Chocolate cake recipe

[vilakins]

I promised matildabj my never-fail, easy, delicious, moist, and rich chocolate cake recipe, so here it is in case anyone else is interested. I have two other chocolate cake recipes but I've never bothered with them since I found this one.

Sorry it took so long. I was certain I had it typed up somewhere but I've had to copy out my handwritten notes from my recipe book.

Chocolate Cake

2 cups sugar
2-3 eggs dep. on size
1 cup milk
3/4 cup cocoa powder
200g (7 oz) butter, softened
3 cups SR flour (or plain flour plus 4 tsp baking powder)*
2 tsp baking soda
1.5 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup very hot strong coffee (I now use espresso but I've found strong instant is also fine)

Mix all ingredients together in one large bowl. See, easy! Don't over-beat, just make sure they're mixed. I just use a fork for this.
Turn into 1 deep tin or 2 sponge tins, greased with butter.
Bake at 160C (or 320F) for one hour or till springy and shrinks from side of tin.
Cool completely and ice if desired.

* I've always used 1 tsp per cup of plain flour, so 3 tsp in total, and that makes a beautiful cake. Recently an Australian cook said 3 tsp per cup was more accurate but I googled local sites and they said 1.5 tsp was right. So I'm more correct than she was, and this cake always turns out beautifully. :-)

I should add that the you can't taste the coffee but it intensifies the chocolate flavour. Yum!

Comments

[matildabj.livejournal.com]

Oooh, lovely, thank you. Will give it a go (although probably not until after my holiday now).

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It's always been a great success. I'm sure you'll love it. BTW it doesn't taste of coffee; it just makes the chocolate favour more intense.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Mmmm...sounds perfect! I will try it when on holidays, thanks a lot!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It's very good. The coffee only brings out the chocolate flavour; I should add that.

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

Will print and wave at The Cook of the Household hopefully :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It's so easy and yummy it may become her favourite too.

[kernezelda]

Wow, that does sound easy and delicious! I have all the ingredients; I'll think about making it tomorrow to take to work Monday. Thank you!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Enjoy! Just make a simple chocolate butter icing/frosting if you want. It doesn't need much as it's such a nice rich cake anyway.

[kernezelda]

I made it, I made it! This is the first time I've baked a cake in probably twenty years or more. The batter was so delicious. I underestimated how much a cake might rise, and used two round pans a bit too small - or put more batter in one than the other, anyway, because while baking I smelled burning, and saw that one pan had spilled over. But the cakes turned out beautifully after I'd scraped the edges of the one to neatness.

I made a chocolate buttercream frosting and will apply when the cakes are cool. The bits I cut off the one are delicious, not too sweet, and moistly rich.

Thank you for the recipe!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It's always come out well; a really great recipe! I'm glad you like it. :-D

You can either have two cakes, or put icing/frosting between them and have one tall one. :-)

[imhilien.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that. I'm feeling hungry already! :D

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It's very chocolatey; you'll love it!

[theyarnproject.livejournal.com]

MMMMM...YUMMY!!!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

You (or your sweetie) will have to try it!