Last Updated on December 6, 2017
I would say that this is the best chocolate cake recipe ever, it is moist, fudgy, soft and almost like eating a chocolate bar. I loved the little rum flavour wafting through the cake. But you can entirely leave it out. Since it is christmas, one of my viewer asked for a rum cake, i thought of adding rum to the cake and make it even more special.
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I never thought that this cake will turn out this good. It was so moist and just amazing. I would say that this is the best chocolate cake you ever make and ever eat.
Adding hot water makes this cake incredible fudgy. Also the little coffee mixed with hot water will bring the chocolate flavour out and makes it more chocolaty.
This can be made for your kids birthdays as well. You can decorate it with any frosting as you like. Check out all my frosting recipes.
Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
Preparation Time : 15 mins
Baking Time : 35 to 40 mins
Makes : 10 to 12 slices
Ingredients:
All Purpose Flour / Maida - 2 cup / 240 grams
Cocoa Powder - ¾ cup / 80 grams
Sugar - 2 cup / 400 grams
Baking Powder - 2 tsp
Baking Soda - 1 tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Instant Coffee Powder - 1 tsp
Buttermilk - 1 cup / 240 ml
Eggs - 2
Oil - ½ cup / 120 ml
Vanilla Essence - 2 tsp
Rum - 2 tblspn (optional)
Boiling Water - 1 cup / 240 ml
BUTTERMILK SUBSTITUTE : Mix 1 tsp of lemonjuice into 1 cup of warm milk and leave it for 10 mins
CUP MEASURE : My 1 cup measures 240 ml
Method:
Preheat oven to 170 Degree C. Line two 9 inch (18 cm) baking tray with parchment paper and oil it well. Set aside till use.
Take flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt in a sifter and sieve it.
Add in sugar and mix well.
Take eggs, oil, buttermilk, vanilla in a jug and mix well.
Pour this into the dry ingredient and mix well.
Now add coffee powder to hot water and pour that into the batter. Mix well.
Pour this into two prepared tin and bake it for 30 to 40 mins.
Remove it from oven and let it cool down for 15 mins. Now flip over to a cooling rack and peel off the parchment.
Let this cool completely. Now decorate it with frosting.
Let it chill for 30 mins in fridge and serve.
Pictorial:
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Line two baking tin with parchment and oil it really well |
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| Take flour in a sifter |
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| add in cocoa, and salt |
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| add in baking powder |
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| and baking soda |
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| sieve it together |
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| Add in sugar |
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| whisk well |
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| in a separate jug, crack two eggs |
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| add in oil |
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| add in buttermilk |
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| along with vanilla |
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| add a dash of rum |
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| mix all well |
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| pour it |
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| mix well |
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| meanwhile bring 1 cup water to a boil |
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| transfer it to a jug |
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| add in coffee powder |
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| now strong coffee done |
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| pour this over the batter |
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| Mix well |
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| Pour this into two prepared pans |
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| bake it |
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| now flip over |
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| peel off the parchment |
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| let this cool completely now.. |
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| I prepared the rum chocolate frosting |
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| use a bread knife to slice of the top |
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| place it in a plate |
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| cover with strips of parchment |
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| dollop with frosting |
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| spread thinly |
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| place another cake |
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| with a dollop of frosting |
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| spread it out |
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| cover the sides as well |
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| remove the strips of parchment |
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| top with sprinkles and silver balls |
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| slice and serve |
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| enjoy |
Anonymous
Looks absolutely yummy!!! Can I substitute oil with butter???
jyothi
Yum yum yum.... lovely chclte cake. I wanna try it for this x'mas !!!
Aarthi
@AnonymousYes u can, melt it
Anonymous
Wat should be the measure for butter.? If we are using it instead of oil
Anonymous
i wl try it ..god bless you.. 🙂
ivy
Excellent!!!!loved baking it!!!
Anonymous
Hii..is there any substitute of eggs fr making it eggless
Aarthi
@Anonymoussorry no sub for eggs
Aarthi
@Anonymoussame measure.
Anonymous
Hi Arthi.I made this cake by following your instructions & it was very tasty yammy & delicious. Thank u soooo much for sharing your recipe 🙂 🙂
Manvi
Hi.. Just started following your site.. It's awesome. Can you please let me know the temperature setting off the same cake in microwave. Thanks
Aarthi
@ManviSame temp in microwave convection mode
shalini srini
Hi Arthi,
I have few questions as I'm first time doing it.
1)advise me the best microwave oven to buy.I need it to do for baking cakes,cookies and pizza's. Or otg is best.
2)you have mentioned preheat the oven to 170°c ,is there any time limit for it or just like that we need to set the temperature alone,
3)please advise me how to do this in otg which mode to choose.
Anonymous
Wat should be the temperature and time for microwave
Aarthi
@AnonymousThis has to be done in microwave convection mode, same time and same temp
Aarthi
@shalini sriniI haven't used microwave, OTG is what i have.
Preheat the oven for 10 mins.
You have to choose the two rods on mode.
Anonymous
Hi.. Looks good.. I will definitely try this.. But could you pls let me know which brand cocoa powder to usse ? Can I use nescafe instant coffee powder also ? Also which oil to use ?
Aarthi
@AnonymousI use weikfield brand. And yes u can use nescafe. And i use gold winner refined oil
Anonymous
@Aarthi
Anonymous
@Aarthi
Anonymous
wonderful blog loved it.
ponnu rustham
Any substitute for rum?
