Top 5 Chocolate Cake Recipes

Cake is a form of sweet dessert that is typically baked. In its oldest forms, cakes were modifications of breads but now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate and share features with other desserts such as pastries, meringues, custards and pies.

Top 5 Chocolate Cake Recipes

Recipe#04

Light Chocolate Cake

INGREDIENTS:

 . 75g unsalted butter, softened
 . 1 cup caster sugar
 . 2 eggs
 . 1 1/2 cups self-raising flour
 . 1/3 cup cocoa powder, sifted
 . 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
 . 1 cup reduced-fat milk

 . cocoa powder and mixed berries, to serve

Method:

Step 1
Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Grease a 22cm fluted ring pan.

Step 2
Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, eggs, flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda and milk on low speed for 1 minute or until just combined. Increase speed to high. Beat for 2 minutes or until thick and creamy.

Step 3
Spoon mixture into pan. Smooth top. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove from oven. Stand cake in pan for 5 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

Step 4
Place cake on a plate. Dust with cocoa. Top with berries. Serve.