"The" Chocolate Cake

Name: "The" Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 175g butter; 275g plain flour; 43g cocoa powder; 1 tbs instant coffee; 1 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 4 tsp lemon juice; 300 ml milk; 250g caster sugar; 3 eggs, well beaten; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tbs baking powder

9 steps

Prep:30minCook:35min

Updated at: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 13:03:07 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

333

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories3741.3 kcal (187%)

Total Fat172.7 g (247%)

Carbs511.9 g (197%)

Sugars267.4 g (297%)

Protein65.3 g (131%)

Sodium3005.4 mg (150%)

Fiber20.3 g (73%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

175gbutter

275gplain flour

43gcocoa powder

1 Tbsinstant coffee

1 ½ tspbicarbonate of soda

300mlmilk

1 tspvanilla extract

1 Tbsbaking powder

Instructions

Step 1

Line 2 x 21.5cm baking tins with baking parchment. Add the lemon juice to the milk & mix. Leave to curdle for a few minutes

Step 2

Pre-heat oven to 160°c

Step 3

Sieve flour, cocoa, instant coffee & baking powder together.

Step 4

Cream the butter & sugar together until light & fluffy. Dissolve the bicarbonate of soda in 1 tbs of boiling water

Step 5

Beat in 1 tbs of the flour mixture. Add the beaten egg, flour mixture, and curdled milk alternately, a little at a time. Stop adding the milk if the batter becomes too liquid. The batter should just hold its shape

Step 6

Beat in the dissolved bicarbonate of soda & vanilla extract.

Step 7

Divide the batter between the cake tins evenly. Bake for 30 - 40 minutes or jntil the cake shrinks from the sides of the tins.

Step 8

Leave in the tins for a few minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.

Step 9

Sandwich together with you favourite filling when cold, then decorate the outside too.