Chocolate Cake with Buttercream Frosting for any occasion!

Here at Amari, we decided to celebrate this Easter season with a very delicious chocolate cake with frosting, it was truly yummy! We’re going to share the recipe, here you go:

Delicious Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:

– 21/2 cup All-Purpose Flour
– 1 cup Sugar
– 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder – alkalized
– 3 teaspoons Baking Powder
– 1/2 cup Milk
– 1 cup Butter (or Margarine) *If using butter; add 1/2 tspn salt to dry ingredients
– 3 Eggs
– 1 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
– 1/2 cup freshly brewed hot coffee

Directions:

1.) Preheat oven to 350ºF/180°C, then grease and flour a round 8 inch cake pan. and set aside.
2.) Sift the flour, cocoa powder(we used Maimun Supplies brand) and baking powder into a separate bowl.

sifted chocolate cake flour

3.) In another bowl, cream the sugar and margarine until white.

4.) In a small bowl; beat the eggs and vanilla until you see bubble; then add into the creamed mixture.
4.) Slowly fold in the flour mixture alternately with the coffee and then milk until thoroughly combined. Pour the batter

Chocolate cake batter

into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 to 65 minutes,or until toothpick or clean knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
5.) Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then turn out onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
6.) Place on a large plate or cake board and frost the cake. For the buttercream frosting click on this link – Buttercream Frosting

To garnish: You can choose to shave some dark chocolate on the top for a lovely decadent finish like the cake shown above. You can also melt about 40 gms of dark chocolate on a double boiler and then drizzle on the edges of the buttercream frosting after it has set for about 20 minutes for a lovely finish. Be creative!

Serve and enjoy ^_^!!

Do you have any cake recipes you love for occasions? Let us know.

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