Quick and Easy Chocolate Cake
This cake recipe is really simple. It includes ingredients that you probably have in your kitchen every day. The layers, according to this recipe, have a rich chocolate flavor and slight moisture. The dough mixing process requires no effort - just mix everything, beat for two to three minutes, and it's ready. With this amount of ingredients, you will get a splendid 8-inch layer cake with a height of 1.5-2 inches. You can use any frosting or simply top it with chocolate glaze and garnish with berries.
Flour
2 cups
Baking Soda
1.5 tsp
Salt
1 tsp
Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup
Sugar
1 1/2 cups
Eggs
2 pcs
Butter
1/4 cup
Olive Oil
1/4 cup
Vanilla Extract
2 tsp
Milk
1 1/4 cups
Vinegar
1 tbsp (wine)
For the chocolate glaze:
Chocolate
1/4 cup (dark)
Butter
1/4 cup
To make the chocolate cake, combine flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, and cocoa, mix with a whisk.
Next, add eggs, softened butter, olive oil, vanilla extract, milk, and vinegar.
If you don't have vanilla extract, simply skip it. Instead of wine vinegar, you can use any other vinegar, but not super strong (up to 6% acidity).
Now mix all the ingredients with a mixer for 2-3 minutes, until smooth.
Line the baking pan with parchment paper (bottom and sides, you can just line the bottom, and grease the sides with butter) and pour in the batter.
The batter will double in volume, so do not pour more than halfway up the pan.
Bake the layer at 350°F for 50-60 minutes. Check for doneness with a wooden skewer, it should come out clean.
Invert the baked layer onto a wire rack and remove the parchment paper.
A bump may appear in the middle during baking and it may even crack, don't worry, this means we've achieved a porous structure. You can simply trim the bump with a knife.
Wrap the baked and cooled layer in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. After 2 hours, you will have a very soft, elastic, moist layer. Drizzle with chocolate glaze on top and decorate with berries. Quick and Easy Chocolate Cake is ready!
© Наталья Лиханова
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