Chocolate Cake

one-bowl chocolate layer cake

Makes 2 9-inch layers · 534 kcal per serving

Ingredients

• 210 g All Purpose Flour
• 64 g Cocoa, Unsweetened
• 7 g Baking Powder
• 7 g Baking Soda
• 400 g White Sugar
• 6 g Salt
• 100 g Egg
• 244 g Milk
• 109 g Vegetable Oil
• 8 g Vanilla Extract
• 237 g Water

Method

1. Cake:
2. 1. Heat the oven to 350°F / 180°C (160°C fan); grease and line two 9-in / 22 cm pans.
3. 2. In a large bowl whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt.
4. 3. Whisk in the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla until smooth (~30 sec), then whisk in the boiling water; the batter will be very thin.
5. 4. Divide between the pans and bake ~35 min, until a skewer comes out clean.
6. 5. Cool 10 min, turn out, and cool completely before frosting.
7. Frosting:
8. 1. While the cake bakes, whisk the flour and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat 30 sec, then slowly whisk in the milk; cook, stirring constantly, until thick like a dolloping custard.
9. 2. Scrape into a bowl, press cling wrap onto the surface, and cool completely.
10. 3. Beat the butter ~3 min until pale and fluffy, then beat in the cooled roux a spoonful at a time.
11. 4. Add the vanilla and salt and whip 2–3 min, until it holds peaks.
12. 5. Frost the completely cooled layers.

Notes

Adapted from RecipeTin Eats.