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Best easy chocolate cake

Best easy chocolate cake

jillmackay

Prep 15 mins15m
Cook 1 hr1h
Serves 12

This recipe is quick and easy to make. Makes a nice moist cake that keeps really well. In fact it is better after a couple of days

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsps baking powder
  • 2 tsps baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 150 gm butter (Melted)
  • ½ cup cocoa
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups boiling water

Instructions

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  • 1
    In a large bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar.
  • 2
    In another bowl melt the butter then beat in cocoa. Beat in the eggs then add the boiling water and mix together well.
  • 3
    Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and beat together until well mixed.
  • 4
    Line a cake pan with baking paper. Pour the cake batter into the cake pan. Please note the mixture is very runny.
  • 5
    Bake @ 180 centigrade for .
  • 6
    When cooked cool on a cooling rack before icing.
  • 7
    For the icing: melt 125 grams of dairy milk chocolate and stir in up to 100 mls of cream to make a smooth spreadable ganache. Pour over the cooled cake and leave to set.

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