Ingredients

• Dry ingredients: 2 cups - all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup - sugar
• 1/4 cup - cocoa powder
• 1.5 tbsp - baking powder
• 1/2 tsp - baking soda
• Wet ingredients: 2 - eggs
• 3/4 cup - butter
• 2 tbsp - vanilla pod/extract
• 1/4 cup - chocolate pieces
• 1/2 cup - milk
• For garnishing: a few chocolate strands
• Accompaniments: chocolate sauce
• vanilla ice-cream
• creme anglais

How to Make Chocolate Cake Recipe

• Pre-preparation: Pre-heat an oven to 200 degrees C.
• Grease a 9-inch baking tin (round or square). Place a baking sheet and keep aside.
• On a double boiler, melt the chocolate pieces along with milk until it dissolves.
• With a hand blender or blender jar, add the sugar. Powder it down till fine.
• Add the butter and beat with the sugar until creamy.
• Add the eggs one by one and beat until creamy and frothy. Add the extract and blend again.
• Add the melted chocolate to the liquid and blend again.
• Sieve the dry ingredients two to three times to remove any lumps.
• Gradually fold in the liquid to the dry ingredients till you get a lump-free batter. Do not mix rigorously.
• Transfer the batter to the cake tin and bake at 200 degrees C for 35-40 minutes.
• Insert a long needle or toothpick to check if the cake is done. Once done, remove and let it cool.
• Flip it over a plate and release the cake from the bake tin.
• Spread the frosting and garnish with chocolate strands. Serve accompanied with vanilla ice cream or creme anglais.