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! 🙂
Assalaamu alaikum fauzia
Assalaamu alaikum fauzia sister.. May Allah bless you.. This cake is soo divine… Love it..! It tastes yummy with buttercream frosting and fudge icing..
But sis, without icing, the cake is not sweet, what can we do to make the cake sweet without adding any frostings ? May we add more sugar and by how much? Plz help 🙂
W/Salaam, the recipe contains
W/Salaam, the recipe contains 2 whole cups of sugar so it is actually one of the sweetest cakes I have on here. I personally normally reduce the sugar to 1 and 3/4 cups to reduce the sweetness sometimes. Am not sure how adding more sugar than this will make the cake taste, but you could try.
thank u for ur reply sis….
thank u for ur reply sis…. 🙂
wil increasing the sugar more than 2 cups affect the quality of the cake?
I doubt it will affect the
I doubt it will affect the cake but since I personally have never used more sugar am not very sure on this…sorry!
thank u sister for taking
thank u sister for taking time to reply 🙂
hi…i dnt have an electric
hi…i dnt have an electric oven..bt in a microwave my cake’s surface becomes hard…pls can u tell me how much temperature should i use to reduce its hardness??and can i bake this cake in microwave??
Hi, sorry but I never use a
Hi, sorry but I never use a microwave for my cooking or baking therefore I do not have any helpful info for you with that regard.
Can we use fresh cream
Can we use fresh cream instead of whipping cream
You can although fresh cream
You can although fresh cream does not whip up as well as whipping cream does.
Salaam sister Fauzia,
Salaam sister Fauzia, JazakAllah khair for your wonderful recipes. May Allah reward you for your efforts. I made half of this cake before and it turned out amazing mashaAllah. Want to make the full recipe now for my wedding anniversary… Would this chocolate cake work well with whipped white chocolate ganache? I want to use white because I want to colour the ganache for an ombre cake… Don’t want to use buttercream though.
Another quick question… As I want a high cake (my cake pan is not high enough for the full recipe), can I make all the batter once and then bake let’s say a third at a time and let the rest of the prepared batter sit to get three cakes or shall I prepare a third of the batter every time to bake?
W/Salaam, thanks for the
W/Salaam, thanks for the lovely feedback and Ameen to your dua. Yes this cake works beautifully with white chocolate ganache. As for baking 3 cakes out of the batter, this could be a bit tricky because at times (depending on the quality of baking soda used) the longer the batter sits the less potent/active the raising agent becomes. I would say if you can make 2 cakes (one after the other) it would be better. Three might be stretching it too long and I cannot be sure on how the last cake will turn out.
Many thanks Fauzia for your
Many thanks Fauzia for your quick response 🙂
Sa is it possible if i bake
Sa is it possible if i bake it on stove vl it turn out to b d same
Yes it will inshaAllah.
Yes it will inshaAllah.
Can I use milk made by
Can I use milk made by mixing water to milk powder like Anchor ? Pls let me knw
Best to use fresh milk.
Best to use fresh milk.
Salam can u plz tell me these
Salam can u plz tell me these inhredients are for 2 cakes???
W/Salaam, yes.
W/Salaam, yes.
Assalamu alaikum sis.. Can
Assalamu alaikum sis.. Can this moist cake recipe be made without chocolate, for e.g., to make a coloured cake? If yes, how do we exchange the ingredients?
W/Salaam. I’ve never
W/Salaam. I’ve never attempted that, solely because the cocoa powder is what reacts with the baking soda to give a good result. Without the cocoa powder am not sure how the results would be.
salam dear. one spoon of
salam dear. one spoon of instant coffee ,
by that u mean 1 spoon from the ready to make coffee sachees which are available in grocery stores, which include sugar and milk as well? or do u mean coffee from the glass bottles? which are without sugar and milk….pls tell me i want to make this cake….thanks
W/SAlaam, the coffee powder
W/SAlaam, the coffee powder that is without any additives, purely coffee.
Salams. When u refer to cup,
Salams. When u refer to cup, do u mean tea cup or do u mean
(Karwari). Pls advice. Though i used tea cup and it turned out yummy.
W/Salaam, please refer to
W/Salaam, please refer to this note:
http://www.fauziaskitchenfun.com/my-measurements
Pls also would lyk to
Pls also would lyk to chocolate coat cake. Chocolate becomes haard on da cake in room temperature
But i dont know how to coat. Pls advice and if possible send the recipe pls
Please refer to my cakes
Please refer to my cakes album, lots of different chocolate ganache recipes in there. 🙂
http://www.fauziaskitchenfun.com/recipes/cakes-muffins-frostings
hi can i half the ingredients
hi can i half the ingredients n make just one 8inch cake?
Hi yes you can.
Hi yes you can.
Salams…. don’t we have to
Salams…. don’t we have to beat the eggs separately
W/salaam, nope just whisk
W/salaam, nope just whisk them lightly and add them in.
Can i use coconut oil,instead
Can i use coconut oil,instead of vegetable oil??
Have never used coconut oil
Have never used coconut oil in my baked goods. It may be a bit too intense but you can try if you like the flavour.
As you use normal sugar … n
As you use normal sugar … n not u hv used beater how does it get dissolved ?
It doesn’t make hard sponge ??
And after baking sugar granules ??
Have never had any issues,
Have never had any issues, and neither have all the other people who have tried the recipe. 🙂
hi fauna can i prepare the
hi fauna can i prepare the cake 1day before frosting?hope u will get back soon as i would like to make the cake in 2 days than
Yes that is fine.
Yes that is fine.
thank I’m So gona try this
thank I’m So gona try this for ei n let u know how it turned out jazaka Allah ….
Hi Fauzia. I want the cake to
Hi Fauzia. I want the cake to serve 5-6 ppl . Will it to be ok if I have the ingredients?
Hi, yes you will get one cake
Hi, yes you will get one cake instead of 2 and that is perfectly fine. 🙂
Hii .. Can i bake this in a
Hii .. Can i bake this in a 10 inch pan as one cake only.. Because i have only one pan rite now:(
Hi, yes you can. It will take
Hi, yes you can. It will take longer to finish baking though.