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🍰The Best Moist Chocolate Cake Recipe

This is the perfect and only chocolate cake recipe you'll ever need! It's incredibly moist and rich, quick and easy to make, and absolutely delicious; your whole family will love it.
Course Coffee cake, Dessert, Tea Time
Cuisine European Cuisine, World Cuisine
Diet Vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Calories 384kcal
Author Ramona Sebastian
Cost £5

Equipment

  • hand mixer
  • bowl
  • oven dish 10x4 inch or 25x10 cm
  • wooden spoon or spatula Night
  • parchment paper optional

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 200 grams spelt flour (1.67 cups/7.05 oz)
  • 200 ml milk (6.76 fl oz) I used full-fat milk
  • 150 grams sugar (5.29 oz) I used unrefined organic
  • 125 ml olive oil (4.23 fl oz) or any oil with a neutral taste
  • 100 grams cacao powder (1.16 cups/3.53 oz) I used organic raw cacao powder
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder soda bicarbonate/baking soda is also ok
  • 1 teaspoon cider vinegar or lemon to activate the baking powder
  • 1 pinch Celtic salt

Fot the milk syrup

  • 200 ml milk (6.76 fl oz)
  • 20 grams cacao (0.71 oz)
  • 1 tablespoon sugar or more if you want it sweeter (optional)

For the ganache

  • 150 ml single cream (5.07 fl oz) or double/heavy cream
  • 200 grams chocolate (7.05 oz) use a good quality chocolate
Metric - US Imperial

Instructions

Make the chocolate cake

  • Preheat the oven to 180℃/360℉ and grease the oven dish or line it with parchment paper.
  • Start by adding the eggs with sugar to a medium-sized bowl. Add the salt and whizz together until it becomes creamy and frothy.
  • Add the remaining wet ingredients, oil, milk, and the cider vinegar.
  • In a sieve, add the flour and sieve together with the cacao powder and the soda bicarbonate or the baking soda/baking powder. Sieve all over the wet ingredients.
  • Mix the dry and wet ingredients well together using a wooden spoon or a metal whisk.
  • Pour the chocolate batter into the prepared ovenproof dish, and sprinkle with some chocolate chips if desired. I did.
  • Place in the preheated oven and bake at 185℃/360℉ (fan-assisted oven) for 35 minutes. Perform the toothpick test, and if ready, remove it from the oven and place it on the kitchen counter or on a chopping board if your surface doesn't support high heat.
  • Using a wooden skewer, poke holes all over the surface of the cake, going all the way down so the milk sauce can fully soak in.

Make the milk sauce

  • Place a pan over medium heat, pour in the milk, add the cocoa powder and the sugar (if using), then heat and stir until everything is well combined and smooth.
  • Pour the milk sauce all over the surface of the cake while hot. Allow it to rest for a good 10-15 minutes until the milk is almost fully absorbed by the cake.

Make the ganache

  • Place a pan over medium heat, add the cream and the chocolate chips, and let them melt, stirring until a smooth, glossy ganache forms.
  • Pour the ganache over the cake, spread uniformly over the surface using the back of a spoon or a knife.
  • Top the chocolate cake with the desired toppings, dry fruit (like I did), more chocolate shavings, nuts, whatever you like.
    Serve and fully enjoy warm or cold with a dollop of ice cream if you like. Mmmm, delicious!

Video

Notes

  • A US teaspoon is bigger than the European one, so use less baking powder and soda bicarbonate - I would say use ½ US teaspoon 
  • Don't forget to add a pinch of salt, as the cake will taste better with a hint of salt. 
  • I did forget to add the cider vinegar in the picture where the ingredients were shown, but you should not forget to add it.
  • For the ganache, depending on the surface of the cake, you can do more or less. If you choose a pan sheet, you may add a little extra cream and chocolate, and trust me, you will not be upset if you end up with more ganache 😜😅
  • Baking time really depends on the dish you choose to bake the cake and how thick the cake is.
    •    20 min(cupcakes) to 35 min max in any oven dish. 
  • Just under 400 Cals per slice of pure heaven!!
  • Feel free to add some vanilla or any other flavorings like orange peel, peppermint, rum, or whatever you fancy. 

Nutrition

Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 42mg | Potassium: 315mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 251IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 3mg