Chocolate Cake

Measurements


1 cup = 250ml
1/2 cup = 125ml
1 tbs = 10ml
1 tsp = 5ml

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1.5 cups sugar
  • ¾ cup dark cocoa powder
  • ½  tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup yoghurt
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1 cup coffee
  • Strawberries for garnish (optional)

Steps:

Cake

Sift the flour, baking powder, pinch of salt and baking soda.

In a separate bowl, add the sugar and eggs and whisk until smooth and slightly pale.

Add the rest of your wet ingredients to the eggs and sugar mixture (milk, yoghurt, oil coffee) and whisk until combined.

Add in the half of dry ingredients and mix until combined then add in the other half and mix until everything is combined and the batter is smooth.

Pour into 2 parchment lined and greased baking tins and bake for 45 minutes on 180 degrees.

Take it out and let it cool.

To ensure its baked use put a skewer in the cake and make it comes out clean.

Icing

Combine all the icing sugar and cocoa, add the yoghurt and mix it together.

Pour the icing over the cake.

Garnish with strawberries (optional)

Enjoy the indulgence 😉

Tip:

If you want the icing to be less runny, use less yoghurt.