A Chocolicious Chocolate Cake !
About a month ago, my friend ordered a chocolate birthday cake for one of her kids. It was timely as I was on vacation leave a day before her kid's birthday so I had time to prepare and bake the cake.
The cake was enclosed with Arnott's Chocolate Stikko accentuated by a red ribbon
CHOCOLICIOUS CHOCOLATE CAKE
Ingredients :
1 3/4 Cups (245 grams) all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups (300
grams) granulated white sugar
3/4 cup
(75 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder (regular or Dutch-processed)
1 1/2
teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon
salt
2 large eggs
1 cup (240
ml) warm water
1/2 cup
(120 ml) milk
1/2
cup (120 ml) canola oil
(or other flavorless oil)
1
1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Directions :
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C)
2. Butter or spray with a non-stick vegetable spray a 9 x 13 inch (23 x 33 cm) pan and set aside
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
4. In another large bowl, whisk together eggs, water, milk, oil and vanilla extract.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir or whisk until combined. You will notice that the batter is quite thin.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire rack. When completely cooled, frost it with the chocolate frosting.
Chocolate Frosting :
1 1/3 Cups (160 grams) confectioners sugar, sifted
2/3 Cups (150 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
4 ounces (120 grams) chocolate syrup (Tried to use a syrup instead of chopped chocolate which you still need to melt in a saucepan of simmering water)
Garnishings :
To decorate the cake I used Arnott's Chocolate Stikko, Oreo cookies, chocolate chips (white and choco), egg-shaped almond white chocolates, almond chips
The yummy cake with the Happy Birthday topper and candles
Photo courtesy of my friend, Bim-Bim Montiel
I am happy that they loved the cake and according to my friend, it was totally wiped out :)
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