Photo: David Holifield
Easy chocolate cake
17 ingredients
Makes 1
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Perfect for birthdays, this is a great recipe for an easy, foolproof chocolate cake. It's moist and fudgy and will keep well for 4-5 days.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1068
Calories
29g
Protein
42g
Fat
138g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Cake | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- For the cake
- 225g/8oz plain flour
- 350g/12ÃÂýoz caster sugar
- 85g/3oz cocoa powder
- 1ÃÂý tsp baking powder
- 1ÃÂý tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 free-range eggs
- 250ml/9fl oz milk
- 125ml/4ÃÂýfl oz vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 250ml/9fl oz boiling water
- For the chocolate icing
- 200g/7oz plain chocolate
- 200ml/7fl oz double cream
- For the chocolate icing
- 200g/7oz plain chocolate
- 200ml/7fl oz double cream
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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