Simple Chocolate Cake – moist and delicious
by Tavolino
A classic sponge cake that delights with its moist texture and intense chocolate flavor. Perfect for any occasion and easy to prepare.
Ingredients
- Eggs 3 pieces, size M
- All-purpose flour (alternatively spelt flour type 630) 325 g
- Whole milk 275 ml
- Sugar 225 g
- Butter (very soft) 200 g
- Bourbon vanilla sugar 1 packet
- Baking powder 1 packet
- Cocoa powder 5 tbsp
- Salt 1 pinch
- Dark chocolate chips 100 g
- Dark chocolate cake glaze 1 tub
- Dark chocolate shavings to taste
- Butter for the pan a little
- Flour for the pan a little
Preparation
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180 °C top/bottom heat.
- 2
Grease a baking pan with a little butter and dust with a little flour.
- 3
Place 200 g of very soft butter and 225 g of sugar in a bowl and beat until creamy.
- 4
Stir 3 eggs into the butter mixture one at a time.
- 5
Stir in 1 packet of bourbon vanilla sugar.
- 6
Mix 325 g of flour, 1 packet of baking powder, 5 tbsp of cocoa powder, and 1 pinch of salt.
- 7
Briefly stir the flour mixture into the batter, alternating with 275 ml of whole milk.
- 8
Gently fold 100 g of dark chocolate chips into the batter.
- 9
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top.
- 10
Bake the cake on the middle rack for approx. 45 minutes.
- 11
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely.
- 12
Melt the dark chocolate cake glaze in a water bath according to the package instructions.
- 13
Cover the cooled cake with the glaze.
- 14
Sprinkle with dark chocolate shavings to taste and let it set.