Easy Chocolate Cake
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becs-table.com.auBake the ultimate Easy Chocolate Cake with this simple, reliable recipe! Perfect for any occasion, it’s rich, moist, and made with pantry staples. Ideal for busy families and chocolate lovers alike.
Equipment
- 1 Thermomix or Stand Mixer
Ingredients
- 300 g plain flour (All-purpose)
- 300 g granulated sugar
- 100 g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp flaked salt heaped We use Pink Murray Valley
- 3 large eggs
- 230 g sour cream
- 230 g water For conventional method warm water about 37°c
- 80 g olive oil
- 10 g vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Cake Conventional Method
- Preheat oven to 150°c fan (300°f fan). Prepare 2 x 9-inch cake pans with a disc of baking paper on the base. I used USA non stick pans. No need for anything else. If your cake tin isn't a good quality non-stick, you'll need to line and grease the sides too.
- Add all the dry ingredients to your stand mixer bowl and whisk on a low speed to sift and combine. Remove from the bowl and set aside
- Add all the wet ingredients (including the warm water) to your stand mixer and beat until everything is combined.
- Add the dry mix to the wet mix and beat till smooth.
- Divide batter among the pans
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool on wire racks for 15 minutes and then turn out the cakes onto the racks and allow to cool completely.
- Frost with your favorite frosting and enjoy!
For the Cake Thermomix Method
- Preheat oven to 150°c fan (300°f fan). Prepare 2 x 9inch round cake tins with a disc of baking paper on the base. No need for anything else. If your cake tin isn't a good quality non-stick, you'll need to line and grease the sides too.
- Weigh all the dry ingredients into the TM bowl and with the MC in place give them a sift for 5 seconds/speed 5, then remove from the bowl and set aside.
- Weigh all the wet ingredients into the TM bowl, add in the butterfly and with the MC in at the start, set for 3 mins /37°c / speed 4. You can remove the MC when the mix stops splashing.
- Add the dry ingredients back to the TM bowl and mix for 10 seconds/speed 3; remove the lid, scrape down the sides of the bowl and set to mix again for another 10 seconds/ speed 3.
- Divide batter among the pans
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Cool on wire racks for 15 minutes and then turn out the cakes onto the racks and allow to cool completely.
- Frost with your favourite frosting and enjoy!
Notes
This recipe is very easy, very decadent, and seems to work for everyone. Give it a shot and let me know what you think. If you use a deep pan it will take much longer to bake off. I used shallow pans and cooked them off separately so they were in and out fast. You almost need to double the baking time for a normal deep cake pan.