Easy Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 125 g butter
- 45 g cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp instant espresso powder
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 260 g flour
- 400 g sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
Icing
- 75 g butter
- 250 g icing sugar
- 15 g cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a 6 or 8 inch round cake tin with baking paper. Bring a full kettle to the boil.
- PREP CAKEPlace butter, cocoa powder and instant espresso powder in a medium bowl and pour over boiling water measure. Whisk until combined. In a second large bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. Pour wet mix into dry mix and whisk to combine. Add egg and milk and fold to combine.
- BAKE CAKETransfer mixture to cake tin and bake for 20-25 minutes, until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
- PREP ICINGPlace butter, icing sugar, cocoa powder and milk in a large bowl. Use electric beaters to beat for about 6 minutes, until a smooth, spreadable consistency. Add extra milk if needed, 1 Tbsp at a time.
- TO FINISHWait until cake has completely cooled before icing. Use a spoon to spread icing and decorate as desired.
