Chocolate Cake
Total Time
45 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
35 minutes
Rating
4.99 out of 5 stars
(420)
Ingredients
8 servings
- 1 3/4 cups plain / all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder (, unsweetened (Note 2)
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda (bi-carb soda)
- 2 cups white sugar (Note 1)
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs (~55-65g / 2 oz each)
- 1 cup milk (low or full fat)
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or canola)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 1/2 batches Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (slide scaler on recipe)
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 180C°/350°F (160°C fan). Read Note 4 regarding shelf positions.
Step 2
Grease 2 x 22cm/9" cake pans with butter, then line the base. (Note 3 re: springform pans and other pan sizes).
Step 3
Batter:
Step 4
Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl. Add Sugar and salt. Whisk briefly to combine.
Step 5
Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Whisk well to combine until lump free - about 30 seconds.
Step 6
Add boiling water and whisk to incorporate. The batter is VERY thin (see video).
Step 7
Pour batter into cake pans.
Step 8
Baking:
Step 9
Bake for 35 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. See Note 4 regarding cook time if pans are on different shelves.
Step 10
Cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks upside down (Note 5).
Step 11
Cool completely before frosting. I frosted the cake with my Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (scale recipe up by 50%).
Step 12
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