Servings : two 8" cakes or 24 cupcakes
This lovely cake is most delicious, but more than that, it is one of the easiest cakes to prepare!
Ingredients for Cake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract or essence
- 1 cup HOT brewed coffee (1 tsp. of instant coffee mixed in a 1 cup of hot water)
- 2 eggs
Ingredients for Ganache
- 8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, cut into small pieces (227gm)
- 3/4 cup whipping cream (180ml)
- 1 tbsp. unsalted butter (15gm)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 175 degrees Centigrade and grease and flour two 8 inch cake pan. In a bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
Create a well in the center and add all the rest of the ingredients except coffee. Mix well until combined and then add the hot coffee. Mix once again.
Pour into greased pans and bake in the middle rack in the oven for approximately 45 minutes or until a skewer comes out just clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Slice each cake into two slices, then layer using buttercream frosting, and cover the cake with melted chocolate or ganache. I sprinkled crushed pistachios and almonds on top. For the frosting used in the layers, I used THIS buttercream frosting with some cocoa added into it.
For the Ganache
Place the chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Set aside. Heat the cream and butter in a medium sized saucepan over medium heat. Bring just to a boil. Immediately pour the boiling cream over the chocolate and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth, then just pour or drizzle it over the cake and let it fall on its own down the sides of the cake.
Enjoy! 🙂
Hi, thank you for your easy
Hi, thank you for your easy to make delicious recipes!! May I know if I can bake just one cake and cut it in half to layer the cake or is it a must that I should bake two separate cakes?
Thanks !!
Hi, yes you can bake just one
Hi, yes you can bake just one larger/taller cake and then slice it up as needed. Bear in mind that it will take longer to bake all the way through for a deeper cake. 🙂
S/A hv made this cake
S/A hv made this cake soooooomany times n its just simply infinitely super delicious mouthwatering n divine!!! Thank you sis fauzia 2day n everyday u simply rock!!!!! Just wanted to kno IG u HV a recipe for sugar free cakes!?
W/Salaam, thank you so much
W/Salaam, thank you so much Kulthoom! I will be posting a couple of sugar-free cake recipes, at the moment the one I have on the page is my date cake which uses a small amount of sugar plus dates for added sweetness. 🙂
Ok thanks! Jazakallah
Ok thanks! Jazakallah
Salam fauzia
Salam fauzia
I want to ask i don’t have coco powder in hand but have cooking chocolate.. can u use that for it?? If yes kindly tell me the quantity and stage at which to add?? And do i have to sweeten it or just melt it n add… plz reply soon i want to make it today on my anniversary… TIA
W/Salaam, for this recipe the
W/Salaam, for this recipe the cocoa powder is important. Using cooking chocolate will not give the same results and will change the batter consistency.
AoA. …. I made this cake
AoA. …. I made this cake but the granules of sugar stuck to the bottom of the pan and also got caramelised , and also it baked so quickly…within 25min… I have tried ur other recipe as well and they turned out great… but this one came out to b a big flop.
Can u help that where I got wrong??
I think I d8dnt miss any step…then y??
Did you make any changes to
Did you make any changes to the recipe ingredients? Have never heard of this particular outcome before so am really not sure what might have happened.
Not made on changes in the
Not made on changes in the ingredients …….but I think that water was not very hot.
Could not pick any other mistake from my point if view.
Can u help ??
That could be it. The very
That could be it. The very hot water would have melted the sugar for you.
Salam
Salam
Can I make this cake without layering it- I will be frosting it with buttercream- or will it yield a very thick slice?
W/Salaam, it should be ok.
W/Salaam, it should be ok.
Also can I omit the coco
Also can I omit the coco powder and make it plain white using the rest of the Ingredients? Or do u have a recipe for vanilla cake using oil?
It would not turn out the
It would not turn out the same with that change. At the moment I do not have a vanilla cake recipe using only oil.
Hi dear fauzia I am new to ur blog.i have tried your two cakes one was coconut cream cake and another was moist layered chocolate cake…it were superb🙂👌 my family along with kids they loved it.will try more from your recipes….thanks slot.takecare