Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating until smooth after each addition. A very simple to make chocolate cake that I developed while trying to combine my chocolate and coffee cravings. Also, if you've ever wondered why some chocolate cake recipes (like this one) call for boiling water, it's because it helps bloom the cocoa powder, giving the cake a deeper chocolate flavor.

It will be a go to recipe even for regular cupcakes and cakes. Next time I am going to try it with special dark chocolate, just for fun. I bet that will be amazing too! You can cook Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe

You need 115 g of plain chocolate, chopped into Small pieces.
You need 3 lt of milk.
Prepare 150 g of unsalted butter or margarine, softened.
It's 150 g of sugar.
It's 3 of eggs.
It's 200 g of aising flour.
Prepare 1 tbsp of cocoa Powder.
Prepare of Icing sugar and cocoa powder, for dusting.
You need 1 of quantity Chocolate Buttercream, for the filling.

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Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe step by step

Preheat oven to 180C / 350F / Gas 4. Grease two 18 cm/7 in round sandwich cake tins and line the base of each with non-stick baking paper. Select a small saucepan and a heatproof bowl that will fit over it. Place the chocolate and the milk in the bowl. Bring a small saucepan of water to just blow simmering point. Place the bowl containing the chocolate mixture on top. Leave for about 5 minutes, until the chocolate softens, then stir until smooth..
Cream the butter or margarine with the sugar in a mixing bowl until pale and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the chocolate mixture until well combined..
Sift the and coca over the mixture and fold in with a metal spoon until evenly mixed. Scrape into the prepared tins, smooth level and bake for 35 -40 minutes or until well risen and firm. Turn out on to wire racks to cool..
Sandwich the cake layers together with a thick, even layer of chocolate buttercream. Dust with a mixture of icing sugar and cocoa just before serving..

Place all ingredients in order listed in a large bowl; beat well. One of the best cake recipes your ever going to find. Been cooking cakes for over ten years this recipe is easy moist texture and elasticity is perfect for chocolate cake. The type of cocoa is crucial. I've cooked it twice first time used a dark cocoa it was good but the dark chocolate enhanced the salt so it tasted a tad salty.