You should all know by now how fond Steve is of making yummy food and how fond I am of eating it all! He recently decided to try and make the Classic Chocolate Cake recipe from my Sainsbury’s Baking book(seen here) -however, we didn’t have all the right ingredients.
Here is what the ingredients should be:
FOR THE CAKE
200g unsalted butter, softened – 200g Sainsbury’s Fairtrade caster sugar (this can be substituted for any caster sugar, they only specify the Sainsbury’s brand as the book is by them) – 3 medium eggs, beaten – 200g Taste The Difference extra fine sponge flour, sifted – 60g Sainsbury’s Fairtrade cocoa powder – 2 tablespoons semi-skimmed milk
FOR DECORATION
150g unsalted butter or margarine, softened – 300g icing sugar, sifter – 60g Sainsbury’s Fairtrade cocoa powder, sifted – Sainsbury’s sugar stars
We didn’t have the sponge flour, so substituted it for the same amount of self-raising flour. We also didn’t have any sugar stars, so left them out. The worst part is that we didn’t have any cocoa powder and none of our local shops had any either. So what did we use instead?
OPTIONS HOT CHOCOLATE SACHETS!
Seriously! Instead of 60g of cocoa powder, we used 100g of Options Belgian hot chocolate flavour. Be careful to remove some sugar from the mix though – don’t use all the 200g shown above if you are using hot chocolate sachets like us! Check how much you should put in on an online converter! We also used a coconut one with a Galaxy hot chocolate sachet for the icing. Yummy!
~ Obviously, when taking heed of these guidelines, remember that these are for if you have cocoa powder. If you are using hot chocolate sachets like us, remember to substitute ingredients ~
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas mark 4. Line 2x18cm round cake tins with cake tin liners – designed to give the cakes edges an attractive texture.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar, until light and creamy. Add the eggs, a little at a time, beating well after each one. Add some flour if the mixture begins to curdle.
3. Add the flour, cocoa powder/hot chocolate sachets and milk and beat until smooth. Divide the mixture between two tins and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 25 minutes until well risen. Remove from oven, lift out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely in the liners.
4. Meanwhile, start making the icing! Beat the butter/margarine in a large bowl until fluffy. Add icing sugar and cocoa powder/hot chocolate sachets and continue to beat until smooth and creamy. As the mixture becomes a tad dry, add 3 tablespoons of boiling water and mix well.
5. Sandwich the 2 cakes together with half of the icing. Spread the remaining icing on top of the cake and create peaks, using the back of a spoon. Sprinkle with sugar stars.
We love making things in the kitchen with chocolate – it is one of our favourite ingredients to use! We also love making them in different shapes – you can buy chocolate moulds online to help you make the different shapes!
Top baking tip – there is a handy way to remember how many teaspoons are in a tablespoon, why not check it out?
What yummy goodies have you made recently?
This looks lush! Could happily nom some right now! xoxoxo
Ah this looks amazing!
Maria xxx
looks delicious!
Oohhh I could eat this right now, looks incredible x
Oh wow this looks delicious! I bet my diet goes downt he drain today after seeing this! x
Yum yum. This looks delicious. I wish I could reach through the monitor and take a slice for myself! Following you back. Thanks for the follow. 🙂
Julie
*tries not to drool* *fails*
This. Looks. AMAZING. I can never make chocolate cake properly 🙁 I'll have to try this recipe and see if it's me or the recipes 😛
xx
Looks interesting! I would love to taste it. It sounds amazing.
OMG!!! That looks so good!!!
Ooft, that looks so yummy!
Gosh, this looks delicious, yes please! x
This looks amazing! Think I will have to try this out! & I am now craving chocolate :') I made some oreo brownies the other day and they were delicious!xx
Looks delish!
Hot chocolate! Genius! Xo
Absolutely scrummy looking goodness!
This looks so tasty, will try for myself
Made it and it’s a hit thank you x
Thank you for letting me know, I’m so glad!
Thank you for letting me know, I’m so glad!