This best chocolate cake is simple & easy to follow even by a beginner. It is a one bowl cake that just needs a whisk, no mixer needed except for the frosting. This recipe uses 1 egg which helps the cake to rise & keep it moist. I have baked this cake in a oven. If you do not have a oven you can also bake it in a cooker or a heavy bottom pot following this post on Cooker cake recipe.

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 175 C or 350 F for at least 15 mins.

  1. Grease and line 2 – 6 inch cake pans. You can also make a single layer cake in a 7 or 8 inch pan.You can also just grease and dust with some flour or cocoa.
  2. Place a sieve over a mixing bowl. Add flour.
  3. Add the rest of the dry ingredients – cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Sieve them all.
  4. Next add sugar.
  5. Mix everything very well until uniform. Make a well in the center.

How to make chocolate cake

  1. Heat half cup water in a pot.7. Pour milk, egg, oil and vanilla.
  2. Whisk the wet ingredients first. Then whisk together wet and dry ingredients just until combined. Do not over mix.
  3. You will have a slightly thick batter at this stage.
  4. Quickly pour the hot water to the batter. The water must be very hot.
  5. Immediately whisk the batter just until the water is absorbed and the batter looks uniform. Batter is very runny at this stage.
  6. Pour this to the pans. Tap the pan to the counter 2 to 3 times.
  7. Bake for 28 to 30 mins or until the tester comes out clean. Please adjust the timing depending on the oven and pan sizes. If baking in a 7 inch pan you may need to bake upto 35 to 38 mins. Cool the pans on a wire rack for 10 mins.
  8. Then invert to a cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.

Frosting chocolate cake

  1. Please follow the recipe card to make the frosting. I have shared below quick tips on how to frost the cake.
  2. Spread a tsp of frosting in the center of the cake board or cake stand. Place 4 parchment papers on all 4 sides such that they don’t touch the frosting. Place the cake on the parchment paper. The center of the cake has to be on the frosting that was spreaded. Begin to spread the frosting with a spatula. Even out for smooth surface. Place another cake and repeat the frosting. Then frost on the sides. Smoothen the sides as well with the spatula.
  3. I just used some choco chips and sprinkles on top. Then remove the parchment paper gently. Slice the chocolate cake. The following tips will help you to adapt the recipe to different pan sizes.

Tips

  1. I have baked this cake in two 6 inch round pans as I do not prefer to cut my cake to layers. If you do not have 2 pans then you can bake it in a single 7 or 8 inch round pan. To make it a layered cake you will have to cut the cake to 2 layers and then frost.
  2. This recipe cannot be halved but can be doubled to make a 2 or 3 layers 8 inch cake.
  3. The recipe can be used to make 12 cupcakes.
  4. Do adjust the baking time depending on the pan size used.
  5. I have made chocolate buttercream frosting which needs a stand or hand mixer. If you do not have one, you can also beat the mixture using a whisk but it is a bit of arm work.
  6. You can also make a simple chocolate ganache instead of buttercream frosting or spread some melted chocolate over the cake. This needs no mixer & you can bake the entire batter in a single pan. More Cake recipes Biscuit cake Banana cakeButter cakeChocolate sponge cakeChocolate banana cake

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