How To Make Chocolate Cake

Along with making chocolates, learning how to make chocolate cake is an ideal skill because you can use the cake itself to add to the display of your chocolate goodies. How about squares of chocolate cake dipped in melted chocolate?

Making chocolate cake from scratch is not as hard as one might think and the taste is simply delicious! Here are the basics on making chocolate cake.

The Ingredients:
Dark Chocolate
Coffee Powder
Brown Sugar
Cocoa Powder
Flour
Water
Chopped Butter
Egg - Lightly Wisked

Here are the basic steps to take if you want to make chocolate cake:

1. Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius.
2. Put a pan on the stove with the chocolate, butter, coffee, sugar and water. Melt on low heat stirring frequently. This should take a few minutes. Remove and let cool.
3. Transfer the ingredients from step 2 into a bowl. Sift in the cocoa powder and flour. Stir until well mixed.
4. Add the eggs.

Pour this into a greased cake pan and bake for 1 hour at least. You can test doneness by sticking a toothpick into the center of the cake. When it comes out clean the cake is done!

If you want to frost the cake you must let it cool first. Many a cake has been ruined by anxious bakers who attempted to frost it prematurely! Frost by putting a blob of frosting in the middle and work your way out with a flat knife.

There are many different recipes and variations on how to make chocolate cake. Above I have listed the basic ingredients but you will have to experiment with the amounts until you find the exact ratios that work best for you. Good Luck and Enjoy!