The BEST Chocolate Cake

Method

• step 1

  preheat your oven to 180 degrees celsius, place oil, sugar, warm water and egg yolks in a bowl and beat untill mixture is cool and smooth.

• step 2

  Sift flour, baking powder and cocoa 3 times and add to the oil mixture.

• step 3

  Whisk the eggwhites untill they just start forming soft peaks and fold in to the batter with a spatula.

• step 4

  Line the base of the cake tins with oiled grease proof paper and pour the batter into the 2 medium tins

• step 5

  bake in the oven for about 30 min or untill the cake is firm to the touch.

• step 6

  While the cake is in the oven, you can start with te icing and filling.

• step 7

  for the icing: break the pieces of chocolate into a microwave proof bowl and add a bit of the cream.

• step 8

  cook it in the microwave untill it melts- be carefull not to burn it.

• step 9

  Once the chocolate is melted add the rest of the cream and leave to cool.

• step 10

  for the filling:

• step 11

  whisk the cream untill its stiff peaked.

• step 12

  whisk the caramel untill its smooth.

• step 13

  dip the sliced strawberries in the caster sugar.

• step 14

  once the cake is done and cooled down, spread the caramel on the top of one then add the whipped cream and lastly the strawberries.

• step 15

  put the other cake on top.

• step 16

  take the chocolate sauce and pour it over the cake and smooth on edges with a spatula.