chocolate cake recipe

This easy chocolate cake recipe is made from simple pantry ingredients and requires little cooking experience. You just throw all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix. It’s an all-in-one bowl chocolate cake mix!

Serving Size:

8

Category:

Basic recipes, Birthday cakes, Budget, Cake stall, Cakes & Baking, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Easy cake recipes, Easy recipes, Kids cooking, Kids food

Prep Time:

10 minutes

Cook Time:

40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour, sifted
• 1/3 cup (50g) cocoa, sifted
• 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
• 1/3 cup (80g) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup (125ml) milk
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease and flour or grease and line a 24cm cake tin and set aside.

Place all ingredients into a bowl and using a mixer, mix on high for 4 minutes.

Pour into cake tin and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched in the centre.

Notes

• This recipe is great for when you have to whip up a cake in a hurry.
• This recipe work for cupcakes too. Just pour even amounts into 12 patty pans and bake for 12-15 minutes at 180°C (160°C fan-forced).
• I have tried this recipe using my blender and food processor. It gives the same great results every time.
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• This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung for Kidspot, Australia's best recipe finder.