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easy chocolate cake

Easy Chocolate Cake

A homemade chocolate cake screams comfort. And with the holiday season upon us, this easy chocolate cake is a must make! It is super simple to execute, once you weigh all the ingredients right.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8 people
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dry ingredients
  • 350 grams powdered white sugar
  • 245 grams all purpose flour
  • 75 grams unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 1.5 tsp baking soda
Wet ingredients
  • 240 ml warm coffee Mix 2 tsp instant coffee powder into warm water.
  • 240 ml milk
  • 120 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp vanilla essence
  • 2 eggs
Frosting
  • 240 ml whipping cream
  • 150 grams semi sweet dark chocolate
  • 100 grams butter

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius. Place the rack in the middle of the oven.
  2. In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients and mix well.
  3. Take two 8-inch baking pans. Oil or butter it on all sides and add a parchment paper on top. Keep it aside.
  4. Weigh all the ingredients as per the recipe and keep them ready before you start making the cake.
  5. In a large bowl, take two eggs and whisk it till slightly frothy. Add the rest of the wet ingredients and mix well.
  6. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix till you get a thin batter (see video).
  7. Pour the batter equally onto each baking pan. Measure the weight on a machine to get the exact proportions.
  8. Bake at 180 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Check if done by inserting a toothpick. If it comes out clean, it means the cake is cooked.
  9. Let the cakes cool for 20 minutes. Invert and take them out on a plate or cake base. Allow them to cool completely.
  10. Make a double boiler by heating water in a sauce pan and placing a heatproof bowl above it (see video). Now add the semi sweet dark chocolate chunks and butter. Let it melt in lowest heat. Once the chocolate is completely melted, mix well and set aside. Cool completely.
  11. In a bowl, whip the cream with an electric beater till stiff peaks are formed. Add the cooled chocolate to the whipped cream and fold gently. This is the frosting.
  12. Apply the frosting on th cake as shown in the video. Enjoy!

Notes

  1. Cool the melted chocolate completely before adding it to the whipping cream.
  2. To get the perfectly whipped cream, make sure the bowl is cold, and the whipping cream is as cold as possible.
  3. Cool the baked cakes completely before adding the frosting.
  4. Once you add the frosting to the cake, let it chill in the fridge before cutting into it directly. Outting it in the refrigerator for a while will help it settle and the frosting will stick to the cake.
  5. You can top the cake with chocolate shavings or even strawberries or edible flowers. I like mine in its classic form.