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How To Make Chocolate Cake

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How To Make Chocolate Cake
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This simple chocolate sponge cake recipe is rich and chocolatey. Learn how to make our perfect chocolate cake recipe. Enlarge This simple chocolate sponge cake recipe is rich and chocolatey. Learn how to make our perfect chocolate cake recipe.

Step 1: You will need:

  • 200 g caster sugar
  • 200 g softened butter
  • 4 medium eggs, beaten
  • 170 g self-raising flour
  • 30 g cocoa
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tbsp milk
  • 200 ml double cream
  • 50 g butter
  • 3 tbsp clear honey
  • 200 g dark chocolate

Step 2: Mix

Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5, 375F. Butter two 20cm (8 in) sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper.

Step 3: Bake

In a large bowl, beat together 200g softened butter with 200g caster sugar, 4 eggs, 170g flour and 30g cocoa powder until you have a smooth, soft batter.
Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth the surface with a spatula or the back of a spoon, then bake for about 20 mins until the top is a beautiful golden colour. The cake should spring back when you press it. Turn it onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.

Step 4: Frosting

For the fudge frosting, heat 200ml double cream until it just begins to boil. Take it off the heat and add 50g butter, 3 tablespoons honey and 200g dark chocolate, which has been broken into pieces. Leave the mixture for five minutes so the chocolate melts, then stir it briefly to combine all the ingredients - don't over-mix it or it will lose its shine.

Step 5: Ice

Sandwich the cakes with a third of the just-warm frosting and spread the rest over the top and sides. Top with shaved or grated chocolate.
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  1. Anonymous

    what is double crem and self raing flour

  2. zceylan

    the recipe failed,because there is mik and baking powder in the ingredients but it doesn't show them in the video.I didn't understand,how could you succeed?

  3. gizela87

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  4. tami99

    Yeah! It was so delicious. mmmmmmh! really!

  5. BaKer626

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  6. sharonmori

    i tried this receipe, it was delicious, practical and easy. my nephews loved it!

  8. cupcakex3

    Hey, can someone tell me what is 190C/fan? What does the 'fan' means?

  9. Petya_Dimitrova

    i just made the cake.actually i made two of them-one with and one without the baking powder.both came out fine, may be the one with the baking powder came out little bit better.i put raisons and vanila extract as well.put the baking powder and the milk before i put the flower...:)haven't tasted it yet but hopefully it will be ok:)

  10. elladee

    Just made this today, absolutely yummy. Everyone loved it. Stick to the recipe and you cant go wrong. I added walnuts to mix due to request from sister and it went great with the chocolate flavour. Very easy to make!!