{"id":297,"date":"2023-06-03T05:18:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T05:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/?p=297"},"modified":"2023-09-21T05:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T05:51:23","slug":"easy-chocolate-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/03\/easy-chocolate-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy chocolate cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For the cake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>200g&nbsp;golden caster sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>200g&nbsp;unsalted butter,&nbsp;softened plus extra for the tins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4&nbsp;large eggs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>200g&nbsp;self-raising flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp&nbsp;cocoa powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp&nbsp;baking powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd tsp&nbsp;vanilla extract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp&nbsp;milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For the buttercream<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>100g&nbsp;milk chocolate,&nbsp;chopped<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>200g&nbsp;butter,&nbsp;softened<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>400g&nbsp;icing sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 tbsp&nbsp;cocoa powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp&nbsp;milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For the chocolate shards (optional)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>50g&nbsp;dark chocolate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25g&nbsp;milk chocolate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25g&nbsp;white chocolate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>For the cake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>200g&nbsp;golden caster sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>200g&nbsp;unsalted butter,&nbsp;softened plus extra for the tins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4&nbsp;large eggs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>200g&nbsp;self-raising flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp&nbsp;cocoa powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp&nbsp;baking powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd tsp&nbsp;vanilla extract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp&nbsp;milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For the buttercream<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>100g&nbsp;milk chocolate,&nbsp;chopped<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>200g&nbsp;butter,&nbsp;softened<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>400g&nbsp;icing sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 tbsp&nbsp;cocoa powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp&nbsp;milk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For the chocolate shards (optional)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>50g&nbsp;dark chocolate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25g&nbsp;milk chocolate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25g&nbsp;white chocolate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>STEP 1. <\/strong>Heat oven to 190C\/170C fan\/gas 5. Butter the base and sides of two 20cm round sandwich tins and line the bases with baking parchment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 2.<\/strong> In a large bowl, beat together 200g golden caster sugar, 200g softened unsalted butter, 4 large eggs, 200g self-raising flour, 2 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tsp baking powder, \u00bd tsp vanilla extract, 2 tbsp milk and a pinch of salt until pale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 3.<\/strong> Divide the mixture between the prepared tins. Bake for 20 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 4.<\/strong> Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins, then turn out onto a\u00a0wire rack\u00a0to cool completely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 5.<\/strong> For the buttercream, put 100g chopped milk chocolate in a heatproof bowl and melt in the microwave, stirring every 30 secs. Leave the melted chocolate to cool for 5 mins.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 6.<\/strong> Mash 200g softened butter and 400g icing sugar together with a fork, then switch to a wooden spoon or electric beaters, if you have them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 7.<\/strong> Sift in 5 tbsp cocoa powder with a pinch of salt and pour in the melted chocolate and 2 tbsp milk. Mix again until smooth.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 8.<\/strong> On a\u00a0cake stand\u00a0or large plate, sandwich the cakes together with half of the buttercream, then spread the rest on top. Decorate with chocolate shards, if you like.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 9.<\/strong> To make chocolate shards: melt 50g dark chocolate and pour it onto a tray lined with baking parchment or foil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 10. <\/strong>Now melt 25g milk chocolate and 25g white chocolate and drizzle them over the dark chocolate before it sets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STEP 11.<\/strong> Shake the tray gently to level the mixture then leave to set somewhere cool. Chop into shards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients For the cake For the buttercream For the chocolate shards (optional) For the cake For the buttercream For the chocolate shards (optional) Method<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chocolate-cake"],"Cooking_time":"3 hours","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/55.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1342,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297\/revisions\/1342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}