I wanted to try a chocolate butter cake and to experiment a bit...by mixing the recipe I found for a marble cake at Joy of Baking - Marble Cake and see if I could make a chocolate butter cake out of it.
I reduced the amount of ingredients that is required as I wanted to make a smaller cake.
Preparation Time: 30-40 minutes
Cooking Time: 50-60 minutes
Ingredients used
210 gm of semi sweet chocolate (I only had semi sweet chocolate chips from Hersheys at that time, so I used that)
128 gm of salted butter (left at room temperature)
188 gm of granulated sugar
3 normal sized eggs
1 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla essence
222 gm of plain flour
1 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
120 ml of fresh milk (I used Farmhouse)
Pre-Steps
1. Preheat the oven at 180°C.
Steps
1. Melt the chocolate until smooth in a bowl using the double boiler method. Set aside to cool to room temperature
2. Beat the butter for 1 minute on low speed. Gradually add the sugar and beat at low speed.
3. Once the sugar has been mixed, increase the mixer speed to medium for about 5 minutes until the colour is lighten. You can still feel the sugar bits.
4. Add in 3 eggs, beating one at a time at low speed.
5. Add in the vanilla essence and mix at low speed.
6. Sift in the plain flour, baking powder and baking soda into the batter in 3 portions. Add in the milk and mix until it is all incorporated. Do not over mix.
7. Fold in the cool melted chocolate using a spatula.
8. Pour into a greased baking pan and bake for about 50-60 minutes (I am using a loaf pan. Adjust your baking time accordingly based on the type of pan you use. Do not open the oven during baking to prevent sunken cake).
Note:
- Do not open the oven door during baking.
- Use a cake tester / toothpick to check if the cake is cooked. I used a small knife as the cake is too tall for a toothpick.
- At 35 minutes - the middle is still not cooked.
- The cake has a rich chocolate taste to it
nice
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