Chocolate Cake
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Ingredients
Serves : 10
- 2 eggs
- 200g caster sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 250g vegetable oil
- 50g cocoa powder
- 125ml buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 275g plain flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 250ml boiling water
- 175g plain chocolate chips
- Buttercream Chocolate Icing
- 125g butter, softened
- 125g icing sugar
- 50g cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon strong brewed coffee
Directions
Prep:20min › Cook:25min › Ready in:45min
- In a large mixing bowl, add the following ingredients one at a time, beating well after each addition: eggs, caster sugar, 2 tablespoons butter, oil, 50g cocoa, buttermilk and vanilla.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt; add to the sugar and egg mixture. Blend well and fold in the boiling water.
- Place batter in two greased and floured 20cm round cake tins. Divide the chocolate chips in half and sprinkle them over each pan. Bake at 180 degrees C for 25 minutes. Cool.
- To make the icing: Begin by beating together 125g butter, icing sugar and 50g cocoa; add 1 teaspoon vanilla, milk and coffee. Beat until very smooth. Add more icing sugar until you obtain the consistency you want. Spread on cooled cake.
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by OviyaNilaM
i only tried your icing wit a different eggless chocalate cake....it was very good...except tat i added sum more coffee...it is very easy and fast to make - 13 Feb 2011
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