As most of you can probably assume I have a Mum and at some point in time she was born! This is known as her Birthday. Well, said Birthday happened this Sunday, so I decided why not make another cake because everybody loves cake, don't they?! This was my only present to Mum so I had to get it right. If you too would like to make a yummy chocolate cake then keep reading!
The cake I made was called Chocolate Obsession and it definitely deserved that name because I am now cake obsessed!!!!! But before eating the cake your gonna need to make it, so you will need...
For the Sponge!
- 350g (12oz) dark chocolate (39 per cent cocoa solids), broken into pieces
- 225g (8oz) butter, softened
- 3 eggs
- 400g (14oz) caster sugar
- 400g (14oz) self-raising flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
For the Buttercream & Decoration!
- 150g butter, (softened)
- 335g of icing sugar, (sifted)
Step 1 - Break up your chocolate and place in a saucepan with 225g of butter. Add 100ml of room temperature water ( at this point it doesn't look appetizing but once the butter melts and everything is incorporated it's fine!) your mixture should (fingers crossed) now look something like this!
Leave your chocolate mixture to cool slightly whilst doing step 2
Step 2 - Grab a seperate bowl and add 3 lightly whisked eggs and caster sugar. Beat together until smooth! (I did have a picture of what it looks like but this aswell looks a little less appetizing !) Your mixture should be a pale yellow colour!
Step 3 - Add the chocolate mixture to your existing mixing bowl, mixing until smooth. Then gradually sift your flour into this mixture until well combined.
Step 4 - Place the mixture in a well greased and lined tin until the bowl is empty!
Step 5 - Bake the cake at 170 degrees in a fan oven or gas mark 4. Me being me I tend to burn cakes and if you are looking for a gooey texture bake for 30 - 50 min and take out when your skewer comes out with clumpy & gooey cake like texture to avoid doing this! This will create a brownie tasting effect to your cake. Make sure to place the cake on the middle shelf of your oven or if not the lower shelf to prevent crispy side's. And don't overcook your cake or you will end up with a brownie center and a crispy outer layer cake !!! (like mine) Although it was still very yummy!
Step 6 - Once your cake is correctly baked, leave to cool. Once your cake is cool slice in half.
Step 7 - Time for BUTTERCREAM!! Yummy!! To make the buttercream the first thing you want to do is beat the butter for at least 3 -5 minute's. This gives it a whiter, more classier (you might say ) look! After beating the butter gradually, add your icing sugar whilst whisking on a slow speed until well combined.
Step 8 - (now you are probably thinking 'boy this is a lot of steps', but trust me it is worth it !!) Now put an even layer of buttercream using a butter knife on one side of the cake, making sure to
leave enough for the top half of the cake .
Step 9 - Once one side is coated in buttercream, sandwich both sides together and spread a layer of
buttercream on the top of the cake! Finally place some chocolate buttons on top and share the cake with someone else! In my case, that was my Mum! And I just wanted to say a little shoutout to my Mum wishing her a Happy Birthday (even though this blog post is a few day's late)
I hope you all enjoyed your chocolate cake. I know my family certainly did. Let me know via instagram if you did using #imadeacake
Love you all. See you later!
Love you all. See you later!
India xx
Here are a few snaps from the day!
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P.S. this was not a serious photo!!x
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