! This will be my first time attempting a recipe from your videos although I’ve been watching you for years. Thank you Emmy, love you, & wish me luck! 🥰

[@phranerphamily]

I will watch Julia Child recipes any day and I love that you did this one. Jamie and Julia is another great KZbin channel for catching these types of recipes

[@C.Love85]

It's her reaction for me, just pure Julia joy. Here for this. 💕

[@jacklaval]

That part! No words for three bites. You could tell that Emmy's taste buds were immediately enraptured and overwhelmed her brain with pure bliss. 🖤

[@NicoleMcGuey]

I love watching the 'Anti-Chef' as well, he does a lot of Julia Childs recipes in his segment called 'Jamie & Julia' ... absolutely love and wish I could try some Julia recipes myself, but I don't think my cooking or baking skills would be quite up to par 😂 lol

[@jane-annarmstrong295]

Yes! I love him

[@AngelAngel-gc1jv]

Hes amazing!!!

[@JaniceWithTheTarlovCysts]

I enjoy him too!

[@beatrizfigueiredo9650]

Love that Chanel!

[@kristinwright6632]

Love him too. Except for the cringeworthy way he treats his cookbooks!

[@EnvisionAmbition]

Ah, I wish I could transport myself through the screen and have a slice with Emmy. It looks so good!

[@teresareichek6000]

Yes please, more Julia recipes! I'd really like to see the roast chicken stuffed with cream cheese. I've had it marked to make for years, but so far I have not attempted it.

[@kellibeinit]

I've always loved Julia. I would love to see you do more of her recipes 🥰

[@emmymade]

Good morning!

[@AuntieRanna]

I’ve finally learned to use an appropriate sized bowl for cooking and baking. I tell myself, “It doesn’t cost any more to use a big bowl!”

[@manthony777]

It's easier to clean the small bowl. 😂

[@riverAmazonNZ]

So true

[@AuntieRanna]

@@manthony777 Maybe, but you don’t have to clean up the spillage on the counter!

[@mirandacoulter888]

@@AuntieRanna or the second bowl when you guess wrong and have to move whatever you’re making from the too small bowl to a bigger one Edit: I commented during the opening minutes of the video, and then to see Emmy do the exact same thing I’ve done so many times 😂

[@katherinestone3169]

I giggled when you said “egg-sperience” 🤣 yes, definitely more Julia recipes!!! This cake looks absolutely amazing.

[@jillthetree9173]

omgosh, I'm making this cake. I love when Emmy goes in for a second bite before describing the dish, but I've never seen her go for three ! fantastic. Thank you Emmy. I also love PBS cooking shows. This looks delicious :O)

[@KenKeenan1973]

Like Emmy, I'm not mad about almond essence either, so I tend to use Amaretto liqueur instead: it adds an almond hit without the overpowering, sometimes chemical, flavour of essence. Plus, it comes in a much larger bottle, so I’m more likely to have it when a recipe calls for it!

[@CaliforniaDreamin.]

Emmy has truly mastered baking!

[@moniquemarestein874]

When Emmy didn't talk and just kept eating told me so much. I'm with you on the almond extract. I am very excited for you to enjoy this. 😀 I will definitely make this amazing delight. Added to my recipe play list. ▶️

[@BB-hy1wx]

If you've watched Julia on HBO Max you will see that when Julia first goes to meet the woman at PBS she brings this exact cake to the office. The men at the PBS station that were doubtful about her loved this cake. I hope I'm remembering it correctly.

[@loriki8766]

If you love almonds, using amaretto liqueur in the icing and expresso in the cake would intensify both flavors.

[@paulinemegson8519]

Please…it’s espresso….there is no “x” in espresso

[@loriki8766]

@@paulinemegson8519 I have my own expresso machine - makes it so fast & delicious that it deserves that X. So much more exciting that boring espresso.

[@liviadrusilla7828]

@@paulinemegson8519 En français c’est expresso

[@MsPsych2009]

This was so great!! I LOVE Julia Child but am so intimidated by her recipes….Please, please make more of her recipes for us! This cake looks so divine…Happy Holidays, Emmy, to you and your family….And all of your subscribers as well! ❤

[@emmymade]

Thank you! And happy holidays to you and yours.

