Basic chocolate cake recipe | Chocolate sponge cake recipe | Chocolate cake recipe easy

Christmas is knocking at the doors and it’s almost mandatory to bake cake at every house to celebrate Christmas and new year. Though it is everyone’s desire to bake cake and decorate it like a Christmas tree with icing, frosting etc., but still the journey begins with baking a perfect basic cake recipe which plays the role of base in a well decorated cake.

A Chocolate sponge cake recipe is a precious gem for every baker. There are hundreds of recipes for chocolate cake. It’s not an easy task to pick one recipe which will perfectly match the availability of your ingredients and the kitchen equipment. In fact, I have tried some of my friends’ recipes but sometimes I didn’t have all the equipment and sometimes the range of temperature of the oven was the issue.

To bake a perfect Chocolate Cake homemade is an ultimate desire for every chocolate lover and upcoming bakers. According to me, everyone would love to have a perfect chocolate cake recipe easy which they can blindly follow before any occasion.

If you are looking for a chocolate cake recipe easy then you are at the right place. Here, I have included all my tips and tricks to prepare a perfect chocolate cake recipe from scratch with all the details. I can assure you that this basic chocolate cake recipe can be a show’s topper at any occasion and impress your guests. You could also use the homemade chocolate frosting recipe in this cake.

This basic chocolate cake recipe is very simple and easy to make. It is prepared with very basic ingredients which is utterly necessary for preparing a cake and a hand mixer. I must say it is a perfect cake recipe for the novice. I have tried my level best to keep the recipe as simple as possible.

In fact, this chocolate cake recipe easy is one of the most versatile cake recipes and you can make myriad variations in it. Isn’t it exciting????

Chocolate sponge cake recipe with step by step photos and instructions have been provided in the ‘Instructions’ section of the recipe. I have included all the tips and tricks to prepare a super light and fluffy basic chocolate cake recipe. If you follow the steps precisely then you will get your desired chocolate cake recipe.

Tips to prepare a perfect basic chocolate cake

How to make basic chocolate cake?

To prepare the basic chocolate cake recipe, first measure all the ingredients and keep them aside. Take all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder into a bowl and sieve them together. It is one of the most frequent question that “why do we sieve the dry ingredients before mixing into the batter”. I have provided the details into the ‘Tips to prepare a perfect basic chocolate cake’ section. It is one of the essential parts of preparing a cake.

Grease an 8 inches cake tin with butter and line the bottom with wax paper. Make the cake tin ready before preparing the batter so that you can immediately pour the batter without wasting any time.

Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 160°C Fan/180°C electric/Gas 4.

On the other hand, take sugar into a large mixing bowl and add butter into it. Mix the contents in medium speed for 6-8 minutes with the help of a hand mixer. Scrap the sides with a spatula when required. Make a smooth buttery mixture with both the ingredients. It is a very necessary part of the recipe.

Then add the eggs, one at a time, into the mixing bowl and beat it with the hand mixer at medium speed until bubbly and airy. Add vanilla extract and mix it well.

After that, add the sieved flour mixture in three batches into the batter and mix it with a spatula. Make a smooth lumps free batter. If you feel the batter is too sticky, then you can add 1-2 tablespoons of milk into it.

Then pour the cake batter into the previously prepared cake tin and transfer it into the middle of the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes to bake the basic chocolate cake recipe. For me, it took exactly 26 minutes. But sometimes the duration may vary due to difference in heat of the oven.

Check the cake with the help of toothpick or skewer. If it is not done, then bake it for another couple of minutes and check it again with a toothpick. Once it is done, transfer the cake tin on wired racks for 15-20 minutes to cool down. Then you can insert knife through the edges of the cake to demould it.

Pour chocolate syrup in the room temperature over the cake and serve it. This step is completely optional.

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup all-purpose Flour
• ¼ cup Cocoa powder
• ¾ cup Sugar
• 100 Grams Butter, at room temperature
• 2 Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ½ tablespoon Baking powder
• ½ teaspoon Butter to grease the cake tin
• 1 cup Chocolate syrup (Optional), to pour on the cake

1. Preheat the oven at 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4.
2. On the other hand, grease an 8-inch diameter cake tin with butter and cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the bottom of the tin. Keep the cake tin aside.
   

3. Place a sieve on a large mixing bowl. Sieve ¾ cup all-purpose flour, ¼ cup cocoa powder, ½ tablespoon baking powder together and keep it aside.
   

4. Take another mixing bowl and add soft 100 grams butter into it.
   

   Note: Make sure there are no water droplets in the mixing bowls.
   

5. Add ¾ cup caster sugar into the mixing bowl and mix it with the help of a hand mixer. Mix all the ingredients evenly in medium speed till it becomes smooth and creamy. This process takes around 6-8 minutes to be done perfectly. Scrap the sides with the help of a rubber spatula when required.
   

6. Add two eggs, one egg at a time, into the bowl and mix it in medium speed for another 45-50 seconds until the mixture is airy.
   
   

7. Add vanilla extract and mix it well for 15-20 seconds in medium speed.
   
   

8. Add the sieved flour mixture (Step 4) in three batches into the batter and mix it with a spatula with cut and fold method. Make a smooth lumps free batter. The batter should be sticky in texture. If you feel the batter is too sticky, then you can add 1-2 tablespoons of milk into it.
   
   

9. Pour the cake batter into the cake tin (Step 2).
   

10. Put the cake tin into the middle of the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes. For me, it took exactly 26 minutes to get the cake perfectly baked.
    

11. Take the cake tin out of the oven.
    

12. Go for a toothpick test. Take a toothpick and put it inside the cake to check whether it is done or not. If the toothpick comes out clean, then baking is done.
    

13. Allow it to cool off for 15-20 minutes.
14. Insert knife through the edges of the cake to demould it. Demould the cake and remove the wax paper.
15. Place the cake on a plate and allow it to cool down completely.
    

16. Pour chilled chocolate syrup on the cake before cutting it. Addition of chocolate syrup is completely optional.

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