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Chocolate Cake with the Best Chocolate Frosting Ever

May 30, 2011 By Aarthi 41 Comments

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Chocolate cake with Chocolate Frosting
 You all know that I love chocolate…This cake is the proof of how much I love chocolate,This one is completely chocolaty..The frosting I made is one of the best frosting ever.It is rich and creamy and yummy..The cake itself is a very moist cake,because of the amount of liquid that goes into this..The batter of the cake should be watery,that what makes the cake very moist..And also I made a cake stand to display all my cakes,I will post those pictures soon…

So I hope you all will give this a try and let me know what you think..


Ingrediants:

Flour-1 ¾  cup / 200 gms
Sugar- 1 cup / 200 gms (Powdered)
Cocoa-3/4 cup / 100 gms
Baking powder-1 ½ tsp
Baking Soda-1 ½ tsp
Salt- ½ tsp
Eggs- 2
Milk- 2/3 cup / 160 ml 
Oil- 3/4 cup / 180 ml / 6 fluid ounces
Vanilla Essence-2 tsp
Boiling water- 2/3 cup / 160 ml
For Frosting:
Unsalted Butter-2 cup / 200 gms
Chocolate-100 gms
Cocoa-1/2 cup / 50 gms
Icing Sugar-1 cup / 100 gms
Boiling water- ½ cup / 120 ml
Vanilla essence-1 tsp
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180° C(350 F)…
In a mixing bowl sift in flour,sugar,cocoa,baking powder,baking soda,salt together.
In a separate bowl mix eggs,milk,oil  together.
Pour wet ingrediants in the dry one and mix well.Add in vanilla essence…Pour in boiling water and mix well.
Divide this mixture in two prepared tins(Tins that are buttered on the bottom as well as sides and floured on all sides) and bake in the oven for 30-35 min or until the cakes are cooked.To check insert a skewer in the cake,the skewer should come out clean.
After the cake has been cooled,remove onto a wire rack and let it cool completely..
For Frosting:
Melt chocolate in a double boiler until completely melted.
Add hot water into cocoa and mix that well.let both the chocolate and the cocoa mixture cool completely…
In a mixing bowl beat together butter and icing sugar till creamy..Add in vanilla essence and beat well..
Now add in the cooled chocolate and cocoa mixture to the butter mixture and beat well…This icing will be glossy and very chocolaty..
Now take the cooled cake and add a good amount of icing in the middle and cover it with other cake…Add some more icing on the top and cover the entire cake with this icing.
If you wish you could decorate the cake with chocolate shards or sprinkles..Slice and serve..
Pictorial:
Ur ingrediants
Mix wet ingrediants

Mix the dry ingrediants…

Pour the wet ingrediant on to the dry ingrediants

Add your hot water…

 
Mix all together
 
Let the cake cool down…

Take all your ingrediants for the frosting

Mix them up…

 
Your frosting is done..

Take one of your cake..

Spread the frosting

 
Sandwich it with the other cake and add a dollop of the frosting..

Cover the entire cake..

Decorate it as your wish


 Slice and Enjoy..
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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Sunanda

    May 31, 2011 at 3:45 am

    Cake looks inviting..true the frosting looks amazing.. Feel like having a bite of that 🙂

    Sunanda's Kitchen

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  2. Yuvana's Favourites

    May 31, 2011 at 4:46 am

    My Favourite cake. never tried any frosting. so bookmarked.

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  3. RAKS KITCHEN

    May 31, 2011 at 5:21 am

    Yummy cake! Your joe reminds me of my relative's doggie 🙂 So sweet!

    Reply
  4. Nithya

    May 31, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    Delicious chocolate cake 🙂 It should be a treat to a chocoholic like me 🙂

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  5. yummychunklet

    May 31, 2011 at 7:58 pm

    This cake looks extremely dangerous yet so tempting! The photo with your dog is so cute!

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  6. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal

    May 31, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    That is indeed a drool-worthy chocolate cake and a wonderful frosting 🙂

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  7. Jane Hamilton

    June 1, 2011 at 5:02 am

    I have tears in my eyes looking at the sheer beauty of that cake!! WANT!!!!

    I am definitely going to try this.

    I have to say, Aarthi, you make every recipe seem so simple. I have the confidence that I can make a chocolate cake. I used to be worried that it will be dry because of the milk, but I think I can try this one…
    Keep up the fabulous blogging… 🙂

    Reply
  8. maha

    July 30, 2012 at 8:44 pm

    can u tell y u added hot water?plz

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  9. Aarthi

    July 31, 2012 at 3:43 am

    @mahaHot water makes the chocolate cake really moist and dense…

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  10. dany

    November 7, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    the boiling water is the key here… its the difference between a cocoa cake and a chocolate cake… i figured it out after so many trial/errors… and now i see it in the blog… would have saved me so much trouble if i had seen this blog before

    Reply
  11. Seena Nidheesh

    December 22, 2013 at 11:07 am

    Hi Aarthi,
    I tried this cake yesterday and it came out well… it is very moist cake and the icing goes well with the chocolate cake. Everyone in my family liked it. Thanks Aarthi for this lovely receipe…..

