easy chocolate cake recipes

Ingrédients

1 + 1/2 cup (170 g ) all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons cocoa powder, sugar soup ( solubilized / dark )

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup ( 220 g ) sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

3/4 cup (1.8 dl ) milk

3/4 cup (170 g ) butter, melted

2 eggs

Ingredients for frosting

1 stick (1/ 2 cup) + 3 tablespoons ( 160 g) butter, softened

Sugar 3 cups ( 7.2 dl ) powdered or icing sugar

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

Vanilla extract 1 1/ 2 tsp

4-5 tablespoons warm milk

method

Preheat the oven (gas mark 4 or 180 ° C ) 350 ° F

Grease a 9 inch (23 cm) loaf pan .

Combine the flour, cocoa powder , baking powder , sugar and vanilla in a bowl.

Melt the butter over low heat and add dry ingredients . Add milk and eggs.

Mix everything until smooth , either by hand or with an electric mixer at slow speed.

Transfer to bake tin and bake at 350 degrees until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 35-45 minutes.

After cooling , cut the chocolate cake through the middle to make two layers (easier if the chocolate cake was in the fridge ) chocolate cake.

glazed

Beat the softened butter with powdered sugar in a bowl. Add cocoa , vanilla and 4 tablespoons lukewarm milk and mix until smooth . Do not overmix . If necessary, add a little more milk .

Use a 1/3 of ice between the two layers , a third at the top, and the other around the chocolate cake .

This cake should be at room temperature before serving .

variations

You can cut the top of the cake to make flat surface before adding the glaze .

You can divide the dough in half and transfer to two boxes of chocolate cakes. The cooking time would be about 15 to 20 minutes

To make a top cake , you can bake two cakes instead of solving one of two layers

Use flavorless vegetable oil for cake instead of melted butter. If this is the case , add 1/4 ts Salt

Instead of vanilla extract , you can use an equivalent amount of freeze-dried coffee (suggested by Carol , October 2008 )

You can use ½ cup fresh instead of milk or water to get the taste of mocha ( suggested by Noreen , January 2009 )