Tuesday, 1 March 2016

Decedant Chocolate Cake

Rich, dark chocolate cake with a smooth delectable chocolate topping.


Chocolate Cake
2 cups cake flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 cup boiling water
1tsp Vanilla 

Sift together all the dry ingredients. Whisk to combine.
In another bowl, whisk
the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla
Make a well in the center of dry ingredients and pour in egg mixture.
Mix well.
Add the boiling water. Mix until combined.

Pour into the prepared medium marble or chiffon cake pan.
Bake at 180'C for approx 45minute to an hour, or until a skewer inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Allow cake to cool in pan before turning out. Turn out cake onto plate and allow to cool through. When cooled pour over chocolate topping.

Chocolate Topping
100g slab Milk Chocolate
small can Nestle Dessert Cream
1 tsp Vegetable Oil 

In a bowl break chocolate into pieces, add in oil and microwave on low on 30 seconds intervals until melted. Stir chocolate then pour in dessert cream and mix through. Spoon this over cooled cake and decorate with chocolate shavings.
 

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