Ah, delicious chocolate cake—the universal crowd-pleaser! Rich and creamy, moist and divinely sweet, a timeless dessert that never fails to bring joy to any occasion. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday or having friends over for dessert, it’s the quintessential treat that instantly puts everyone in great spirits. In today’s blog post, we’ll discuss everything there is to know about baking a perfectly indulgent chocolate cake––from ingredients to tips for frosting like a pro––so read on for some seriously decadent deliciousness!
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Is Chocolate Cake Healthy Dessert?
There are Flavonoids in Chocolate. As a result, eating chocolate cake can strengthen your immune system and aid in the prevention of illness. Additionally, flavonoids are known to reduce inflammation, which is advantageous for your health.
How to Make ahead and Store the Chocolate Cake?
The cake and the chocolate frosting can both be prepared ahead of time and stored separately. The cakes should be allowed to cool completely before being well-wrapped in plastic wrap and put into separate layers in a gallon zip-top freezer bag.
The cake layers can be frozen for up to a month. Simply take the cake out of the freezer and let it thaw in the refrigerator with the wrapping still on before frosting. After the cake has completely thawed, frost it.
Secret Tips
- Include Espresso Powder: The inclusion of espresso powder in the chocolate cake and the chocolate frosting is one of the ingredients that made this cake recipe come to life.
- You should if you’ve never tried adding a little espresso to your chocolate baking. Similar to vanilla extract, espresso enhances flavors.
- Sift the dry ingredients into a big bowl first to remove any tough lumps from storage while adding more air to the mixture.
- Then add your wet ingredients. It’s important to remember that the cake batter is VERY thin. The flour is what makes the cake so soft and moist, so resist the urge to add more.
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Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup cake flour
- pinch salt
- 3 eggs
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter melted
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 °F.
- Grease a cake pan with cooking spray.
- In a bowl, mix together cocoapowder and flour.
- In another bowl, add the eggs,butter and sugar and beat until fluffy.
- Add in flour mixture and beatuntil just combined.
- Pour the batter into preparedbaking pan.
- Bake for about 25-30 minutes.
- Remove the cake pan from oven and place onto a wire rack to cool forabout 10 minutes.
- Carefully invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely beforefrosting.
- For frosting:in a smallsaucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add milk, sugar, cocoa powderand vanilla extract and bring to a rolling boil, stirring frequently.
- Cook for about 1 minute,stirring continuously.
- Remove from heat and setaside to cool slightly.
- With an electric mixer, beat themilk mixture for about 3 minutes or until the mixture cools and thickened.
- Spread frosting over cooledcake evenly.
- Cut into desired-sized slices and serve.
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