Chocolate cake tips and recipes please! (merged)

Gigervamp

I make Pam Corbin's recipe and use a tub of Betty Crocker frosting. It's lovely and moist.

chris_n_tj

I have made the Bero choc cake now for over 25 years. I have tired others but they are not a patch on the Bero one. In fact I think i need to make chocolate cake now lol x

dinx1972

Mary Berry's Death by Chocolate Cake, this recipe rolls out for every birthday celebration and is requested as a make by all family and friends.

shiprob195

tumbletots wrote: »

Hi,

Can you taste the coffe in it? I hate coffee. Do you think it would be ok to leave it out. Bit of a baking novice but might give it a go.

I can't taste the coffee in mine.

shiprob195

dragonlily wrote: »

Thank you so much! This looks fantastic and I think the reviews on it probably speak for themselves! I will definitely try it out. What do you do for the chocolate curls, I'd love to do something similar just for the look of the cake while it is for a special occasion

I have never attempted to make the chocolate curls. I normally just grate some plain chocolate over the top, use strawberries dipped in chocolate. Or if its for a child, I use white/ milk chocolate buttons.

It is an expensive cake to make, but I sometimes subsitute butter for cooking marg. And use supermarket "value" dark chocolate instead of high cocoa chocolate.

zippychick

as this has dropped down the board, ive merged it with our chocolate cake thread

Zip

amalis

Hi Ladies,

My in laws are going to visit us on Saturday morning and I know they like chocolate cakes. I am not an experiences cook and I baked just 2x in my life , which was a simple sponge (came out good!). I would like to bake a cake for them, but need trusted and fool-proof recipes which would not require a lot of ingredients. Can anyone share some recipes with me, please?
To be MS I would prefer recipes with self-raising flour because I have a lot at home.
Thank you!

JulieM

This is my all time favourite chocolate cake recipe. It's easy to make and always comes out lovely and moist. www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/521805/easter-chocolate-fudge-cake

I don't bother with the icing or decoration, I just use it for the basic recipe and sandwich together with nutella. Vanilla extract is expensive to buy so if you don't have any, just leave it out.

amalis

Thank you! Just what I needed.
There is some golden syrup in recipe, can i leave it out? I dont know what is it.
Also, how important is bicarbonate of soda?

McKneff

Golden syrup is only about 80p from the supermarket, you can use up what's left in your porridge or on toast, yes it does make a difference, so don't leave it out, as is the bicarb.

When you have finished sieve some icing sugar on the top.

Good luck with it.