How to Make Chocolate Cake
By PutoPinoy on Thursday, June 07, 2007 At
Thursday, June 07, 2007
Ingredients:A. Chocolate Cake:
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 hot water
- 2/3 cup shortening such as butter or margarine
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups sifter all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups condensed milk
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup hot water
- 1 tsp vanilla
Equipment:
- rubber scrapper
- wooden spoon bowls
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 2 round pans
- electric mixer
- sauce pan
- spatula
- fork
- tablespoon
- 1 round doily
Procedure
A. Chocolate Cake
- In a small bowl, combine the cocoa powder and hot water. Stir thoroughly until the cocoa powder is completely dissolved. Set aside. This is the cocoa mixture.
- In another bowl, beat the shortening with an electric mixer. Slowly add sugar, then vanilla. Blend in eggs. This is the creamed mixture.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
- Alternately add the flour mixture and milk to the creamed mixture. Blend in the cocoa mixture. Pour the batter into two greased round pans.
- Leave a 1/2-inch headspace. Bake at 350°F for 35-40 minutes. To check if the cake is already done, insert a toothpick into the cake. If toothpick comes out dry, then the cake is already done.
- Cool cake before spreading icing or frosting. One frosting that will complement our very special chocolate cake is the chocolate frosting.
B. Chocolate Frosting
- Melt the 1/3 cup cocoa powder in 1/3 cup hot water. This is your cocoa paste.
- In a saucepan, combine the butter, milk, vanilla and the cocoa paste. Stir thoroughly.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat.
- Transfer the first layer of chocolate cake on a round doily. Spread with chocolate frosting on the cake. On top, put the next layer of chocolate cake.
- Cover the entire cake with the frosting. You may also put a design on the cake to make it more appealing.
- One easy design has "waves" formed along the edges with a fork or spoon. You may also wish to put a zigzag design using a fork.
