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! 🙂
Salaam fauzia . Ur link for
Salaam fauzia . Ur link for the buttercream frosting doesnt open , ive tried several times . Could u plz tell me how its made ?
W/Salaam, I have fixed the
W/Salaam, I have fixed the link, it should be fine now. 🙂
Thank u so much :). Wanted to
Thank u so much :). Wanted to let u know ur doing a great job . I’ve tried several recipies and they’ve all turned out great .
Salaam . Sorry to bother u
Salaam . Sorry to bother u with so many queries 🙂 . My oven is a small one which can accommodate just 1pan , so can I make the batter for both the cakes at oneshot and bake them one at a time or should I make 1 cake and once that’s done and cooled make the batter for the second cake and thn bake it ? If I can make the batter for both cakes at one go how do I store the second half till its time to bake ? Will it affect the taste and texture of the cake ?
W/Salaam, you can make the
W/Salaam, you can make the full batter and bake one cake after the other. Whilst the first one bakes, keep the second one covered so it does not dry out. Try to bake it immediately after the first to prevent the leavening agents from losing their power.
Salam, can I use salted
Salam, can I use salted buttter in the ganache instead of unsalted butter?
Shukran
W/Salaam, yes that is fine. :
W/Salaam, yes that is fine. 🙂
Assalam,please let me know if
Assalam,please let me know if the below measurement is fine:
2 cups all purpose flour = 240g
2 cups sugar = 400g
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder = approx 100g
1 cup of milk = 200ml
1/2 cup vegetable oil= 100ml
1 cup brewed coffee = 200ml
W/Salaam, yes that is correct
W/Salaam, yes that is correct. 🙂
assalamualaikum sister, i
assalamualaikum sister, i noticed you are not using eggs to your recipe, can i ? so that it adds spongeness and volume to the cake but then how about the hot coffee? and i also wish to combine your BLACK FOREST GATEAU recipe to this one, can you advise please?
W/Salaam, the recipe has 2
W/Salaam, the recipe has 2 eggs, please recheck the ingredients list.
Salams fauzia… I’ve been
Salams fauzia… I’ve been goin through your page and I’m dying to try one of your recipes.. So I thought I should start by making this cake…this is goin to be my first cake..
Where can I buy semi sweet choclate?? M from Colombo.. Please help me out.. 🙂
Thank you. I am not from
Thank you. I am not from Colombo but you can try asking at your local supermarkets.
Salam Sis. Is the bater of
Salam Sis. Is the bater of the cake supposed to be really watery? i jus put my on in the oven. my batter was really liquidy watery type specially after the coffee.
W.Salaam, yes perfectly
W.Salaam, yes perfectly normal.
Thank you Fauzia for sharing
Thank you Fauzia for sharing such a yummy recipe. My query is if I want to make a plain moist cake that is without cocoa powder so how can I make? I tried this same recipe without cocoa powder but it didnt taste the way I wanted. Waiting for your valuable response. JazakAllah
This recipe works best with
This recipe works best with the cocoa as it reacts with the baking soda to give that awesome moist and delicious texture. It will not turn out as good without the cocoa.
what does vanilla extract
what does vanilla extract mean..?? can i skip it??
Vanilla essence.
Vanilla essence.
Can I use any other oil like
Can I use any other oil like olive oil instead of vegetable oil?or substitute with something else?p
Yes that is fine. Use an
Yes that is fine. Use an odourless oil for best results.
Salam Fauzia , how to
Salam Fauzia , how to understand 3/4 cups cacao powder is that is 150g ( 3 cups 50g each ) ? I put that much and my cake became black and taste like black choclat is it that’s how should be ?
Thanks
Salam Fauzia I made this cake
Salam Fauzia I made this cake but I don’t know where was my mistake cake was to dark black nearly ( please let me know how much cacao pawder was need to be in ml or gr , as 3/4 cup I don’t understand … I put 150 g and it was I think to much as cake became black not brawn 🙁
But I am so happy that you sharing with us all this tasty food recipes every evening we just looking with hubby and choosing what we will have next day and I m so happy that I don’t need to think what shal I make all is with pictures and my family can chose them self what that would like having 🙂 thank you
W/Salaam my dear, 3/4 cup
W/Salaam my dear, 3/4 cup means three-quarters of a cup. That means more than half but less than a cup. 1 cup of cocoa powder is 120gm. So 3/4 would be 90gm. You have used waaay more than is needed for this recipe. Do try the recipe again and inshaAllah it will be better.
salams fawziya sister i made
salams fawziya sister i made this cake for my daughter’s birthday it was delicious thank you.
for center filling you have
for center filling you have mentioned melted chocolate right?how do i melt chocolate?or i can use the same ganache using for top?
No, for the center filling I
No, for the center filling I have used buttercream frosting.
also since m going to bake
also since m going to bake for the first time,pls could you exolain to me once i take out the cake,what is the next step?here you have written “Cool on a wire rack.”..what is that?
A wire rack is used for
A wire rack is used for cooling cakes, please google to see how it looks.
Asalamualaikum… Can I use
Asalamualaikum… Can I use melted butter instead of oil?
W/Salaam, yes you can.
W/Salaam, yes you can.
Assalam-o-Alikum!
Assalam-o-Alikum!
Can we just use 3 tsp baking powder instead of adding baking soda??
W/Salaam, no the results will
W/Salaam, no the results will not be the same as baking powder and baking soda are two different ingredients.
hey. you didn’t mention
hey. you didn’t mention anything about refrigerating this cake or the ganache so i was wondering can this cake be refrigerated or will it get hard? if there’s a chance of it getting hard, can i drizzle the sugar syrup on the cake before applying the ganache? will it work? will it stay moist and soft if it’s refrigerated?
You can refrigerate it, the
You can refrigerate it, the oil keeps the cake moist even after refrigeration.
Alright. Thank you 🙂
Alright. Thank you 🙂
Asalamu aleikum nataka kujua
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W/Salaam, cake mbili. Si
W/Salaam, cake mbili. Si lazima kuzikata, ukitaka unaweza kuzikata ili ziwe vipande vinne.