Easy Chocolate Cake

Quick and easy Chocolate Cake

When you find a cake recipe that works for you, it's a good idea to experiment with all the variations possible. This quick and easy chocolate cake is no exception, and we are proud to share the fact that it is based on the superb boiled milk sponge cake we have included in other cake recipes on this web also see, Home Improvement DVD site.

You will see that our basic boiled milk sponge cake (intended as a straightforward, non-flavoured sponge) is a perfect candidate for a bit of chocolate flavouring. By adding cocoa powder and cutting down ever so slightly on the flour, you will end up with a delicious quick and easy chocolate cake. Top it with a rich chocolate icing and you are sure to have a winner.

Alternatively you could grate chocolate on top of the cake, or simply sprinkle it with snow , South African Cape Malay recipes white icing sugar which will add to the visual effect of light look at, South African BBQ Boerewors and dark on the top of the cake.

Easy Chocolate Cake Ingredients

240 g cake flour
20 ml (or 4 teaspoons) of baking powder
375 g sugar
125 ml cocoa powder
60 g butter
3 extra-large eggs
250 ml milk
½ teaspoon salt

Method

You can bake this cake in a single cake tin, but it tastes even better if you split the mixture and bake it in two round cake tins that are about 230 mm in diameter. Then sandwich the two cakes together with butter icing to add texture and taste. The colour also see, Doll Making Books and flavour of the icing will depend on your personal taste, but we suggest either chocolate or vanilla icing.

The cake needs to cooks at 180 °C, so turn your oven on before you start mixing. That way it will be up to temperature why not visit, Assignment help when you are ready to start baking. Also grease the cake tins or line them with wax proof paper that has been cut to the size of the removable base, and grease the sides of the tins.

Put the milk and butter into a small pot consider, RC Free Flight Gliders and slowly bring to the boil. At the same time, beat the eggs and the sugar so that the sugar dissolves. Then sift the cake flour, baking powder, cocoa and the salt together and fold in the eggs and sugar. Add the milk a little bit at a time, aiming to blend the mixture thoroughly. Lastly pour the batter into the cake tins so that there is an equal amount in each.

Bake for 20 minutes until the cake is cooked. Ice or sprinkle with icing sugar and be sure to enjoy what surely is a quick and easy chocolate cake.