Friday, February 04, 2011

Rich Moist Chocolate Cake


... Yasmin's baking project semalam ...




Rich Moist Chocolate Cake
By Amy Beh

Ingredients:
175g butter
350g soft brown sugar
3 eggs

(A):
1 tsp instant coffee powder + 1 tsp hot water, mixed to dissolve the coffee granules
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp chocolate emulco

(B):
220g plain flour
30g cocoa powder
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2 tsp salt
1½ tsp baking powder
200ml water

Method:

Preheat oven to 170°C degrees C. Grease and line a 22-23cm round cake pan with greaseproof paper. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Stir in combined essences (A) until well mixed. Fold in sifted ingredients (B), alternating it with water. Turn mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes or until cake is cooked through when tested with a skewer.


Note:
The first time I tried baking this cake using the normal Zanussi oven. The second time I tried the same recipe using my new Sharp Healsio Steam Oven (SUPERSTEAM, WITH PREHEAT). The texture of the cake was definitely 'fluffier' but I had to add extra 10 minutes baking time because the centre was still a bit 'wet'. So, I covered the cake tin with aluminium foil (to prevent the top of the cake from being burnt) and continued baking till the cake was cooked through.






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4 comments:

  1. Min buat sorang-sorang kek ni. resipi alright, sedap.. and her topping, perfect. tapi kan, i rasa texture cake yang i buat that day using Sofina's recipe lebih gebu skit (cewah, mama tak mo kalah!).

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  2. can i not add in all the ingredient A tapi just add vanilla essence saja ?

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    1. yes, u can, Reborn Girl. masa mula2 trying this recipe, we followed as instructed. tapi selepas selesa beberapa kali buat, we adjusted accordingly.

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