The easiest special occasion cake!
- 1 cup buttermilk (or milk with a tsp of vinegar)
- 185 g butter (melted)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup SR flour
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup coffee (I use a coffee shot topped up with boiling water but instant would work)
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Don't preheat oven. Sounds odd but trust me on this one…. Is a good plan to line a tin first though. Size doesn't overly matter, just your favourite basic cake pan.
Pop everything besides coffee in a bowl and attack it with a whisk until nicely smooth. Quickly fold through hot coffee and pop into tin. It is a thinner mixture, again, just trust me.
Pop it in the oven and turn it on to 160. Let it cook until a skewer comes out clean. Depending on the tin I use, it varies from half an hour (big square tin) to 45 min (standard round pan). This may be different to how long it takes at your house so be sure to keep an eye one it. Chuck on your favourite icing once cooled.
The Ramblings
Today is the first time Matt has taken Hazel from my house on his own…. Many tears but cheering self up by thinking about cake!
I don’t think anything could ever top Grandma’s Chocolate Cake for a day to day cake but I like to up the anti a little for birthdays. February has lots of birthdays and Hazel’s half birthday so I’ve used it as a chance to really perfect this rich chocolate cake. I really can’t rave about this one enough. It is super moist, fudgy yet light and just so decadently rich. I really love mudcakes and cheesecakes but my wallet doesn’t love the cost of ingredients they come with. This Rich Chocolate Cake matches their level of delicious without the hefty price tag, winning all round!