Chocolate cakes are voted as the most popular desserts ever all around the world. There are numerous variations of chocolate cake recipe, but a plain chocolate cake with a slight twist is all you need most of the time to earn heaps of praise for the treats at your next party. Below is a simple and easy to prepare plain chocolate cake recipe that is delightful to look at as well as to eat.
What you need:
- All-purpose flour - Four and a half (4 1/2) cups
- Castor sugar - Two cups
- Vanilla extract - 1 1/2 teaspoons
- Cocoa powder - 3/4 cup
- Baking soda - Two teaspoons
- Baking powder - Two teaspoons
- Butter - 1 cup (softened and at room temperature)
- Milk - 1 1/4 cups
- Eggs - Three large
- Hot coffee - One and a quarter cups
To prepare:
- Preheat the oven to 170C.
- Grease two 7-inch baking tins using a little oil and lightly dust the insides with some flour.
- Use a blender to mix the butter, sugar and eggs. Beat them at maximum speed till the mix is smooth and creamy and the sugar dissolves.
- Now add the milk and hot coffee to the mix and beat for another 3 minutes till the mixture is well incorporated.
- In a fresh bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder. Sift these ingredients together.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients using a spoon and mix well. Scrape the base and sides of the bowl when mixing so that it is well combined.
- Pour the batter in the greased cake tins and smooth out the tops.
- Bake in the heated oven for approx. one hour till a skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Let it cool in the tins.
While the cakes are baking you can prepare the delicious cream decoration to go with the cake.
What you need:
- Fresh cream - Two and a quarter (2 1/4) cups
- Dark cooking chocolate (70% cocoa content) - 500 grams
- Fresh raspberries (cut lengthwise) - Two hundred and fifty (250) grams
To prepare:
- Heat the cream in a shallow pan until it becomes very hot, yet not boiling.
- Remove from heat and let it cool for two (2) minutes, then add the dark cooking chocolate.
- Stir well so that the mix becomes shiny and glossy.
- Let it chill while the cake cools.
To arrange the cake:
- Put one cake on a cake stand and cover with a layer of chocolate cream.
- Place another layer of cake on top of it, drizzle the remaining cream on top, and decorate using cut raspberries.
- Your cake is ready to serve.
What you need:
- All-purpose flour - Four and a half (4 1/2) cups
- Castor sugar - Two cups
- Vanilla extract - 1 1/2 teaspoons
- Cocoa powder - 3/4 cup
- Baking soda - Two teaspoons
- Baking powder - Two teaspoons
- Butter - 1 cup (softened and at room temperature)
- Milk - 1 1/4 cups
- Eggs - Three large
- Hot coffee - One and a quarter cups
To prepare:
- Preheat the oven to 170C.
- Grease two 7-inch baking tins using a little oil and lightly dust the insides with some flour.
- Use a blender to mix the butter, sugar and eggs. Beat them at maximum speed till the mix is smooth and creamy and the sugar dissolves.
- Now add the milk and hot coffee to the mix and beat for another 3 minutes till the mixture is well incorporated.
- In a fresh bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder. Sift these ingredients together.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients using a spoon and mix well. Scrape the base and sides of the bowl when mixing so that it is well combined.
- Pour the batter in the greased cake tins and smooth out the tops.
- Bake in the heated oven for approx. one hour till a skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Let it cool in the tins.
While the cakes are baking you can prepare the delicious cream decoration to go with the cake.
What you need:
- Fresh cream - Two and a quarter (2 1/4) cups
- Dark cooking chocolate (70% cocoa content) - 500 grams
- Fresh raspberries (cut lengthwise) - Two hundred and fifty (250) grams
To prepare:
- Heat the cream in a shallow pan until it becomes very hot, yet not boiling.
- Remove from heat and let it cool for two (2) minutes, then add the dark cooking chocolate.
- Stir well so that the mix becomes shiny and glossy.
- Let it chill while the cake cools.
To arrange the cake:
- Put one cake on a cake stand and cover with a layer of chocolate cream.
- Place another layer of cake on top of it, drizzle the remaining cream on top, and decorate using cut raspberries.
- Your cake is ready to serve.
About the Author:
About the Author: Anu is a dedicated baker whose eastern influence allows her to create the most superb cake recipes.Anu's impressive creations can be discovered on Cake Recipe Secrets.This week you will find Anu's Plain Chocolate Cake recipe together with links to her other noteworthy cake treats.