So here is the recipe:
Recipe source:Â The Australian Women's Weekly, Chocolate Cakes
Ingredients
For the cake
- 2 cups Water (500ml)
- 3 cups Caster sugar (660gm)
- 250 gms Butter (chopped)
- 1/3 cup Cocoa powder (35gm)
- 1 tsp Soda bicarbonate
- 3 cups Self-raising flour (450gm)
- 4 Eggs (beaten lightly)
For Fudge frosting
- 90 gms Butter
- 1/3 cup Water (80 ml)
- 1/2 cup Caster sugar (110 gm)
- 1.5 cups Icing sugar (240gm)
- 1/3 cup Cocoa powder (35 gm)
Instructions
- Cake preparation
- Preheat oven to 180 degree 10 minutes before baking. Grease deep 26.5cm*33cm (14cup/3.5ltr) baking dish; line base with baking paper.
- Combine the water,sugar,butter and combined sifted cocoa powder and soda bicarbonate in medium saucepan; stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil then reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Transfer mixture to large bowl; cool to room temperature.
- Add flour and egg to bowl; beat with electric mixer until mixture is smooth and changed to a paler colour. Pour mixture into prepared dish. Bake cake in the preheated oven for about 50 minutes. Stand cake in baking dish 10 mins, before turning onto wire rack; turn cake top-side up to cool. Spread cold cake with fudge frosting.
- Fudge frosting preparation
- Combine butter, the water and caster sugar in small saucepan; stir over heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves. Sift icing sugar and cocoa powder into small bowl then gradually stir in hot butter mixture. Cover; refrigerate about 20 mins or until frosting thickens. Beat with wooden spoon until spreadable.
Notes
Tips given in the recipe book:
Choose a perfectly level-bottomed baking dish; one made from cast aluminum is the best choice, but almost any type will work. If the cake appears to be cooking too quickly in the corners of the pan, reduce oven temperature to 170 degree; this will increase cooking time by upto 15 mins. The above quantity serves 20.
My Notes: I made half of the quantity mentioned above. I used an 8 inch square tin and 4 inch round tin. The baking time was around 40 mins for the square tin and around 30 mins for the round tin. I baked at 180 degree. I did icing only on the square cake. The plain cake can be stored at room temperature for 4-5 days and the icing cake can be refrigerated for 4-5 days. Before serving the refrigerated icing cake, microwave it for 15- 20 seconds. The cake was very moist just like the pic in the book :), though my picture doesn't come anywhere close to that :(
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Hi Maria
Hope u r doing good
I have been a regular follower of your recipe. This is my go to page for any recipe. Especially the Christmas Cake. Have been making Christmas cakes with ur recipe since 2013.
Its my son s 1st bday on Aug 30th and I plan to make this chocolate cake. One doubt… Can we make two cakes and layer it one top of other and do icing outside?
Thanks
Mili
Hi Mili,
I’m good, thanks :) Great to know that you are a regular reader here! I’m sorry for the delayed reply though. Yes you can make two layers and do the icing.Belated birthday wishes to your son :)
Cheers
Maria
Today I made this cake…it came out well…my boys loved it….it was really a different baking experience
Super delicious
Thank you :)
Yes Sukriti, you can. But baking time will be less for cupcakes.
I tried this cake today. It came out very well. Since it was soft yet firm, i was able to layer it with the frosting. I wanted to know how i could improve the frosting. Mine was not thick enough to pipe/ decorate. I made the cake and frosting with half proportion of the ingredients.
Hi Melisha,
Thank you so much for trying out this recipe. I’m glad you liked it :)
If you want a stiffer icing, try chocolate buttercream icing here:
https://mariasmenu.wpcomstaging.com/desserts/moist-chocolate-cake-with-chocolate-buttercream-ganache
This icing is good for piping. Hope it helps..
Btw, I’m sorry for the delayed reply. I was away for vacation for more than a month..
Cheers
Maria
Hi Ambreen,
Yes, you can use plain flour. Substitution for self raising flour – to get 1 cup self-raising flour, add 1 1/2 tsp baking powder+ 1/4 tsp salt to 1 cup all purpose flour.
hey!
can we reduce the quantity of the butter without it affecting the texture?
Hi Roshni,
Usually the qty of butter is in proportion to the other ingredients. So I dont think it will be a good idea to reduce the qty of just the butter.
Cheers
Maria
Hi Roshni,
Usually the qty of butter is in proportion to the other ingredients. So I dont think it will be a good idea to reduce the qty of just the butter.
Cheers
Maria
hey!
can we reduce the quantity of the butter without it affecting the texture?
hey..dear..im not used vit icing cakes..lil tensed..need to use icing pipe..??:( can i use soda pd instead of soda bicarbonate..??
Hi Neethu,
Dont worry dear, its a simple icing. Using icing tips is not a must. You can spread the icing with a spatula or a knife.
For substitution of Baking powder, check out the below link:
http://chemistry.about.com/od/foodchemistryfaqs/f/powdersoda.htm
hi , Just one word for this cake , AMAZING….. it come out so well. Thanks a lot Maria. Today i will try citrus tea cake and i am confident that i will get success in that too…You know the best part your recipes is that i enjoy while trying them out.