    Reply
  12. Shravani More

    September 3, 2014 at 12:50 pm

    Replacement for eggs

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  13. Aarthi

    September 5, 2014 at 3:55 am

    @Shravani More I am not sure, you can check my eggless chocolate cake recipe
    https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/2014/07/eggless-chocolate-cake-recipe.html

    Reply
  14. Zaheeda Tshankie

    December 5, 2014 at 6:18 pm

    I find that baking soda makes baked goods taste soapy. Any alternative? Maybe upping the baking powder? Or adding lemon juice to the milk? Using buttermilk?

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  15. Aarthi

    December 5, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    @Zaheeda TshankieAdding a little wont make it taste like that..If you add too much than mentioned will taste bad.

    Reply
  16. Warda R

    January 21, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    Salamz it's awesome, I am trying it right now.. cake has turned awesome, hopefully after frosting it will be more delicious… love you Aarthi!!! You made it so easy for us!

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  17. Warda R

    January 21, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    Btw I baked it in pressure cooker! Awesome result!

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  18. Sajitha

    January 26, 2015 at 9:31 am

    Can I half the ingredients to make just one layer

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  19. Aarthi

    January 26, 2015 at 12:31 pm

    @Sajithayes u can half the recipe

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  20. rgrgdfgd

    March 19, 2015 at 5:20 pm

    I need to use cooker will u share how it's?

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  21. Aarthi

    March 21, 2015 at 3:26 pm

    @rgrgdfgduse this link for pressure cooker baking
    https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/search/label/Pressure%20Cooker%20Baking

    Reply
  22. haz linda

    March 30, 2015 at 8:16 am

    Hi ..
    Can I use other milk chocolates instead of cooking chocolate for frosting?

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  23. haz linda

    March 30, 2015 at 8:17 am

    Hello

    Can I use milk chocolates in department stores instead of cooking chocolates for frosting ??

    Reply
  24. Aarthi

    April 6, 2015 at 9:52 am

    @haz lindayes u can use

    Reply
  25. rekha mani

    April 27, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    U mentioned icing sugar in ingredients for frosting, is it. Normal sugar or anything else,explain me plz.

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  26. Aarthi

    April 28, 2015 at 4:30 am

    @rekha maniit is not normal sugar. it is confectioners sugar. available in market

    Reply
  27. Anonymous

    August 4, 2015 at 5:17 am

    Aarthi,Can i make this as one single cake instead of baking separately and will this taste good without frosting? Am not into too much of chocolate.And can u also share the basic chocolate sponge cake recipe pls 🙂

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  28. Aarthi

    August 5, 2015 at 11:43 am

    @Anonymousu can make this as one cake as well..yyes it does taste good without frosting

    Reply
  29. Divya

    December 21, 2015 at 4:22 am

    Hi ,can u please give the measurement of butter to be used in the cake recipe as I want to replace oil with butter?oil or butter which one gives a better outcome?

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  30. Divya

    December 22, 2015 at 4:01 am

    Please mention the qty of butter to be used instead of oil in this cake??

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  31. Aarthi

    December 23, 2015 at 2:12 pm

    @Divyause same amount of butter. use melted butter

    Reply
  32. Anonymous

    December 30, 2015 at 11:11 am

    Do we have to use unsweetened butter or we can use nutrilite or amul butter in the replacement of oil.

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  33. Aarthi

    December 30, 2015 at 12:19 pm

    @Anonymousu can use any butter

    Reply
  34. Anonymous

    December 30, 2015 at 3:26 pm

    Can we use malai instead of oil. And if yes then in which quantity.
    Thank you in advance.

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  35. Aarthi

    December 31, 2015 at 6:16 pm

    @Anonymousno oil is needed

    Reply
  36. Nithya Veena Venkat

    February 27, 2016 at 8:38 am

    I tried this cake, and it turned out great. So moist and yummy. Thank u so much for the recipe..

    Reply
  37. Dhija Albert

    May 19, 2016 at 11:27 am

    Is 200gms butter measures 1 cup or 2 cup because 1/2 cup butter is 100 gms know
    Please clarify me Aarthi

    Reply
  38. Dhija Albert

    May 19, 2016 at 11:38 am

    If we pour boiling water to the wet and dry mixture will it curdle as it contains egg?

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    • Aarthi

      May 19, 2016 at 4:24 pm

      No it wont curdle. And 200 gram butter is 1 cup

      Reply
  39. vinutha

    December 9, 2016 at 6:33 am

    hi aarthi,i tried this cake it was awesome,i have some doubts i want to do barbie cake with tis recipe i have 18 cm barbie mould is the quantity enough for this ..can it withstand the frosting,as i am a beginner in baking this is my first attempt on this. need ur guidance on this:)

    Reply
  40. Shiny

    November 25, 2017 at 12:08 pm

    Aarthi.. great recipe…m doing it right now.. just a quick question.. could you please tell me what chocolate I should use…

    Reply

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