Delicious Chocolate Cake
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 10
This very simple cake is great for parties, and keeps for up to two weeks!
Ingredients
Cake
- 300g Plain Flour
- 360g Caster Sugar
- 360g Butter
- 1tbsp milk
- 2tsp baking powder
- 6 eggs
- 40g Cocoa Powder
Toppings
- 300g Plain Flour
- 360g Caster Sugar
- 360g Butter
- 1tbsp milk
- 2tsp baking powder
- 6 eggs
- 40g Cocoa Powder
- 200g double cream
- 200g plain chocolate
- 40g cocoa powder
- 200g icing sugar
- 100g butter
- 1tsp vanilla essence
- Smarties
Method
- STEP 1Preheat the oven to 190℃, and grease two 20 inch tins.
- STEP 2Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- STEP 3In another bowl, sift the cocoa and flour, and combine.
- STEP 4Beat the eggs until fluffy, then combine with the sugar and butter.
- STEP 5Fold in the dry mixture, and divide evenly between the two tins.
- STEP 6Cook for 35mins, then leave to cool.
- STEP 7to make the buttercream filling, cream the butter until pale, then sift in half the icing sugar, and fold it in.
- STEP 8Add a splash of milk and the vanilla, and fold in the rest of the icing sugar, along with the cocoa powder.
- STEP 9For the Ganache Topping, melt the chocolate over simmering water, then take off the heat and cool for five minutes.
- STEP 10Fold in the cream, and leave in the fridge for 10-20 mins.
- STEP 11Cut the top off one cake, then spread the buttercream evenly.
- STEP 12Place the other cake onto it, then spread the ganache on the top and round the sides.
- STEP 13Decorate with smarties, and enjoy!
