United States
Chocolate cake
A dark, damp crumb under a glossy ganache. Birthdays were invented as an excuse for this.
80 minTime
7 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayButter cake cousin made with oil and hot water, the American way.
The original515kcalsame
7 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
80minutessame
The classic American chocolate layer cake.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
6 steps- 1Heat the oven to 175 C. Grease and line two 8 inch tins. Whisk maida, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, soda and salt in a big bowl.
- 2Beat in the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla until smooth, then whisk in the boiling water.
- 3Divide between the tins and bake 30 to 35 minutes.
- 4Cool 10 minutes in the tins, then turn out onto a rack until completely cold.
- 5For the ganache, heat the cream until it steams, pour over the chopped chocolate, wait 2 minutes, then stir from the centre.
- 6Let the ganache thicken until spreadable, then sandwich and cover the cake. Chill 20 minutes to set.
Serve it like this
Slice with a hot, dry knife and serve at room temperature on a flat plate, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or cold milk alongside.
