FINALLY on my blog again! Sorry for disappearing for two weeks but i was moving houses.
I’m finally settled into my new house and i am LOVING it!
I’m sharing with you today after lots of requests, my three layered chocolate cake recipe!
It is absolutely to die for! I had people over for dinner when i made it and it disappeared instantly 😀
You can find the recipe below
Ingredients for Chocolate Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
Directions for Chocolate Cake
- Preheat oven to 180º C. Prepare your cake pans by spraying with baking spray or buttering and lightly flouring.
- For the cake:
- Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk through to combine or, using your paddle attachment, stir through flour mixture until combined well.
- Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter. Beat on high speed for about 1 minute to add air to the batter.
- Distribute cake batter evenly between the prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes, remove from the pan and cool completely.
You can find the recipe here: Chocolate Cake
For the filling i whipped up some chocolate ganache and spread it between the three layers, as for the coating of the cake, i also used chocolate ganache ( chocolate ganache can be turned into any consistency that you like, for the outside of the cake i let it cool and it became spreadable)
Ingredients For Ganache
Chocolate (dark)
Heavy Cream
Directions For Ganache
1- When making ganache for a cake always have a 1:1 ratio. (1 cup of cream to 1 cup of chocolate)
2- Heat the cream in a pot and pour it over the chocolate. Let it cool
There you have it! If you’re not a fan of dark chocolate, then you can mix milk and dark chocolate for a sweeter and less bitter taste.
Hello
Concerning the real deal chocolate cake
Is it ok if I bake each batter at a time and leave the rest outside as I don’t have same sized pans. So the other batter will be baked after the first one is done shall i leave it in the fridge ?
Hello! Preferably you don’t leave it nor in the fridge nor outside as the baking soda can react and ruin your batter! Try placing the entire batter in a larger pan and then cutting it in half once baked and cooled down! Xx
Hello! Does this lead to three layers of cake? Thanks
Yes like 3 8 inch pans
i made this and i absolutely loved it. It’s only me and my husband so it stayed in the fridge for ten days but super soft. We added icecream somedays, other days in the microwaves, sometimes in the morning with cofffee or right in the middle of the night! amazing!
Yaaay!
Hi!!
Can i substitute the white sugar with coconut sugar??
Thanks
Yup!
Hello, this cake always loses volume after removing from oven. Any clue why?
Hi Sara! That’s very strange, it could have to do with how hot your oven temperature is.
Hello, can i make this cake without dividing it into three layers?if yes then what should be the size of pan used?
Thanks
Hello, yes it yields three thin layers. You can use a regular 9 inch pan for one layer
Hello, I really want to do this chocolate cake recipe but I don’t have a measurement cup , is it possible to share the ingredients in gram?? Thank you 😀
Hello! you can google the measurements it will give you in grams
Hello,
The cake is out of this world !!!! 😋 Thank you just a question, is it possible to replace the sugar by honey or is there anyway to make it less calorific ?
hi! You can try but the texture could be a bit off. Try coconut sugar?
Where can I find the recipe of the cherry loaf cake?
It’s amazing thank you big time for the recipe
Everything u do is that yummy! Cant find expresso powder with what i can replace it? 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you! Nescafe or any instant coffee 🙂
I have just tried it and it is so yummy. Thanks for all your efforts