How to Make a Chocolate Cake

Perfect for birthdays, this is a great recipe for an easy, foolproof chocolate cake. It’s moist and fudgy and will keep well for 4-5 days.

Chocolate Cake Ingredients:

• 3/4 cups butter or margarine, softened
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cup milk

For the chocolate icing:

• 200 gm plain chocolate
• • 200 ml oz double cream

How to make Chocolate Cake:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour three 6" X 1 1/2" round cake pans.
• Mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat butter, eggs and vanilla.
• Gradually add sugar.
• Beat on medium to high speed for about 3-4 minutes until well mixed
• Alternately combine in flour mixture and milk to batter while beating.
• Continue to beat until batter is smooth.
• Pour equal amounts of batter into greased and floured round cake pans.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
• Check with a toothpick to se if it is done. Bake a few minutes more, if needed.
• Remove from oven and allow cakes to cool in pans for a few minutes.
• Place cakes on a wire rack, to them allow to completely cool.



Frosting Cakes:

• If you want to make  your own frosting
• Place one round cake on a cake plate.
• Spread frosting on top.
• Repeat this for the third cake.
• Frost top of the third cake.
• Frost the side for the cake.