Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
Since this is the first chocolate recipe I publish, I wanted it to be easy. One of those recipes that anyone can bake, without investing much money and resources.
Delicious desserts are meant to cheer up our day and pamper our tasting buds.The following easy chocolate cake recipe aims to provide everyone with the privilege of enjoying the tasty aromas and still have fun while preparing it. Those who are in their quest to find the best sweets recipe for their next munching should stop and take a glimpse at this brief overview of a simple chocolate recipe.
Before you would head to the kitchen make sure you have all the necessary ingredients as mentioned below:
First of all Ingredients for The Cake:
- 3 tbs milk
- 150 g caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cocoa powder
- 150 g butter
- 125 g chocolate preferably dark
- 200 g flour
These are the basic ingredients to prepare the delicious cake .Purchase them beforehand to have all the necessary elements at hand.
Ingredients for Butter Icing
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 75 g butter
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp cream
- 175 g sugar
After having all the necessary elements it’s time to head to the kitchen and prepare the delicious and easy chocolate cake recipe.
1. Start with the cake and in this case heat a saucepan and fill it with warm water. Then pour the milk and the chocolate into a large bowl in order to melt it. By placing it into the water you’ll ease the melting process without taking the risk of any blunders. Keep the bowl in the water and play safe,it should not touch the bottom of the saucepan. After the chocolate has metled put the bowl aside and let it cool down.
2. In the meantime make sure you preheat the oven to 350 deg F and prepare the tins by covering the surface with butter then flour, finally apply the greaseproof paper to secure the best conditions for baking and prevent the spoiling of your ambrosial cake.
3. Take another bowl and put the butter into it to began the beating process. As soon as it turns softer add the sugar and go ahead with this process until the mixture becomes super-light. This way you would guarantee the tasty and at the same time fluffy texture of the cake. The next step would be to beat the eggs, after you finished pour the chocolate into this mixture. Proceed carefully unless the paste might become too liquid and can ruin your plans.
4. Then add the flour as well as the baking powder and cocoa powder.Those who would like to boost the height of the cake can also appeal to the use of bicarbonate soda. Use a mixer or mix the various ingredients manually if you would like to go for the saftiest method. Pour the mixture into the tins so that you’ll leave a few inches for the cake to grow. Leave the cake bake for at least 25 minutes. After 5 minutes take the cake out of the tin and put it to the side in order to cool down.
5. The next step would be to prepare the icing in a separate bowl. Therefore beat the indicated amount of butter, add the vanilla and cream. After the mixture is solid add the cocoa powder and icing sugar gradually by sifting. The topping will become even more lighter.
6. Let the cakes completely cool down, then apply the icing to one of them then place the other cake on the top of the other. Leave it this way for a few minutes then slice it up if you wish. Decorate the easy chocolate cake with cocoa powder dusting if you are keen to top the effect.
If you followed all steps exactly as I said, you should now have in front of you a delicious chocolate cake just waiting to be eaten.