[@VothxxMerado]

your little self rambling about the right size bowl is so relatable, i love that you kept it in

[@atolm1]

So excited for this one, I think I will make it for Christmas!

[@Momma_Pitbull]

I remember Juila Child's episode on how to make a lot of omlettes very fast and have used her method.It's fun, and I think you'd enjoy it.

[@MsNomzie]

So my mom died when i was 14. Prior to her death she loved to cook and was working on a cook book. Every year for my birthday she would make my a chocolate cake from scratch and a frosting from scratch. I found the chocolate cake recipe years and years ago but never the frosting. All i remember from being a child is that the frosting had coffee in it. My mom loved Julia Child, so now as im watching this, the frosting looks so familiar to me, and am really starting to think she probably used Julia's frosting recipe. Because over the years Ive tried different frosting methods with coffee and powdered sugar and they never tasted right, but never did i try one that was just coffee and butter. Honestly if there wasnt a blizzard outside my window atm I'd run to the grocery store and get all the ingredients to make this frosting lol... But if it turns out to be my moms, Emmy I owe you so much for doing this video.

[@medawson01]

More Julia Child recipes, please. I plan to make this cake for dinner parties on Dec. 17 and 22.

[@teririvera]

Yes more Julia recipes. We love her

[@heatherboyer6374]

Love love love Julia Child recipes. I watch antichef for his JC Recipes too. Keep ‘em coming girl… you’re awesome

[@kristinwright6632]

So far my favorite from Julia's book is her chicken liver mousse. Soooo decadent.

[@RC_0669]

Oh I've been wanting to try this since I watched her recent show. Love how it looks. Thanks for testing it out for us!

[@teesiemom]

Would love to see you do more of Julia's recipes! My mom and I watched Julia, The Galloping Gourmet and Justin Wilson every week! One of my favorite memories I have of my Mama.😊❤

[@hhollyd66]

That looks so beautiful!

[@paprikamerah]

Good morning emmy, have a good day ❤️

[@figmo397]

You can never go wrong with Julia Child. You've convinced me I need o try that recipe! I also like when you do some of the more unusual recipes that cycle around the Internet. Have you ever tried to make the "Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie" recipe?

[@lisacraze1]

I was so excited to see you use my favorite butter!!

[@MrTValleyguy]

I love your sound effects. They make me happy

[@katherinemeyer8101]

Love it! Such an elegant dessert--I was drooling at the end as you dove in. :-) Absolutely yes, please make more Julia Child recipes!!!

[@rsoubiea]

Yum Emmy that looks delicious!

[@janemims7987]

One of my favorite all-time cake recipes--I've been making it since high school.

[@lizryan7451]

This was one of the first recipes I made after my mom bought me both volumes of Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking"! It's been years now, but I remember enjoying it (yours turned out much prettier though 😆). Maybe it's time to try and make it again!

[@augusthavince8909]

Very nice, and you also made French cuisine accessible. It looked like, toward the end, you were enjoying it so much that I thought maybe you forgot you were filming. Lost in the chocolate. :)

[@liv.in.the.clouds.]

Yes yes yes to Julia Child recipes. That is one of my favorite super specific video genres. I'm raising both my hands in favor of julia child recipe videos.

[@manthony777]

I'm sure that cake is delicious, but I would have to add vanilla. I'd never make a chocolate dessert without vanilla. I'd add the coffee, almond and vanilla. 😋

[@DivineDianne]

That looks absolutely delicious!

[@loristrong462]

I just received these books...I will be making this cake...yes..would LOVE to see more of her recipes!!!

[@alexandlynnward6651]

Thank you so much for talking about the value of including the almond extract. I also don’t care for it, and would’ve left it out otherwise but it does harmonise beautifully with the coffee and chocolate.

[@PeachesYancy]

Happy holidays Emmy!! Loved this one, I think I may try it 😮

[@Shawgo1972]

I love the idea of more Julia Child. I am lucky enough to live and love her show when it originally aired on TV.

