Classic Chocolate Cake

This chocolate cake recipe is a true classic, resulting in a moist crumb with deep chocolate flavor. It is a simple recipe, and is sure to become your go-to whether for a birthday, holiday, or simply to satisfy a craving. Customize the cake by coating with your favorite frosting or chocolate ganache.  This recipe also calls for boiling water, which helps bloom the cocoa powder, giving the cake a deeper chocolate flavor.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Total: 45 mins
Servings: 12 servings

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups  Shivtara Maida
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

Method

1. Gather the ingredients. Preheat your oven to 180C.
2. Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans. The cakes will release better if you line the bottoms of the pans with a circle of parchment paper.
3. In a large mixing bowl, sift the flour, sugar, and cocoa powder. Add the salt, baking powder, and baking soda, and whisk until everything is blended.
4. In a separate mixing bowl, combine the milk, eggs, oil, and vanilla, and whisk to combine. Then whisk in the boiling water.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until combined.
6. Pour the batter into your prepared pans and transfer them to the oven.
7. Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean, or with a crumb or two attached. Start testing after 27 minutes to avoid over-baking.
8. Cool the cakes for 10 minutes in the pans on a wire rack. Loosen the edges by running a knife along the sides, turn the cakes out onto the racks, and cool for at least another hour.
9. Once cool, frost with your favourite chocolate frosting recipe or other frosting of your choice.