Easy Cocoa Cake Recipe, a simple cake made with plain flour, cocoa powder, raising agent, sugar, butter and vanilla. A simple chocolate cake made with cocoa powder is very tasty with the chocolate flavor and goes well with a cup of tea or coffee.
Easy Cocoa Cake
I have been looking for a basic cocoa cake for quite a long time. A cake which is fluffy, not too sweet, not too chocolaty, just perfect with a cup of coffee or tea.
Finally I made this recipe yesterday and everyone loved it and cake went down in a few minutes.
About Cocoa Cake
This cocoa cake is the kind of simple, no-fuss cake you can make anytime with basic pantry ingredients. Made with cocoa powder, it has a rich chocolate flavour without being overly sweet, which makes it perfect to enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.
It's a simple, classic cake that doesn't need any frosting or fancy toppings. A slice of this is perfect with a cup of coffee.
The texture is soft, moist, and light, and the recipe is very easy to follow, even for beginners. If you are looking for a basic cocoa cake that turns out perfect every time, this is the one to try.
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Over the years, I have made so many cakes and this one is such an easy recipe. You need basic ingredients like butter, sugar, vanilla, plain flour, eggs, raising agent and water.
The one thing you have to take care is adding dry ingredients and water in small additions. This way it makes the perfect and fluffy batter. I used water in the batter, Swap water with milk for even more soft cake.
You can bake this cake and store at room temp for upto a week with no issues.
- Plain flour - use plain flour, you can use half wheat flour and half plain flour for the cake batter.
- Sugar - granulated sugar is best for this recipe. You can powder it in a blender before adding in the batter.
- Eggs - use room temperature eggs in the batter for perfect texture.
- Butter - use soft room temperature unsalted butter for the cake batter.
- Cocoa - unsweetened cocoa powder is used and choose the finest cocoa powder for best taste.
- Baking soda - this is the raising agent used in the cake.
- Water - I used water in the batter, Swap water with milk for even more soft cake.
Step by Step Pictures
Pre preparation
1)Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Prepare a 23 cm bundt cake pan or 9x2 inch pan by greasing it with oil and dusting it with flour and coat it on all sides. Tap of the excess and set aside.
Dry Ingredients
2)I sifted my dry ingredients, but you can just mix in a bowl. Take plain flour and cocoa powder in a sieve.
3)Add in salt.
4)Add in baking soda.
5)Sieve them really well and set aside. This is your dry ingredients.
Creaming Butter
7)In a large mixing bowl, take softened unsalted butter, caster sugar or powdered sugar, and vanilla extract. Use an electric beater to cream this well for 2 to 3 minutes.
8)Add in one egg at a time and cream really well.
9)The batter should get light and fluffy.
10)Once the first egg is mixed into the butter, add the other egg.
11)Cream this again until mixed through.
Make Cake Batter
12)Now add in the dry ingredients into the batter in three small additions. Don't add all at once. Just add ⅓rd of the dry ingredients first.
13)Pour in water. I am using water, but you can swap it for milk as well.
14)Use a spatula to gently fold the batter.
15)Now add in the ⅓ rd of the dry ingredients.
16)Pour the water into the batter and fold gently.
17)Now add in the rest of the dry ingredients into the batter.
18)Fold it again with a spatula until it is smooth and combined.
Baking cakes
19)Transfer the batter to the prepared pan. You can use a square baking tray or a loaf pan too. Place it into a preheated oven and Bake for 45 to 55 mins. Insert a tooth pick to check whether the cake is baked or not. It should come out clean.
20)Remove from oven and allow it to cool completely.
21)Once cooled, invert to a serving plate and enjoy.
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Easy Cocoa Cake Recipe
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour 240 grams
- ¾ cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 90 grams
- 1 ¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
For Cake Batter
- 150 grams Soft Unsalted Butter
- 1¾ cup Granulated Sugar (Powdered) 350 grams
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 ⅓ cup Warm Water 320 ml
Instructions
- Pre preparation - Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Prepare a 23 cm bundt cake pan or 9x2 inch pan by greasing it with oil and dusting it with flour and coat it on all sides. Tap off the excess and set aside.
- Mix dry ingredients - In a sifter, take flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda and sieve well. Set aside.
- Making Cake Batter - In a bowl, take butter, sugar and vanilla. Cream it well using a beater till it is fluffy. Add in one egg at a time and cream well.
- Now add in ⅓ rd of the dry ingredients and ½ of the water alternatively to the creamed butter and sugar mix, ending with dry ingredients. Fold this whole batter gently using a spatula.
- Baking cakes - Now pour this in the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 55 mins. Mine got done in 40 mins.
- Remove the cake from oven, let it cool down for 15 mins. Invert it to a plate, slice and serve.
sutapa Purkayastha
Aarthi , I want one suggestion from you . When I make any cake or muffin in microwave upper portion of cake or muffin cooks well but lower portion remain soft. I don't know why . Then I have to demould the cake and bake again, this time it become hard.please help .
sutapa Purkayastha
Can I use whole flour instead of all purpose flour ?
sutapa Purkayastha
Can I use flex seed powder as a substitute of egg ?
Aarthi
@sutapa Purkayasthait is because, you are over filling the cake mould, so the top gets cooked before the bottom is cooked.
Dont fill the cake tin above 3/4th.
Try using bigger pans
Aarthi
@sutapa PurkayasthaYou can use half wheat and half normal flour, and also in my opinion there is no sub for eggs in this cake, because it makes softer, Will share a eggless version soon
sutapa Purkayastha
Thanks. Next time I shall remind your advice.
sutapa Purkayastha
Thanks you dear Aarthi.
sutapa Purkayastha
When I make muffin how much better pour in the muffin mould to get a fluffy muffin or cup cake?
sutapa Purkayastha
What is different between cake batter and muffin batter?
Aarthi
@sutapa Purkayasthamuffin batter will be thicker, cake batter will be little thin.
pour just half or 3/4 full.
sutapa Purkayastha
Thanks a lot .
annu
Can oil be used instead of butter?
Aarthi
@annuyes u can use
gauri bhagra
Can I use normal butter instead of unsalted butter?
gauri bhagra
Can I use normal butter instead.of unsalted butter
Anonymous
Is corn starch and corn flour the same?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes both are same
Aarthi
@gauri bhagrayes u can use normal one
thilini
I am impressed with ur easy methods of cooking.let me knw the temperature to bake the choco cake
Aarthi
@thiliniit is mentioned in written part of recipe. it is 180 degree C
Anonymous
Can you suggest me the same recipe by using pressure cooker
Aarthi
@Anonymousfollow this link
https://www.yummytummyaarthi.com/search/label/Pressure%20Cooker%20Baking
Anonymous
Can i use nuts in between...to enhance the flavour?
Anonymous
Hi aarthi
I love all ur recipes and especially dis one is a super hit
Thank u
Sajidha
Can we use milk instead of water?
Arunima
This cocoa cake recipe is absolutely wonderful! It was easy to follow and turned out perfectly moist and rich in chocolate flavor. I appreciate the step-by-step pictures, which made the process even smoother. I have also made Cocoa Cake