Good work,
regards,
Hi Shamita,
Thank you so much! Its a pleasure to know that it came out well for you. Btw, did you try the citrus tea cake? How was it?
Its great to hear that you enjoy cooking with the recipes posted here, thanks a ton!
Take care…
Cheers
Maria
If you want a smaller cake, can one just use half the qty mentioned in your ingredients and make a smaller cake? Thanks
Hi Deepa,
Yes you can take half the qty for a smaller cake. I sometimes make a very small cake with 1/4 qty of the above mentioned ingredients just to satisfy a chocolate carving ;)
Hope your little one like the cake :)
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria, I baked this cake the other day and it has come out very well !!! The cake was really moist. Thanks for this great recipe.
Hi Mary
Thank you so much :) It’s one of my fav cake & I bake it very often. Its great to know that it came out well for you…
Cheers
Maria
Hi there,I think i may have boiled the mixture for too long,it started rising and almost overflowing.Will this be a problem?
Thanks
Hi Nicole,
I remember posting a reply for your query earlier. But we had a tech error in the site and I think it got deleted.
Anyways, its ok even if you boil the mixture a bit longer, it wont affect the cake in anyway. It happens to me also sometimes :)
Btw, did you bake the cake? Hope you liked it.
Wish you & your family a Happy new year!
Cheers
Maria
hi maria,
your blog z very interesting and tempting too….i found it almost 2 months bk…i have a doubt regarding this…you have written that “stand cake in baking dish 10 min,before turning onto wire rack; turn cake top side up to cool….”i didnt understand that part! can u explain what exactly is it??
anyway i hope you are fantastic in cooking…..
Hi Nithi,
Thank you :)
It means, once the cake is baked, take it out of the oven and leave it in the baking tin itself for 10 more minutes. After that remove it from baking tin and let it cool completely, while cooling keep the top side up.
Hope its clear now.
Regards
Maria
Hi Divya
I too made this cake for my hubby’s b’day :) Even I like watching Lakshmi Nair’s cooking show and collecting the recipes.
Anyways pls, let me know wtr you guys enjoyed the cake.
Hey Maria,I was just going through a few recipes for baking a cake for hubby’s bday.I had zeroed in on a similar recipe[from Lakshmi Nair’s show in Kairali],I remembered that you had made this a while back.The recipe looks almost similar.Will let you know how it turns out!!
Divs, I too checked in some website. In most of them they say add 1 1/2 tsp baking powder + 1/4 tsp salt to 1 cup of plain flour.
Also check these links, hope this helps:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_convert_all_purpose_flour_to_self_rising_flour
http://www.mamtaskitchen.com/recipe_display.php?id=13031
Maria,
Wanted to bake this cake for Dhannu’s b’day – Here we don’t get self raising flour – I checked in couple of sites and it says for i cup flour – add 1 1/4 tsp Baking powder…Do you have anny idea?
Divs
thanks Aparna :)
No one would believe that this is the first time you’ve frosted a cake. It looks delicious.
Thanks for celebrating with me. I love all things chocolate.
@ammu, thanks a lot dear.. hope u enjoyed the cake ;)
@happy cook, thankyou:) ya the cake was very moist & delicious too…
Beautiful cake and love the frosting too.
It looks so moist and delicious
Thanks a lot for dedicating this cake to me too dear!! And thats one beautiful yummy cake u got there!!
@Reena, thanks a lot for dropping in. Very happy to hear that you find the recipes encouraging :)Please do try the cake and yes, you can mail me anytime if you have any doubts. Please keep visiting & commenting…
All the best & happy cooking :)
Hi Maria,
This is Reena. I stay in Kuwait. I discovered your blog a few months back and I am so glad i did. It’s really cool and i like your new look. Your recipes really make me feel that I can do some nice cooking too (I am still finding my way around cooking). Especially this cake is very tempting. I did try a chocolate cake once but it cracked at the top and became hard inside..Let me try yours since I love choc..If i have any doubts, I will mail you.Thank you so much for your blog.Keep it up!
@Divya, thanks a lot dear. Wish you a very happy b’day & may god bless you!! and hey hope you have enjoyed your share :)
@Veena, thanks a ton dear for all the awards :)award ellam santhoshapoorvam collect cheythirikkunnu :)
Maria ..
plz collect ur awards
http://curryworld.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/rave-dosa/
love
veena
Yummy cake Maria..and I’ll take one piece for myself too..guess why..?Yup,its my birthday too..after few days..;-)
@Veena, thanks a lot dear…all the best for your baking, am sure your results will be amazing :)
@Rachel, thankyou :)ya, chocolate cake is the best :)
@Seeba, Wish you & your son a very happy b’day!! May God Bless you!! thanks a lot :) and yes it was very delicious and hey please don’t forget to take your share :)
wow! wot a wonderful looking caked, and im sure its tasted delicious!!!,me and my son celebrated our bday too,in this month….so i guess the cake is for us tooo… hihihi:))))
Frosted or not,,you hav some lovel cakes on your blog…this islovely as well..what could be better than a chocolate cake…
Hi Maria ..
The Cake looks simply great and yummy ..Great work da..
..I never tried cakes …satyam paranjal dairyam pora ..eni oru kai nokkanam ..!!
love
veena