Anonymous
I just love to bake cakes. .but dont hve microwave or oven
can you pls post some cake recipes that can be done in cooker... waiting for your reply...
Aarthi
@AnonymousU can try all my cake recipe in pressure cooker.
Aarthi
@ponnu rusthamYou can skip rum in this cake/.
Anonymous
Ur recipes are too good described briefly with images. The ake looks yummy as the name of ur blog. Thxx to you for sharing ur recipes.
Anonymous
Thxx for sharing ur recipes so briefly as u r in front of us . thxx
Anonymous
Wonderful recipe....Will surely try it....looks too much yum...thank uu for sharing such a greattt one.... love following ur blog... thank u aarthi
Anonymous
Can I skip rum
Anonymous
Can I skip rum
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can skip rum
Dalreen Paul
Hi Aarthi..
Tried out tis cake.. it came out super awesome..i omitted the rum..but still tasted yummyyylicious.. love the way you present your recipes with illustrations.. makes it really easy to try it out..
Anonymous
Can you do a post on homemade chocolate mint cake using fresh mint leaves?
Anonymous
How much time Will be required to bake cake in pressure cooker??
Aarthi
@Anonymousit depends on each cake. so always keep a eye on it.
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi,
It looks very yummy and I really like the way you presented it. I never made a cake at home but after seeing your post I really felt like trying it. I am looking to buy the cake pans and have a question about it. I see that you use removable base pans in some of the recipes and the normal aluminum pans for some others. Can you please suggest which cake pans will be better?
Aarthi
@Anonymousi always use aluminium baking pans always. theu are batter. U can use normal ones or removable ones too
avni
hello, i wanted to know the temperature for baking..for pre heating you have mentioned degrees, is it the same for cooking time as well?
Aarthi
@avniyes for cooking time also it is the same temp
Anonymous
Hi, looks yummy... I want to know the difference between using oil instead of butter....
Aarthi
@Anonymousadding oil in cakes gives more light and soft textured cakes..
Anonymous
Will it work when I halves this recipes? Thanks..
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can halve it
Anonymous
Hello!
Would something bad happen if I put in more rum? Like would it still bake as well? 🙂
Aarthi
@Anonymousadding too much rum will make it too strong..I think u can go for just a tblspn more ..Adding too much will affect the consistency as well
keerthana kuthalasangu
Is both baking soda and our normal cooking soda are same ?
Rajshree
Can you please give the recipe for the frosting? Thanks
Rajshree
Cynthia Pinto
I tried d cake it was yum. I liked d colour of yr cake..which brand cocoa did u use.
Cynthia Pinto
I tried d cake it was yum. I liked d colour of yr cake..which brand cocoa did u use.
Aarthi
@Cynthia Pintoi used a brand which my super market sells..not sure about the name.
Aarthi
@Rajshreehere is the frosting
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/12/the-best-chocolate-frosting-ever.html
Aarthi
@keerthana kuthalasanguyes cooking soda nad baking soda are same
mousumi
looks sinful, going to try it now for my son's birthday who loves chocolate cake. i have tried some of your recipes n they have all turned out nice, so keep them coming. god bless
sona c
Tried this one.simply awesome ..thanks
sareefa munawara
Hi, two cups means 240g or 480g.. and baking soda and cooking soda are same??
Aarthi
it is 240 grams and cooking soda and baking soda is same
Pooja Jagushte
Hi Aarthi. My batter turned out runny after adding coffee. Help !
Aarthi
no issues.it willbe like that only.
Pavithra K
Hi Arthi, how do u bake two cake at a time? I have Morphy Richards 52 ltrs, still I can't keep 2 cake tins at a time.
Aarthi
you can place one cake inside and other little outside. you cannot place it side by side
J Moni Jebas
Can we steam this aarthi
Aarthi
no u cannot
Shabina N.T.
You are the most reliable food blogger for me.
I have tried many recipes and it is always awesome.
Please tell me if we skip icing will it still taste good.
Aarthi
yes it will
Anonymous
How do you make buttermilk?
Anonymous
Please can you tell me the measure of maida is it 240 gms or 480 gms. As in your recipe u have said 1cup =240gms and maida is 2 cups [email protected]
Aarthi
1 cup maida weighs 120 grams
Anonymous
What is the substitute for butter milk Aarathi?
Aarthi
no substitute for that
Lekshmi
Aarthi, I followed your recipe and did only one substitution. I made it with Atta instead of Maida as I do not store Maida at home. It came exactly like how you have described in the picture. Amazing recipe. Loved it.
Priyanka
Hi Aarthi, I made cupcakes from this batter and they turned out amazing. Everyone just loved them. However, this time I made a cake but it broke very badly. Can you please guide me in advising where I went wrong? Does too much water break the cake? For buttermilk, I used 2 spoons of curd and rest all water. Was I correct?
Aarthi
did you over filled the cake tin. Also take milk and add some lemon juice to make buttermilk.
Mary Beth Christie
Made this today. It was amazing!!!! I hate when you look at 5 star recipe and read the rating and they are giving it 5 stars. Then, in their comment, they say they are going to try it. I tried it and it is amazing. I used dark rum instead of clear rum, just because I like it better. The recipe calls for baking at 170 degrees. That is metric. I baked it at 325 degrees fahrenheit for 50 minutes. It turned out fine. The unsalted butter for the rum icing states butter in grams. Its 2/3 cups in standard units. Great recipe. Thanks for posting it.