Spread the Joy!
I made this cake for a birthday party..She told me to make a chocolate cake and it should be really chocolaty..I am happy that I have the best chocolate cake recipe in the world…So I promised her..
This cake is so soft and has a rich chocolate taste to it. I frosted this cake with two types of frosting..I used a simple chocolate ganache to frost outside and cream cheese icing to frost inside, since I had some left over from this recipe..But you don’t have to do that..You can any of your favorite frosting..
So off you go to the step by step recipe with pictures..
Recipe Source:Rachael Allen
Ingrediants:
Flour – 300 gms / 2 ½ cup / 10.5 ounces
Sugar – 220 gms / 1 cup +2 tblspn / 7.5 ounces
Eggs-4
Cocoa – 2 tblspn
Baking Powder- 1 ½ tsp
Baking Soda – ½ tsp
Butter-200 gms / 7 ounces / 1 cup
Milk- 4 tblspn
Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp
Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp
Dark Chocolate Chips– 200 gms / 7 ounces / 1 ¼ cup
Cream Cheese Frosting as needed ( Click Here for Recipe )
Chocolate Ganache as needed ( Click Here for Recipe )
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350 °F.
Butter three tins generously and dust the inside with flour and tip the excess out..Set this aside for a moment.
Mix flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl..Set this aside for a moment.
Take milk and chocolate chips in a sauce pan and melt it gently..once it boils switch off the flame and allow it to melt completely.
Take butter, sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl and beat till creamy and fluffy.
Add in eggs and beat well.
Now pour in melted chocolate and mix well.
Now sift in the flour mixture and cocoa in this and fold gently until combined.
Pour this on to three prepared tin and bake it for 25 – 30 tins.
Let this cool a bit before removing from the tin..Leave this cake to cool completely over the wire rack.
I sliced some from the top to make it even for frosting.
Prepare Cream Cheese Frosting and Chocolate Ganache to frost the cakes.
Now take once cake and frost with cream cheese frosting then stack another cake on top and spread some more frosting.Atlast keep another slice and cover the entire cake with chocolate ganache.
Slice and serve or give it as present.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Mix baking powder, baking soda with flour.. |
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| Take milk in a sauce pan |
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| add in chocolate chips in this |
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| heat it up |
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| allow it to melt |
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| mix till it is completely melted |
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| take butter in a bowl |
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| add in sugar and vanilla |
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| beat it |
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| continue beating till fluffy |
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| add in eggs and mix well |
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| beat till it is creamy |
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| pour in the chocolate mixture |
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| and mix well |
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| I know this looks a little bit curdled..But dont worry it will go when flour is mixed in.. |
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| Sift in flour mixture and cocoa |
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| and fold gently |
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| till combined |
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| Prepare three tins.. |
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| pour this in and bake it |
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| cakes baked and cooled.. |
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| Now take your cream cheese frosting…(Click Here for Recipe) |
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| Take a slice in a plate |
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| add a dollop of cream cheese frosting |
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| spread evenly |
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| cover with other slice |
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| add a dollop of cream cheese frosting |
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| spread evenly |
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| cover with other slice |
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| Take your chocolate ganache icing..( Click Here for Recipe ) |
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| and cover completely… |
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| DONE DONE.. |
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| another look |
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| Decorate as you wish.. |
Spread the Joy!
ANU
November 12, 2011 at 2:11 pmyummy cake…
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Prabhamani
November 12, 2011 at 2:32 pmWonderful cake..Loved it .
Lizzy
November 12, 2011 at 2:47 pmMmmmmmm…this looks amazing! My hubby and sons usually request a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting for their birthdays…I'll have to try your recipe next. Super chocolaty with the melted chocolate AND the cocoa! Must taste wonderful~
Have a great weekend!
Anna
November 12, 2011 at 2:51 pmSon maravillosos tus paso a paso y la tarta se ve exquisita!!!. besos
Gloria
November 12, 2011 at 3:34 pmThis cake look amazing and yumm! love it! gloria
Chitra
November 12, 2011 at 4:31 pmwow , wonderful 🙂
Chitra
November 12, 2011 at 4:31 pmwow , wonderful 🙂
Manju
November 12, 2011 at 4:36 pmYummy….I love chocolate cakes. I should try this sometime.
Regards,
Manju
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November 12, 2011 at 4:38 pmLove this pretty with full of chocolate! Yummy!!
M.R.T.E
November 12, 2011 at 4:40 pmMi siguiente entrada es muy parecida a esta 🙂 una rica tarta muy muy sencilla y parecidas saludos
Shabs
November 12, 2011 at 5:00 pmWowowo , I am drooling , this cake looks really delish , will try yours next time while thinking of making chocolate cake 🙂 .
kankana
November 12, 2011 at 5:40 pmI can never frost a cake neatly. You have done a very good job 🙂
Dzoli
November 12, 2011 at 7:22 pmVery nice cake(of course when it;s with so much chocolate:)))
Asiya
November 12, 2011 at 8:52 pmLooks great! Chocolate cake is a favorite with me and my boys!
