Chocolate cake
Ingredients
175 g cake flour
60 g cocoa powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 pinches baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
60 g butter
300 g sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
125 ml buttermilk
125 ml strong coffee
1-2 tubs ready-made chocolate icing
Method:
Ingredients
175 g cake flour
60 g cocoa powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 pinches baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
60 g butter
300 g sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
125 ml buttermilk
125 ml strong coffee
1-2 tubs ready-made chocolate icing
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180 C. Lightly grease two 23-cm cake tins and line with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then add eggs one at a time. Stir in vanilla essence and mix well.
- In a third bowl, combine buttermilk and coffee. Gradually add flour mixture, alternating with butter mixture.
- Divide batter between tins and bake for 30 minutes, or until the center springs back when lightly pressed. Leave to cool on a rack for 10 minutes. Remove from tins and let cool completely.
- Spread icing over one cake round, place second round on top, then cover with remaining icing.
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