Moist Chocolate Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
-
1 cake
- Serves:
- 20
ingredients
- 225 g butter
- 100 g dark chocolate, chopped
- 150 ml water
- 300 g plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 275 g soft brown sugar
- 150 ml sour cream
- 2 eggs, beaten
-
ICING
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 6 tablespoons water
- 3 teaspoons single cream
- 1 tablespoon butter, chilled
directions
- prepare a 33/20cm/13x8inch cake tin with baking parchment.
- In a saucepan melt the butter, chocolate and water over a low heat, stirring frequently.
- sieve the flour and bake powder in a mixing bowl and stir in the sugar.
- pour the hot chocolate liquid into the bowl and then beat well until everything is evenly mixed.
- stir in the soured cream, followed by the eggs.
- pour the cake mixture in the prepared tin and bake at 190oC/mark5 for 40/45 mins leave to cool and then turn out on a wire rack until cooled completely.
- To make the frosting, melt the chocolate with the water over a very low heat, stir in the cream and remove from heat.
- Stir in the chilled butter.
- Pour the frosting over the cooled cake.
- It can get a bit messy but at least it tastes good.
- this will then set and you can cake decorate for whatever your occasion.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
ann teapot
United Kingdom
London, England. Now work as a cook in a nursery but have cooked all my life from a child. Have travelled the world and picked up cuisines and people on the way. Although Im just cooking basic kids stuff for work, I love cake decorating and private catering on all levels