Basic Chocolate Cake Recipe

Name: Basic Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 125 grams Unsalted butter; 100 grams Dark cooking chocolate, roughly broken up; 1 cup Brown sugar; 1 cup Self raising flour; 1/2 tsp Bi-carbonate soda; 1/2 cup Almond meal; 300 ml Sour cream; 2 Eggs, lightly beaten; 1 tsp Vanilla essence; 1 (Icing); 150 Milk chocolate, chopped; 100 grams Butter

Servings: persons

125 grams Unsalted butter
100 grams Dark cooking chocolate, roughly broken up
1 cup Brown sugar
1 cup Self raising flour
1/2 tsp Bi-carbonate soda
1/2 cup Almond meal
300 ml Sour cream
2 Eggs, lightly beaten
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1 (Icing)
150 Milk chocolate, chopped
100 grams Butter

1
(Cake) Preheat oven to 180C.
2
Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin.
3
Place butter, chocolate and sugar in a medium sized saucepan.
4
Cook over low heat, until butter melts and sugar has dissolved.
5
Sift the plain flour, self raising flour and bicarb into the saucepan.
6
Add almond meal, sour cream, eggs and vanilla essence.
7
Mix well and pour into prepared pan and bake for 40-45 minutes.
8
Cool slightly in the tin before turning onto a cooling rack.
9
Let the cake cool then ice and decorate it.
10
Icing: Place chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over simmering water.
11
Cook until chocolate melts.
12
Remove from heat and continue stirring until mixture thickens to an icing consistency.
13
Really easy- I didn't even sift the flour and still turns out great.
14
If I can cook it.... Also a great one to get the kids involved in helping.

21727

kcal

Calories

1250

Fat

2353

Carbs

207

Protein

Fat Carbs Protein

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 125 grams Unsalted butter, 100 grams Dark cooking chocolate, roughly broken up, 1 cup Brown sugar, 1 cup Self raising flour, and more.

Yes, Basic Chocolate Cake falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Basic Chocolate Cake

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