The Month of Love and Chocolate Cake
February is the month of love and nothing says I love you more than freshly baked dessert treats. Almost anyone will feel the love with the appetising aromas of baked cooked wafting through the kitchen. Any baked goods can do the trick, brownies, biscuits, deserts, cupcakes and cakes all made from scratch and enticing tastebuds. The options are endless when it comes to baking and incorporating different flavours, spices like nutmeg, ginger and cinnamon can often be used to enhance baked goods.
A favourite treat for most is a slice of chocolate cake and nothing quite says love more than a warm slice of chocolate cake heaven made with top-quality baking ingredients.
Below is a recipe for one of the most delicious chocolate cakes as well as some helpful links to get you started with the ingredients necessary for this fabulous chocolate cake.
Chocolate Cake Ingredients
6 tbsp oil
1/2 cup sugar (https://northernfoods.co.za/product/brown-sugar/)
1/2 cup curd
2 tbsp milk
3/4th cup all-purpose flour
6 tbsp cocoa powder (https://northernfoods.co.za/product/cocoa-powder/)
1/2 tsp baking powder (https://northernfoods.co.za/product/baking-powder/)
1/4th tsp baking soda (https://northernfoods.co.za/product/bicarbonate-of-soda/)
Pinch of salt (https://northernfoods.co.za/product/salt/)
1/2 tsp coffee powder
Melted chocolate, for garnish
Chocolate Cake Baking Method:
- In a bowl, whisk together sugar and oil till nicely combined.
- Add curd and milk to this mixture and whisk again until everything is properly combined.
- Sift the dry ingredients, namely, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and coffee powder over this mixture and mix well. Do not over-mix.
- Spread this batter neatly in the same bowl and microwave on regular heating mode for 3-4 mins.
- Once the cake is cooked and out of the microwave, melt some chocolate and spread a generous layer of it on the cake
Northern Food Ingredients stocks a range of baking products including baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, cocoa powder, salt and other baking ingredients. Our ingredients often have a 1kg option as well as bulk 25kg baking ingredients – depending on the volume of baking ingredients your business or residence needs.
