Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Chocolate Cake




This one is really easy to make, it's very very chocolatey and super moist! Here's the recipe!


1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup boiling water

The oven needs to be preheated to about 175C. Combine all the dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients. Whisk while adding the boiling water, so that the eggs don't scramble. Slowly whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ones.
The batter is quite runny and you can pour it into two 9" round tins that have been greased. Bake for about 25 mins each if you have 2 tins. You might need about 15 mins more if you use just one pan.

For my cake, I layered it with strawberries and cream, and topped it off with a chocolate ganache and some strawberries on top!