Chocolate cake tips and recipes please! (merged)

amalis

Thannks for advice! I am now very excited to try it.

sonastin

For a really simple chocolate cake, use the simple sponge recipe but replace some (about a quarter) of the self raising flour with cocoa powder. Again, I just sandwich together with nutella and (sometimes!) sieve icing sugar on top.

scaredy_cat

Mr T are selling chocolate fudge cake for £3!

daska

You've probably been shopping/ baking already but I always recommend

Nigella's Chocolate Guinness cake

It's dead simple, no creaming or folding in necessary, just lob it in a saucepan bit by bit and then pour into your tin and bake. It has to be the most popular cake I have ever made - and I've made it a few dozen times 'on request' LOL. Warning for first time makers: yes, it is supposed to be that runny (make sure your pan doesn't leak LOL)

amalis

I havent baked yet, will do this tonight. I am unsure about which cocoa to buy. I have a pure black cocoa at home, no sugar there- very untasty, is this what I need for baking? Or the sugary type for cocoa drink?

DexterFan_2

Yes, you need the unsweetened stuff for baking - tastes revolting on it's own!

Might try the Guinness cake myself - sounds tasty, thanks to daska for the recipe.

nuatha

amalis wrote: »

I havent baked yet, will do this tonight. I am unsure about which cocoa to buy. I have a pure black cocoa at home, no sugar there- very untasty, is this what I need for baking? Or the sugary type for cocoa drink?

Pure cocoa is what you need for baking, you'll be suprised at how tasty it is.
Incidentally the pure cocoa makes wonderful hot chocolate, blend two teaspoons with a little milk in the bottom of a mug until its smooth and creamy, top up mug with boiled milk and sweeten to taste.
HTH

Rossy2692

I need to make a cake this evening for my Mum's 65th birthday tomorrow, the kind of cake with choc fingers all round and choc dipped strawberries piled on top, thing is i just cant find a choc cake recipe i like the look of, HELP 0:( please

Sweetie83

Well not sure about the topping but I make my cake as follows;

175g SR Flour
1tsp baking powder
1 tbsp cocoa powder
175g sugar
175g butter (I use stork)
3 eggs.

160 degrees for 20 mins (fan assisted oven)

Choc frosting:

75g butter (again I use stork)
175g icing sugar
splash milk
3 tbsp cocoa powder

Then on top you can decorate how you want. Sometimes I do choc sprinkles, sometimes buttons or as you say just dip strawberries in choc and leave to set then put them on top. Good luck!

Seakay

This one uses chocolate fingers, and you could substitute strawberries for the Maltesers
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/507454/sally-hudson-s-chocolate-heaven-cake