Photo: David Holifield
Yummy chocolate cake!
10 ingredients
Serves 10
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This chocolate cake recipe is fool proof and absolutely delicious! It has a dense yet light texture and the creamiest butter icing! works in separate tins, large tins and as cupcakes too perfect for baking with the kids and the only recipe I ever use!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
839
Calories
21g
Protein
27g
Fat
125g
Carbs
Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Cake | 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 a medium (approx. 22cm x 8cm) cake tin:
- 5 eggs
- self raising flour
- butter
- granulated sugar (demerera sugar gives a richer taste if you prefer)
- cocoa powder
- for the buttercream icing:
- icing sugar
- butter
- cocoa powder
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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