[@sarahe.4273]

Your hair looks extra cute in this video! 😍

[@hazeljanehopkins5652]

It’s breakfast time here in UK and I am salivating! Lovely cake…….yum!

[@Kamika_C_1980]

holy moly this looks amazing. i need to look up the recipe RIGHT NOW. also it's gluten free?? amazing

[@sharimeline3077]

I grew up on Julia as well - and Pepin, and the Galloping Gourmet. My mom did make quite a few recipes out of The Art of French Cooking. I have great memories of her cooking. More Julia would be fine by me :)

[@111scone]

I made the beef Bourgogne, substituted red vermouth for wine, OMG it's to die for. You've got to try it!!

[@sweetcurly28]

That cake looks SO SO delicious!!

[@mattlockerman9741]

I’d love to see more Julia recipes, I’m hoping to try her onion soup recipe soon

[@lolymop333]

It's so weird getting a Hello Fresh ad while eating Hello Fresh food. My dad is trying it for the first time this week, and, so far, everything has been really good. The steak with the creamy cilantro sauce and veggies was probably the best out of the bunch so far. The mushroom hibachi stir fry we had last night was also really good

[@tl8383]

As a resident of Maine, I am morally obligated to boycott hellofresh. They make incredibly uninformed business decisions based off fabricated statistics that are harming our lobster industry and the amazing lobstermen and women that work so hard to make ends meet for their families.

[@lotaria2]

Really elegant cake. Love the look of IT!

[@lindamarieloveall5950]

Oh my! You've inspired me! Gotta make this cake! Thank you for sharing!

[@emmymade]

Enjoy!

[@elle_xxxxx]

It would be lovely if you did a series on wedding cakes around the world ❤

[@robertgiresi9515]

As soon as she said you could add either coffee or rum to the chocolate, I immediately thought of Kahlua. As the old commercial used to say "Why not both?"

[@emmymade]

If the whites are beaten too far in advance they begin to fall and loose much of their volume.

[@talyahrachel]

More Julia child recipes please! I just got her cookbook for my birthday :)

[@LynnB-io2uc]

I do not know if I have ever watched one of your videos where you were silent for so long while tasting some thing. You were just mesmerized. 😅

[@emmymade]

It was a really good cake.

[@DessertGeek]

So I learned of this recipe not through Julia Child, but through Alice Medrich! (And Alice was even on Cooking With Julia!) Alice is still around cooking up a storm, and creates really great and accessible dessert recipes! I always thought of it as such a wonderfully luxurious cake for the level of effort, and it's always good to see it around!

[@vickigsolomon1241]

Our family celebration cake is Alice Medrich's Chocolate Orange Almond Torte with poured bittersweet honey glaze. We had it for our wedding, 25th anniversary, most Passovers, and many, many birthdays.

[@monstermcboo7282]

@Vicki G Solomon you sent me down a thick jungle path to find that recipe but I finally came upon a blog post about it, and the author mentioned the book he sourced it from! Yay! The book is Cocolat and I’m very anxiously awaiting its arrival now. Thanks a bunch! 😘

[@DessertGeek]

@@vickigsolomon1241 That's such a lovely tradition!

[@DessertGeek]

@@monstermcboo7282 That's the book I grew up with! (Alice has a ton more books now, I really like starting folks with Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts, but Cocolat is a classic!)

[@monstermcboo7282]

@Dessert Geek, my chocolate mentors were Marcel Desaulniers and Jacques Torres. Death By Chocolate still takes pride of place front and center on my cookbooks bookcase. ❤️

[@JuaniqueVerde]

Yum! Looks delicious & I wish I had some now. 🤤

[@wardrobelion]

Great looking cake Emmy❤

[@BRUXXUS]

How luxurious does that look! Wow! Also, as a former professional cake decorator, I second that tip of using a cake round while making cakes. Your life will be so much easier. :)

[@MoeLykit]

Emmy, you know I love you in the most wholesome way possible, but what a missed opportunity to do a Julia Child impression. I'm imagining Julia Child saying eat the ducky moss LOL

[@brittanyhobbs6623]

I'm highly allergic to Almonds. Do you think substituting the almond flour and extract for regular flour and vanilla extract would work?

