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Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe
I know that there are so many chocolate cake recipes on this website, but it’s good that there will be a lot to pick from. Despite that, it’s a great opportunity to show you one of my first chocolate cakes ever.
When my kids were little, I made this cake a lot for their birthdays. You want to know what the secret of this cake is? Its texture. This cake is soft, tender, juicy, and packed with chocolate. Perfect texture,
especially for chocolate lovers.
This cake is irresistible — go make it.
26 cm Round pan
Ingredients:
5 eggs
350 grams sugar (1 3/4 cups)
200 grams butter / 200 ml oil
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1.5 cups water
Pinch of salt
70 grams milk/bittersweet chocolate
375 ml whipping cream (1.5 cups)
300 grams self-raising flour (2 cups + 2 Tbsp)
Chocolate frosting:
200 ml whipping cream (a little over 3/4 cup)
200 grams bittersweet chocolate
2 Tbsp chocolate spread
Preparation:
1. Preheat an oven to 180°C.
2. Place the butter, cup of sugar, cocoa powder, salt, water, and chocolate in a saucepan and mix over low heat until everything is well incorporated. Let cool for 10 minutes.
3. Place the eggs and remaining sugar in a mixer and beat together for around 2 minutes. Lower the speed and slowly drizzle in the chocolate mixture. Add the cream and the flour, alternating.
4. Pour the batter into the pan and place in the oven, Bake for around 45 minutes or until the cake has set.
5. Break the chocolate into squares and place in a bowl along with the chocolate spread. Heat the cream in a small saucepan until almost boiling. Remove from heat and pour over the chocolate squares and mix until smooth.
6. When the cake comes out of the oven, pour the cream in an even layer over the cake.
