Easy chocolate cake
This chocolate cake recipe is super easy and quick to make - perfect for when you need a simple yet impressive last minute bake for a special occasion
- Total:
- Serves: 10 persons
Ingredients
- 150g self-raising flour
- 30g cocoa
- 1tsp baking powder
- 175g muscovado sugar
- 175g butter, softened
- 3eggs
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 50g dark chocolate, melted
- 200g butter, softened
- 200g icing sugar
- 200g dark chocolate, melted
Instructions
Step 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 170C/gas 4. Line and butter 2 x 20cm sandwich tins.Step 2
Put all cake ingredients into the food processor and whizz until smooth. If the mix is a little stiff, add 1-2 tbsp water and whizz again.Step 3
Divide between tins, level and bake for 20 minutes or until springy. Leave for 5 minutes then cool on a rack.Step 4
Clean the food processor. Whizz the butter and icing sugar, add the chocolate, whizz again, then sandwich and ice the cake.