Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 200 g flour 1.5 cups, sifted
- 310 g raw sugar 1.5 cups, you can sub with any other sugar. Tip: don’t try and reduce this amount, I tried and it did not work.
- 50 g cocoa powder 0.5 cup, sifted. I use Dutch processed* and I think it’s better, but regular works too
- 1.5 ts baking soda
- 1.5 ts baking powder
- 0.5 ts salt
- 80 ml vegetable oil 0.33 cup
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tb vanilla
- 190 ml milk 0.75 cup, you can use any milk
- 190 ml boiling water 0.75 cup + 1 ts coffee powder mixed in
For the sauce:
- 100 g milk chocolate I used Lindt, but you can use dark
- 100 ml whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Brush an 8” pan** with oil and line the bottom of it with a baking paper disc. Then line the sides with cocoa powder. Set aside.
- In a big bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt with a whisk.
- Then, using a stand mixer (or a hand mixer) add in the wet ingredients, one by one. The oil, then the egg, vanilla, milk, and boiling water + coffee.
- Pour the cake mix into the bowl and bake at 180 degrees C for 45-50 minutes (mine took 50) or until a skewer comes out with little crumbs.
- While the cake bakes, heat up the cream and chop the chocolate. When the cream is steamy add the chocolate and let it rest. Wait 5 minutes, then mix until the mixture becomes glossy.*
- Let both the sauce and cake cool, sprinkle the sauce on top and let me know how you feel about this.
Notes
1- Dutch processed cocoa is darker in color and the brand to look for in Dubai is Hintz. On the other hand, an example of the regular cocoa is Cadbury. Both work, but i personally prefer the taste of the Dutch processed one
2- You can use a regular cake pan (the one with the hole in the middle), but skip the paper lining in the bottom. Only line with oil + cocoa powder. It will cook faster though, so check on it before. the suggested time
3- The longer the sauce is kept to cool the thicker it becomes, if you want it thick and want to achieve nice drips on the side cool in the fridge for an extra 30 minutes