Chocolate Cake With Icing |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Easy, Fast & Delicious ! You don't even need a mixer, I just use a whisk. What more needs to be said ? Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour (sifted) |
1 cup sugar |
6 tablespoons cocoa powder |
3/4 teaspoon baking powder |
3/4 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
2 eggs |
1/4 cup oil |
1/2 cup milk |
1/2 cup boiling water |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
2 ounces cream cheese (softened) |
1 tablespoon unsalted butter (softened) |
1/4 cup cocoa |
2/3 cup icing sugar |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
1 1/2 tablespoons milk |
Directions:
1. Cake:.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
3. Combine all dry ingredients in mixer bowl & mix well. Add eggs, milk, oil & vanilla & mix on low speed just until combined then slowly add hot water while mixing & stop when just combined. Pour batter evenly into greased & floured 9” cake pan & bake for around 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 15 minutes then turn out onto cooling rack to cool completely.
4. Icing:.
5. Combine cream cheese, butter, milk, vanilla & mix on medium speed until smooth. Add sugar a third of a cup at a time & continue to mix on medium speed until combined. Add cocoa & mix until combined & smooth.
6. Cut the cake in half when cool & spread half the icing on the bottom cake in a thin layer & the other half on top of the cake also in a thin layer or don’t cut the cake & put all the icing on top.
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