- Cakes are commonly used as daily snacks and they come in many flavors like chocolate, orange, blueberry, and vanilla.
- Add the eggs, vegetable oil, sour cream, and vanilla and beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth, about one minute.
Cakes are commonly used as daily snacks and they come in many flavors like chocolate, orange, blueberry and vanilla.
Today let us try a soft, fresh, and yummy chocolate cake.
Chocolate cake is a cake flavoured with melted cocoa powder or melted chocolate.
To make your chocolate cake you are required to have the following ingredients.
Ingredients
- One cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
- Two and a half cups of all-purpose flour
- Two cups sugar
- One and a half teaspoons of baking powder
- One teaspoon of baking soda
- One teaspoon salt
- Three large eggs, at room temperature
- A quarter cup of vegetable oil
- Half a cup of sour cream
- Two teaspoons of vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven, spray the cake pans with cooking spray and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
Step 2
Whisk the cocoa powder and one and a half cups boiling water in a medium bowl until smooth then set aside.
Step 3
Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl until combined.
Step 4
Add the eggs, vegetable oil, sour cream, and vanilla and beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth, about one minute.
Step 5
Reduce the mixer speed to low, beat in the cocoa mixture in a steady stream until just combined, then finish mixing with a rubber spatula until the butter is thin.
Step 6
Divide the batter between the prepared pans and tap the pans against the counter to help the batter settle.
Step 7
Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Step 8
When ready transfer to a tray and let it cool for about 10 minutes.
Trim the tops of the cakes with a long serrated knife to make them level, if desired.
Step 9
You can decorate with any cream of your desire.
When done serve it on a plate and enjoy your cake.