Moist Chocolate Cake

Delicious Moist Chocolate Recipe

This moist chocolate cake recipe yields a delicious dark and moist chocolate cake. The cake tastes good on its own and tastes even better with vanilla icing.

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Ingredients and cake tin sizes:

Round tin sizes	6 inches	8 inches	10 inches	12 inches
Square tin sizes	5 inches	7 inches	9 inches	11 inches
Butter	85g	170g	340g	680g
Soft Brown Sugar	125g	250g	500g	1000g
Self raising flour	112g	225g	450g	900g
Salt	a pinch	a pinch	a pinch	a pinch
Cocoa powder	20g	40g	80g	160g
Baking powder	1/2 tsp	1 tsp	2 tsp	4 tsp
Sodium bicarbonate	3/8 tsp	3/4 tsp	1 1/2 tsp	3 tsp
Eggs	1 1/2	3	6	12
Milk	50 ml	100 ml	200 ml	400 ml
Vanilla essence	1/2 tsp	1 tsp	2 tsp	4 tsp
Rum (optional)	1/2 tsp	1 tsp	2 tsp	4 tsp
Water	50 ml	100 ml	200 ml	400 ml
Hot water	1/2 tsp	1 tsp	2 tsp	4 tsp
Instant coffee granules	1/2 tsp	1 tsp	2 tsp	4 tsp

Method:
Preheat oven to 170 degrees Celsius.

Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, sodium bicarbonate and salt for 3 times. Leave aside.

In another bowl, mix the hot water and instant coffee granules to a paste. Leave aside.

In another separate bowl, beat butter and castor sugar till soft and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Fold in the sifted ingredients into the creamed mixture alternately with water and milk, starting and ending with flour.

Finally add vanilla essence, rum, coffee paste and combine well.

Pour the batter into a well greased and floured cake tin. Bake the cake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.

Remove cake from oven and let it cool completely before decorating it.

NB:You can add in 1/4 cup of mayo,sour cream or yogurt to batter so cake does not crack easily.


Recommended White Vanilla Icing
Obviously you can use whatever you like. But I have found that the simplest icing works best on this cake.

Ingredients
375g of Icing Sugar
110g of Butter (Softened)
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Pinch of Salt
Milk

Preparation
1. Place the powdered sugar, softened butter, and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Add a little milk.
2. Mix at high speed until smooth and creamy. Add milk as required to get the right consistency