Classic Chocolate Cake
classic chocolate cake
WINE MATCH
Reserve Limestone Coast Shiraz
Difficulty
Serving
12
Ingredients
200gm plain flour
2 Tablespoons Cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
200gm dark chocolate chopped
225gm soft butter
220gm caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 eggs
125ml milk
Method
Step 1
Pre heat oven to 160c. grease and line a 4cm round spring form cake tin
Step 2
Sift the flour, Cocoa, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl and set aside
Step 3
Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Cool slightly
Step 4
Beat the butter and sugar with an electric beater until light and fluffy. With betters on medium speed, add vanilla then add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition
Step 5
Pour in cooled chocolate and beat until well combined
Step 6
Beat in a third of the sifted ingredients, followed by a third of the milk repeat until all ingredients are incorporated, beat until smooth
Step 7
Pour mixture into pan and bake for 45-55 minutes until risen and a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean
Step 8
Cool in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely.