All-American Chocolate Cake

Every cook and baker should have a good recipe for chocolate delight cake. This all-

American chocolate cake recipe is an all-purpose dessert that makes a rich and luscious

cake that is moist and light at the same time. Make this for a special holiday or a romantic

occasion and treat your friends and family to an indulgent dessert. This is a simple enough

recipe for the novice bakers to attempt. It consists of simple ingredients including

unsweetened chocolate, butter, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, white sugar, baking

powder, baking soda, salt, skimmed milk, and eggs.

When making chocolate cake batter, it is best for all the ingredients to be at room

temperature. The butter should be softened and the eggs well beaten before they are added

to the other ingredients. Before assembling the batter measure out all the ingredients as

precise as possible. Sift the flour and the other dry ingredients and scoop the sifted flour

using a spoon onto the measuring cup and level out the flour with the back of the knife.

While you prepare the mixture, turn on the oven and preheat it to the indicated temperature.

You can use an electrical beater to mix the dry and wet ingredients but be careful not over

mix the batter. Only beat the mixture just until the ingredients are blended. Overbeating will

result in a dry as opposed to a moist cake. If you are mixing the batter with a spatula or

spoon, it will take a bit more time for the ingredients to be blended compared to when using

an electric beater. Add the moist ingredients gradually so as to evenly distribute each

ingredient without over mixing. When filling the cake pan with the batter, do not fill the pan

more than ¾ full to allow for the batter to rise.

Ingredients

100gms unsweetened chocolate

2 tablespoon butter, melted

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

175 gms all-purpose flour

200gms white sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

100 ml skimmed milk

3 large eggs, well beaten

Preparation Instructions

1. In a saucepan, melt the chocolate by stirring it over low heat until smooth and melted.

Add the vanilla extract.

2. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stirring

well.

3. Pour the chocolate mixture into the dry mixture and stir. Stir in the butter, milk and eggs,

beating until smooth.

4. Transfer the batter to a cake pan and bake it in a 350 degree F. preheated oven for about

30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.