[@Victorian9322]

I made this for my mom as a teen and it's fab!

[@ajwinberg]

That is a nice looking cake. It really does have a simple elegance to it. I would be interested it seeing more Julia Childs recipes. I don't care which. I am very much into desserts, but savory dishes would be fun to see too.

[@sherrifdean8858]

I am getting MAJOR Bob Ross and Mr. Rogers vibes. You are so peaceful and positive Emmy!

[@katieamarsh]

It looks elegant too!

[@daisyduane5699]

I would love to see you attempt the boned stuffed duck in the pastry crust! I’ve always been intrigued by that recipe! Page 607 in the book 😊 xx

[@mollismoments2785]

Yes more to Julia Child recipes please!!!

[@junebryant5159]

I would love to see more Julia recipes, I am not a fan of coffee, so rum would be a great choice, love your videos, and how you never skip a beat when things go wrong 😂, I don’t know why I thought you lived in Southern California? I am in the Big Town of Lewisburg(lol under ten thousand), West Virginia!! Have a great Holiday!!

[@the_great_chetsby]

Im so happy to see her again. Havwnt watched her in too long... wow.

[@melissamcclain34]

You can always tell exactly how something taste by the look on Emmys face and I am pretty sure this cake scrumdiddlyumptious 😍😍😍😍 *babyburp*

[@emmymade]

👑👑👑

[@gail7384]

This was the first recipe of hers I ever made! I think I was 14 - I loved it. I should make it again… it’s been years (I’m 22 now).

[@CAP198462]

Yours really shows the difference experience makes over Jamie and Julia with “the anti-chef.”

[@happycamper4thewin]

I love “the anti-chef” !

[@CAP198462]

@@happycamper4thewin I like him as entertainment though. Glen and Friends, Emmy, and Sorted are where I get ideas from. Points for those channels.

[@TheThreebucks]

Yesssss, can you do Boeuf Bourguignon? Love watching Julia recipes!

[@leeojascastro711]

Love that massive glass bowl you eventually used, where can I get one?

[@missshebababy]

Julia Child is one of my favorite chefs. The movie Julie and Julia is one of my favorite movies because she cooks all of her recipes.

[@plutototoh]

As a kid I loved watching the movie about Julia Child's life with my grandmother... I couldn't believe Julia was a real person, she's so fun and charming

[@mzzzextra230]

This definitely looks fancy!

[@jody024]

Julia Child is forever the best! I am ordering her books soon!

[@marydavis1363]

Hello Emmy I am so happy to watch you and all that you do. Thank You 😊 so much 😊

[@emmymade]

Aww...thank you.

[@marydavis1363]

@@emmymade OMG!!! I can’t believe you responded. Thank you so much.

[@adinamatei279]

Julia is making a great comeback in my feed. Usually it's @antichef who delivers but this was amazing 🤩 love from Romania!

[@MononokeOhime]

I make this but with toasted almonds. The toasty flavour makes a huge difference.

[@emmymade]

Good point! I try that for the next one.

[@kathleennorton7913]

Many years ago we got my sister a Queen of Sheba Chocolate Cake from Ovens of Brittany in Madison Wisconsin for her birthday cake. It was extremely expensive and very delicious. My sister always seems like a royal queen, so we thought the cake perfect for her. She loved it!

[@javiersepulveda110]

And yes, more Julia please!! 💜💜

[@yeeahitskayla]

All I can think about is Anti Chef. He’s so funny and does an amazing job with Julia’s recipes.

[@miguelcarrillo4603]

I love the way different feelings and vibes I get from both Anti-Chef and Emmy videos, they're so different yet so refreshing to watch, I love it :D

[@mecahhannah]

❤ Awesome as always thanks

[@cristinacortez9576]

That cake looks delicious!

[@annthomas2689]

Please please please more Julia!!!