Thursday, September 20, 2012

Easiest Yummy Chocolate Cake Recipe Ever

This is possibly the best ever chocolate cake recipe! Whenever I bake this, people ask me for the recipe. It is so simple and easy to make - one of those all too easy recipes that you throw all the ingredients into the bowl, let it mix and then bake. ...and then lap up the accolades, as people think you are a marvellous cook when in reality you've been lazing around and reading blogs!


This is my absolute staple recipe for school cake stalls, birthday parties or quick afternoon teas. It's super easy and a really nice chocolate cake - not too heavy like a mud cake. I can assure you that both adults and kids will love it.

Simple easy chocolate cake recipe

My friend, Jane, gave me this recipe so in our house we call it :"Jane's Chocolate Cake". We're very inventive like that!

Jane's Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients
3oz (85g) butter
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoon of cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1 cup Self Raising flour
2 eggs
Vanilla extract (or essence)
(N.B. in Australia our cup measure size is 250ml, I think the US is different)

Method:
  1. Place flour, sugar, cocoa, milk, vanilla essence & eggs into mixer bowl.
  2. Melt butter and pour over ingredients.
  3. Beat well for 4 minutes (the mixture will turn a much lighter colour).
  4. Pour mixture into greased cake tin and bake for 45 mins in moderate oven.
  5. Let the cake cool for 5 mins in the tin then cool on a wire rack.
This easy chocolate cake recipe also works well for cupcakes. You will have to adjust your baking time depending on the cupcake size.

If you try this out leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

Below are some chocolate cakes I've made using this simple recipe. The rosettes are made with Wilton icing tip 106 and the ruffle stripes with Wilton Tip 104.
Simple easy chocolate cake recipe
Simple easy chocolate cake recipe
Flower shaped birthday cake
Simple chocolate cupcakes recipe
Spiderman birthday cake for boys


If you are looking for other cake recipes then why not try these:
Simple Caramel Cupcakes
Easy Vanilla Cake
Raspberry Friands

Happy Baking
Fiona xx


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18 comments:

  1. The Painted ParlorApril 19, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    How fun! Your first picture looks divine! I wish I could dig in! Yummy.

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  2. AnonymousMay 22, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    looks yum!!! im gonna try it, we are having people over tonight and theres desert done!!!!

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  3. Fiona, Lilyfield LifeMay 22, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    hi Anonymous! Have fun. it really only takes about 10 mins from start to getting it in the oven. I'm also using this recipe this afternoon to make some cupcakes for my kids.
    cheers Fiona

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  4. AnonymousNovember 26, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    wow this recipe is so easy and yummy i tried it last night thank you

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  5. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    Hi there, just wondering if you could give me some tips to get the chocolate icing looking like folds or roses, it looks fantastic!!!!! Thanks Rhona

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  6. AmandaJuly 24, 2012 at 8:28 PM

    Hi- You are very talented! I am sure you are such a blessing to others with your baking gifts. As for the rose cake, that is a technique that I developed and first published in Jan. of 2011. I have many tutorials and versions of the Rose (or rosette) cake! http://iambaker.net/rose-cake-tutorial/ Thanks for your time and look forward to seeing what other beautiful creations you share. Many blessings to you and yours-

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  7. SuzieSeptember 20, 2012 at 10:38 AM

    Looks delicious - going to have to try this out! thanks for sharing it.

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2012 at 10:39 AM

    thanks Fiona, looking forward to using another one of your fabulous recipes. have a lovely day
    cheers
    ML xx

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  9. Restyled VintageSeptember 20, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    love the rosette icing Fiona! My no-fail choc cake recipe which i have used for years, I got off a lady I used to work with named Kerry. So yep, in my recipe book, it is Kerry's Chocolate Cake, lol! Mine is based around a coffee mug - 1 mug sugar one mug sr flour, break two eggs into mug then fill with milk, add melted butter to the mix, think it is 125g, plus 2T cocoa and that's it. Must try yours though! In fact just re-read your recipe again, they are very similar, just more butter in mine. Yours must have less calories which is a bonus!

    xx Karen

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    Thanks for sharing although I don't know if i can ice my cakes as beautifully as yours! it all looks delicious!
    Tina

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  11. Naga the SerpentDecember 27, 2012 at 8:51 AM

    Love the recipe, but what temperate is the oven at?

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    1. Fiona, Lilyfield LifeDecember 27, 2012 at 9:48 AM

      Thanks Naga, a moderate oven is around 180 degrees Celsius.
      Enjoy!

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  12. AnonymousMarch 26, 2013 at 7:01 PM

    Made it! Love it! Will do it again! YUM!

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  13. AnonymousDecember 29, 2016 at 8:24 AM

    Hi Fiona,
    How do you make your icing,please. I find that it cab make or break.

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