Classic Chocolate Cake

This recipe belongs to the 'devil's food cake' category: dark, moist, and intense. Using hot water or coffee (optional trick) helps 'bloom' the cocoa flavour, so the result is much more chocolatey than you'd think. Simple, reliable, and always a success.
🕒 Prep Time 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 1 hr
🍽️ Servings 8 servings
🔥 Calories 600 kcal
🌍 Cuisine International

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Cake tin (22 cm)
  • Mixing bowl

Allergen Information

⚠️ Cereals containing gluten
⚠️ Eggs
⚠️ Milk

Instructions

1

Dry ingredients in one bowl: flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, salt.

Tip: Mix thoroughly.
2

Wet in another: melted butter+chocolate, eggs, milk, vanilla.

Tip: Chocolate should be lukewarm!
3

Pour together, mix until smooth. Bake at 180°C for 40 minutes.

Tip: Simple, quick method.

Recipe FAQ

Why did the top crack?
Oven too hot. The outside set while the inside was still rising.

Ingredients

  • 250 g Plain flour
  • 200 g Caster sugar
  • 50 g Cocoa powder
  • 10 g Baking powder
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 3 pcs Eggs
  • 200 ml Milk
  • 100 g Butter
  • 150 g Dark chocolate
  • 5 ml Vanilla extract