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Best Chocolate Cake Ever !

Believe me, I'm not bragging! Well , no one can brag at this late an hour! It's past midnight, I'm sipping tea, watching Julie and Julia while waiting for my chocolate cake to be ready for final coat of icing. Why is it so urgent? It is urgent because it's not just a cake , it's cake for a client which she'll pick tomorrow morning at 11 am. I know I started quite late but it happens when you have three kids and no eggs ...lol! After kids were settled in beds we went for a quick grocery spree which turned into a detailed one. To wrap it short, I'm done couple of minutes ago with leveling and layering this literally finger licking delicious chocolate cake with rich, creamy, satiny, velvety ganache. Once last layer was set, I dipped some left over into ganache and deavour it! It was finger licking good in real sense of the word! So I thought why not share this recipe with you!  And its not just any recipe; its a very special recipe which I use for my professional cakes. Sharing it means to share my super secret ingredient with you :)   
Enjoy  :)

 Best Chocolate Cake Ever



Ingredients:

 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tea spoon baking powder
1 1/2 tea spoon baking soda
1 tea spoon salt
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup dutch processed cocoa powder
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup oil
2 tea spoons vanilla essence 
1 cup boiling water

 Method:

 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Turning your oven on should be the very first step once you decide to bake a cake.
2. Next step is to prepare your pans.Here I'm using two 8" round pans. Preparing your cake pans properly is the key to a perfectly baked cake. There are different ways for pan preparation. These days I'm using this spray which has made the chore easy like anything. You have to shake the can and spray sides and base of your cake pans. If you're in Riyadh and want to buy this, leave a comment and I'll share the address :)

 3. Stir together sugar, flour, baking powder, soda, salt and cocoa powder in a large bowl.


 Add eggs, oil, milk and vanilla.


 Beat on low speed of your mixer till ingredients are combined, around thirty seconds; increase speed to medium and beat for two minutes. Stir in boiling water and pour into prepared pans. Batter will be thin.


4. Bake thirty to thirty five minutes. Never open your oven door in the first half of baking. Only check your cake once aroma of rich cocoa hits your nose :) or in simple words you can smell the cake being done. Insert a toothpick in center, if it comes out clean, your cake is done. Leave your cake inside the cake pan for ten minutes. Run a spatula or butter knife around it and remove on a wire rack. Cool completely before frosting. 

I roughly frosted my cake with chocolate ganache; my favorite frosting..mmmmmM!

Keep peeking into the blog for it's recipe and different ways to apply it :)

 Hope you enjoyed the recipe. It's Hershey's recipe and I've tried it hundreds of times. It's totally fool proof way to bake a great cake which is moist, rich and delectable. 

 You can ask me for any queries, it would be a pleasure to help you!

 Bon apetite ! 
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