Chocolate cake is our all time favourite. This christmas, I will show you the easy way to bake one.
Ingredients
- All purpose flour(1 cup)
- Cocoa powder (1/2 cup)
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Eggs (4)
- Powdered sugar(1 & 1/4 cup)
- Vanilla essence(1 tsp)
- Oil (3/4 cup)
Method
- Pre-heat the oven at 180 degree celcius for 10 minutes.
- Sift the all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda
- and baking powder together. Keep it aside.
- In another mixing bowl, add 4 egss and wisk well.
- Add the powdered sugar and beat it for 15 minutes. You
- can also use and electric beater to beat the egg and
- sugar.
- Add vanilla essence.
- Add oil and gradually mix it.
- Add the sift flour mix and fold in gently. Fold till
- the dry ingredients mixes well with the mixture.
- Do not wisk it or beat the mixture as the air will
- start to escape.
- After folding in the batter we will get a chocolate mix
- and our cake mix is ready.
- Pour the mixture in a greased cake tray.
- Bake it at 180 degree celcius in a pre-heated oven for
- 45 minutes.
- Take out the cake from the oven and check if it is
- cooked on the inside. Insert the toothpick in the
- center of the cake and if it comes out clean, then the
- cake is cooked on the inside.
- Wait for 5 to 10 minutes before removing the cake from
- the tray.
- Spongy chocolate cake is now ready to be serve.