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Poppy Carr's Very Chocolatey Chocolate Cake Recipe
Updated: Author: Poppy Carr
Influencer recipe
1h 15m
15m
1h
Serves 16
A little effort
How to make Poppy’s "very chocolatey" chocolate cake
Poppy Carr shares how to make her “family favourite” chocolate cake. Soft, light and seriously indulgent, this very chocolatey chocolate cake delivers everything you want from a classic bake. With a delicious, moist sponge and intense cocoa flavour, it’s perfect for celebrations - or whenever you want to create something a little more special.
This chocolate cake is topped with smooth and creamy buttercream using Silver Spoon icing sugar for the silkiest texture.
17 ingredients10 steps
Vegetarian
Nut Free
Ingredients
MetricImperial
For the cake
400gSilver Spoon Caster Sugar
240gAllinson's Plain White Flour
120gCocoa Powder
2 tspBaking Powder
1 tspBicarbonate of soda
1 tspSalt
110mlVegetable Oil
240mlMilk
Eggs
2 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
240mlWarm water
For the buttercream
500gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar
250gUnsalted butter
5 tbspCocoa Powder
5 tbspMilk
For the decoration (optional)
HandfulRaspberries
HandfulChocolate Chips
Method
Step 1
Pre-heat the oven to 150 degrees (fan) & line 2 10 inch cakes
Step 2
In a bowl, add 240g plain flour, 400g Silver Spoon Caster Sugar, 120g Cocoa Powder, 2 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda and a 1 tsp of salt. Mix your ingredients until they are full combined.
Ingredients for this step
400gSilver Spoon Caster Sugar
240gAllinson's Plain White Flour
120gCocoa Powder
2 tspBaking Powder
1 tspBicarbonate of soda
1 tspSalt
Step 3
Add in your wet ingredients one at a time starting with 110ml vegetable oil, 240ml milk, 2 eggs, 2 tsp vanilla extract then whisk until smooth.
Ingredients for this step
110mlVegetable Oil
240mlMilk
Eggs
2 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
Step 4
Once combined, add 240ml warm water to your mixture and whisk again
Ingredients for this step
240mlWarm water
Step 5
Split your mixture evenly between the two 10-inch cake tins and bake for 60 minutes at 150 degrees Celsius.
Step 6
While your cakes cook, you can make a start on your buttercream. For your buttercream, whip 250g unsalted butter until lighter in colour.
Ingredients for this step
250gUnsalted butter
Step 7
Gradually add 500g Silver Spoon Caster Sugar and whisk until smooth
Ingredients for this step
500gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar
Step 8
Add 5tbsp cocoa powder and 5 tbsp milk to your buttercream and whisk again until fully combined.
Ingredients for this step
5 tbspMilk
5 tbspCocoa Powder
Step 9
Once your cakes have cooled, pipe your buttercream onto your cake and construct.
Step 10
Poppy decorates her cake with raspberries and chocolate chips but shares how this can be changed depending on your taste, with her nan preferring to add fudge and caramel to her very chocolatey chocolate cake
Ingredients for this step
HandfulChocolate Chips
HandfulRaspberries
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