Neha
November 12, 2011 at 10:01 pmCake looks very yummy….
Premalatha Aravindhan
November 12, 2011 at 10:17 pmwow delicious and u have layer it perfectly…very nice!
Heather @ girlichef.com
November 12, 2011 at 11:34 pmIt definitely looks big and beautiful and chocolatey…enough to make anyone smile! Delicious 🙂
Lisa
November 13, 2011 at 12:03 amWhat a fantastic looking cake. My girls love chocolate cake and this will be our afternoon project tomorrow. Thank you!
Amina Khaleel
November 13, 2011 at 12:42 amThis indeed looks the best chocolate cake ever.. thanks for sharing… bookmarking it…
Priyanka
November 13, 2011 at 6:54 amYummy Cake….lovely photos, even I like Rachel Allen's cake recipes
faseela
November 13, 2011 at 9:21 amNice cake………..
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November 13, 2011 at 11:00 amyummy n perfect cake….arthi i tried ur galic chutney….it was yummy and super..v had it with dosa…thank u dear!
Chitra
November 13, 2011 at 11:13 amwow, its a wonderful cake 🙂
Daksha
November 13, 2011 at 11:25 amWow very creative and unique combo of flavors..Looks delicious cakes..Lovely too.
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Archana
November 13, 2011 at 3:17 pmJust when I tell myself no more chocolate recipes you have to put this temptation in my way. So how can I refuse looking at it?
yummy cake.
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November 13, 2011 at 5:44 pmBeautiful, yummy looking cake…especially for me. I love chocolatey cakes like this one. Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. Thanks.
sangee vijay
November 13, 2011 at 6:13 pmwow…its really a wonderful cake…very unique and lovely recipe…thankx for sharing..bookmarked!!
Coleen
November 14, 2011 at 7:20 amGreat job. Did you weigh your butter? There are 16 tablespoons of butter in a cup (your recipe says 7 tablespoons).
Aarthi
November 14, 2011 at 8:33 amColeen..That is not 7 tblspn..It is 7 ounces…
Pegasuslegend
November 15, 2011 at 12:41 amLooks wonderful, love your dog too!
Vidhya
November 15, 2011 at 6:17 amYummy cake and I am a bit envious of your friend who got this lovely cake.
Indu
November 15, 2011 at 6:42 amOoh, looks so chocolatey
Rosita Vargas
November 17, 2011 at 12:09 amUn buen trozo me llevaría esto es estupendo,chocolate y chocolate,abrazos hugs,hugs.
Tamara
November 17, 2011 at 6:56 pmthis is a beautiful cake!!
Praba Arun
August 1, 2014 at 7:07 amLovely cake Aarthi. How do u bake as three separate cakes? I mean in various racks in a single oven ? Or do u use two ovens? Thanks!
Aarthi
August 2, 2014 at 8:30 am@Praba ArunI have a big oven, i baked two cake at a time, and then i baked the third one after that
Praba Arun
August 3, 2014 at 9:40 amThanks so much for ur prompt reply. So u bake two cakes in a single rack in ur big oven? Also is it ok to rest the third cake batter till one batch is baked? TIA.
Aarthi
August 4, 2014 at 9:53 am@Praba Arunyes you can rest the other cake, it is not going to be a issue
Vidhya Madhan
December 31, 2014 at 5:16 pmHai arthi.. Thank u so much for this super recipe.. I tried this today to celebrate my first new year with my hubby after our marriage.. He is a foodie and he just love it.. I turned it as base for black forest cake and its really delicious…wish u happy new year and thank you once again.. I just love ur recipes.. Keep rocking…
nasima barad
July 24, 2015 at 9:33 amHi aarthi i love your recipes but please specify the size of the pan and i have a small microwave convection oven in which i cant bake 2-3 tins together and i want to make layered cakes without using the oven twice please advise on whether i can bake a cake and cut it from between and apply the frosting thank you reply fast and i want eggless recipes thank you dear
Aarthi
July 25, 2015 at 4:10 am@nasima baradthe size of the pan is 15 cm
Aishwarya Rangan
September 8, 2016 at 1:38 pmHi .. can u suggest me which baking tin is good on convection microwave … non stick or aluminium? ? From which shopping site u get ??
Aarthi
September 9, 2016 at 7:14 amu can go for aluminium.
shylaja
December 30, 2016 at 1:02 amAarthi can I do this cake without egg?? Any possibility???? Waiting for your reply
silvia
September 28, 2017 at 11:41 amwow…love it! I’m gonna try it for my son. thanks!