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About the dish
Chocolate cake is one of the most popular and delicious recipes that you can try. The rich taste of chocolate and the special texture of the sponge of the chocolate cake combine beautifully to give you an extraordinary taste and texture. In chocolate cake we have two components first: the fresh sponge of the cake and other one is the chocolate ganache both are very important as they combine with each other to give a perfect consistency, the sponge adds the texture of the cake, and the chocolate is the main flavor of the cake or the shape provider of the dish. Without any doubt, it is heaven for chocolate lovers as you can taste the pure taste of chocolate in every bite of your chocolate cake which you will surely love .
Chocolate cake is a recipe that can be experimented with a lot. You can add fresh fruits, flavors, and many flavors of your choice which complement the dish and also shape the dish well without any difficulties. But today we are going to make authentic chocolate cake with authentic steps so that you can have that pure flavor of chocolate cake that we want. So without any delay, let’s get started to make the classic and delicious chocolate cake with simple steps and super easy explanations so that you can make it perfectly without any difficulties.
Details of the dish
| Preparation Time | 30 Minutes |
| Cooking Time | 25 Minutes |
| Total Time | 4 Hours |
| Servings | 10 to 12 Servings |
| Difficulty | Medium |
Ingredients
The ingredients you need to make the chocolate cake are all-purpose, flour, unsweetened, cocoa powder, baking soda, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, a pinch of coffee powder, vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla, extract, buttermilk, hot coffee, unsalted butter, strawberries, heavy cream, chocolate chips, and dark chocolate.
Five Reasons to Make This Dish
- Easy to make
- Delicious
- Easily available ingredients
- Heaven for chocolate lovers
- Beautiful texture and taste
Preparation steps
1. Choosing the cream
As the cream is one of the most important ingredients of this dish, make sure that you are using heavy cream to make the cream of this cake as it will add the texture and the flavors that we wanted in our cake. Otherwise, it will not have the texture and flavors that you want in our cake, or it will ruin the overall taste and flavors of the cake. so make sure that you are using fresh and heavy cream to make the chocolate chocolate cream of this cake.
2. Choosing the cocoa powder
The second main ingredient and the initial flavor. The ingredient of this dish is cocoa powder. Here we have to use unsweetened cocoa powder, otherwise, it will increase the sugar level of the dish and can ruin the authentic flavors of the chocolate cake which we don’t want we only need the texture and the true flavors of cocoa powder and we don’t want sugar so make sure that you are using the pure cocoa powder with no sweet in it.
3. Making the cake base
To make the cake base, you have to take a bowl, then add all-purpose, flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and a pinch of coffee powder and you have to mix it very nicely with a hand blender or electric blender. Then you have to take another bowl, then you have to add the vanilla extract, egg, and oil and you have to combine it with the help of an electric blender until it’s smooth and mixed together. After that, you have to add buttermilk and combine the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Make sure that there are no lumps in it. After that, you have to add the hot coffee or hot water and then you have to beat it until it’s smooth and somehow between thick and thin in consistency. That’s it. Your cake batter is ready.
4. Preheating the oven
Preheating the oven is one of the most important steps when you are making something in your oven as it helps the cooking process when you are baking anything and also helps to make the base of your baking which is very important. So make sure that you are preheating the oven at the proper temperature and for the required duration as well for this recipe, you have to preheat your oven to 350°F for 10 to 12 minutes.
5. Preparing the baking tin
To prepare the baking or cake tin you have to grease melted butter in the cake tin. After that, you have to place butter paper on the bottom of it and grease melted butter on it as well. After that, you have to dust the flour in it. After that, tap the extra flour out of the surface. After doing all this, you have to pour the batter and tap the batter 1 to 2 times so that it can settle down.
6. Baking the cake
You have to bake the chocolate cake for 30 to 35 minutes to check that it is cooked or not. You have to insert a wooden toothpick in the center of the cake. If it comes out clean then your cake is ready. Otherwise, you have to bake it for some more minutes. After that, you have to take it out of the oven and cool it down for some time. Then demold the cake gently.
7. Making the frosting
For making the frosting or the cream you have to take a chilled bowl then you have to add the heavy cream, cocoa powder, sugar, and vanilla extract, and you have to blend it until it’s light and fluffy in texture. After that you have to add the melted dark chocolate. You can also add pieces of dark chocolate to give that twist to your chocolate cake. You have to do it nicely so that the cream becomes too thick and light so that, it doesn’t fall from the spatula.
8. Making the sugar syrup
For making the sugar syrup. You have to take a saucepan then you have to add water sugar and your freshly cut strawberries and you have to boil it until the sugar melts and that’s it. You have to cool it down for something.
9. Assembling the cake
Now you have to cut the cake base into three pieces. Now we have to take the bottom piece, then you have to add a few drops of sugar syrup on it. Then you have to add one big spoon of your chocolate cream After that you have to add another piece of the cake and then you have to do the same process and again the same process After the last piece you have to cover the sides and the top of the cake with chocolate cream very nicely with a heavy amount of chocolate cream so that your cake base is not seen from outside, it’s completely covered.
After that, you have to slightly warm your knife and then you have to clean the chocolate cream with that knife only. You can also use warm water to warm the knife to finish the cake. After that you have to take a piping bag and put some chocolate cream in it, then you have to pipe down some flowers on the top of the cake and the sides of the cake to make it more beautiful.
After that, you have to add your chocolate pieces and chocolate chips on the top of the cake and the side of the cake. According to your creativity to make it more beautiful.
Presentation
On a white plate, place your piece of chocolate cake then you have to add chocolate chips and freshly cut strawberry or melted chocolate on the side of the plate to make it more beautiful and delicious as well.
Pro tip
Cool the chocolate cake in the freezer for 1 to 2 hours so that the flavor settles down and you can taste the beautiful flavors which will melt in your mouth in seconds.
Excellence tips
- Use good-quality, chocolate or cocoa powder.
- Use heavy cream.
- Don’t forget to preheat your oven before baking.
- Make sure that you are preparing your cake tin well before baking the cake so that the cake can demold easily.
- When you are cutting the cake, cut it very carefully otherwise it will break and it will be difficult to handle it.
So this is the recipe for chocolate cake. I hope you like it, you made it and you enjoyed it as well. see you soon as soon as possible with a new and delicious recipe and lots of excitement.