Chocolate Celebration Cake
Prep
15 mins
Cook
30 mins
Servings
12
Difficulty
Easy
This chocolate celebration cake is my go to when I want to impress without spending hours in the kitchen. With just forty five minutes from start to finish, you'll have a showstopping dessert ready to serve. The dark chocolate in this recipe isn't just delicious, it's packed with antioxidants that make indulging feel a little bit better. What I love most is how simple the ingredients are, nothing fancy or hard to find, and the whole cake comes together so easily. Whether you're marking a special occasion or just treating yourself, this rich, moist cake with its silky chocolate frosting never fails to bring smiles to the table.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 200 gunsalted butter
- 200 gdark chocolate
- 237 mlstrong coffee
- 473 mlall-purpose flour
- 237 mlcaster sugar
- 2 tspbaking powder
- 1 tspsalt
- 4eggs
- 1 tspvanilla extract
- 237 mlmilk
- 473 mlicing sugar
- 237 mlcocoa powder
Detail level
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin.
- 2
Melt the butter, dark chocolate, and coffee together over a double boiler.
- 3
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- 4
Add the eggs, vanilla extract, and milk to the melted chocolate mixture and whisk until combined.
- 5
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- 6
Pour the batter into the prepared cake tin and bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- 7
Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 8
To make the icing, sift the icing sugar and cocoa powder into a large bowl.
- 9
Gradually add enough milk to make a thick but spreadable icing.
- 10
Spread the icing over the cooled cake and decorate as desired.
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