Rich Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe
 
 
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Recipe type: chocolate
Ingredients:
  • 250 grams butter
  • 1tbsp dry coffee with 1 cup hot water
  • ¼ cup cocoa mixed with ½ cup hot water
  • 200 grams dark good quality cooking chocolate
  • 2 cups caster sugar
  • 1½ cups self raising flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsps vanilla essence
  • Optional: Strawberries and cream to serve.
Method:
  1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees Celsius.
  2. In a large mug mix coffee and 1 cup of boiling water and set aside.
  3. In another mug mix cocoa and ½ cup of boiling water and set aside.
  4. Measure out all sugar and flour and have ready.
  5. Chop butter into cubes and melt butter in the microwave for about a minute on high (could be more depending on your microwave).
  6. Break up chocolate and melt in microwave for 1 min, stir and melt for 15 seconds bursts after that until the chocolate is melted.
  7. Add butter and melted chocolate to a large bowl, add sugar.
  8. Pour in coffee and cocoa and mix with a spoon until well combined.
  9. Add flour and beat for about a minute.
  10. Add both eggs and vanilla, then beat for another minute or so.
  11. The mixture will be very runny! Pour into a well lined 25cm round springform.
  12. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes.
  13. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
  14. Serve with strawberries and whipped cream!
Recipe by Planning With Kids at https://planningwithkids.com/2010/09/05/rich-moist-chocolate-cake-recipe/