Simple Chocolate Cake
Chocolate Cake
INGREDIENTS
- All-purpose flour – 1 Cup
- Unsweetened Cocoa powder – 3 Table spoons
- Baking Soda – ½ Tea spoon
- Salt – 1 Pinch
- Milk – ½ Cup
- Instant Coffee powder – ½ Tea spoon
- Egg – 2 Nos
- Vanilla Extract – 1 Tea spoon
- Powdered Sugar – 1 Cup
- Vegetable Oil – 1/3 Cup
INSTRUCTIONS
- Make sure that all the ingredients are in room temperature.
- Pre-heat the oven at 180 Degree Celsius (350 Degree Fahrenheit) for about 10 minutes.
- Grease a 7 inch round cake pan and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, cocoa powder, and salt; keep aside.
- Combine together milk and coffee powder; set aside.
- In another bowl, beat the eggs and vanilla extract together using an electric hand mixer in a medium-high speed for about 3 minutes. (While beating the eggs, make sure that you move the egg whisk (egg beater) in a single direction; either clock wise or anti clock wise)
- Add powdered sugar and continue beating for another minute.
- To this mixture, pour vegetable oil and beat for yet another minute.
- Now pour the milk and coffee mixture and continue beating for 30 seconds in low speed.
- To this mixture, add the powdered ingredients (step 4) little by little and gently mix using a spatula to form a smooth cake batter. (Do not use the electric hand mixer)
- Pour the chocolate cake batter to the greased baking pan. Tap the pan on a counter top to release any air bubbles in the cake batter.
- Bake it in the pre-heated oven at 180 Degree Celsius (350 Degree Fahrenheit) for about 30 to 35 minutes (Until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the chocolate cake comes out clean.)
- Remove from the oven and let the cake sit in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a long knife around the edge of the baking pan. Then, twirl the cake out on the racks so that it cools completely.
NOTES
If you wish to, garnish the chocolate cake with your favorite frosting.
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Author: Shaan Geo
According to me cooking is an equal-opportunity talent and I find that anybody can cook. It is not limited by the age, profession, caste, colour or creed of a person. What is needed is the love for cooking. For me the passion for cooking does not stop in the kitchen, when I travel, I continue to be inspired by eating in some of the best restaurants around the world.
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13 comments on “Simple Chocolate Cake”
Bindu, Glad to know that both the recipes came out well for you. Thanks for taking time to share your feedback 🙂
Thanks for this awesome, but simple recipe. We all loved it. I already made this twice in three days!:)
Thanks a lot Sarah. Really happy to know that you made this chocolate cake twice. Once again thanks for the regular visit and feedback 🙂
Hi Shaan, the recipe looks very easy, and will surely try it soon. I just have one doubt, why you have not added baking powder? I have just started learning to bake, so have all these doubts 🙂
Lijy, Thanks for the comment. No need to add baking powder in the chocolate cake. Baking soda is enough. Just search in google about the differences between baking powder and baking soda. There are many simple and easy to understand articles. It is must to do it if you are a beginner to baking. Thank you. Hope to see you here often 🙂
Hi Shaan, What are the main contents of all-purpose flour? Can we use “maida”? Or is it maida itself ?
Vignesh, Both are same.
liked the cake a lot!!…..do you think adding east will make the cake moe moist? because it came out a bit hard for me…..neways loved it
Hi Shaan, How are you? Came over to your blog after seeing your post on Indiblogger. We are a married couple from Mumbai, very new to blogging. Read this post of yours on simple chocolate cake. I love chocolate cake, but my wife is not such a fan of chocolate. Great blog. Trust you will find some time to visit our blog and leave a comment on our new post. Best wishes and regards, Vee N Ric.
Vee N Ric, Thank you very much for your good words of encouragement. Glad to know that you are also into blogging. Please mail me your blog URL (link).
Hi Shaan, I made the cake… since I m not a chocolate cake lover, I omitted choclate powder and coffee powder. And it came out sooo yummy moist soft yellow cake and its very easy to make. Thanx Shaan expecting more such easy recipes.
Appu, Glad to know that you done the cake well. I will try to add more easy recipes. Thank you very much for the feedback.
Tried the vada and the chocolate cake as I had a party at home. It came out soo well. Thanks for the easy recipe.