Chocolate Cake

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While the chocolate and butter are cooling a little, sieve the confectioners' sugar into another bowl. Or, easier still, put the confectioners' sugar into the food processor and blitz. This is by far and away the least tedious way of removing lumps. self raising flour.If you’ve had the flour for a while, also add a heaped teaspoon of baking powder. However, all of those recipes are just pretenders to the throne when it comes to being the greatest, as in my humble opinion, this classic milk chocolate cake has it in the bag. But don’t take my word for it – read on to find out why it’s so good and how to make one for yourself. Could this be the yummiest chocolate cake recipe in the world? You’ll have to make it to find out!

In a bid to make self-raising flour more popular among the general public, the company staged a series of exhibitions in the early 1920s where freshly baked scones, pastries and cakes were sold for a shilling to visitors. These were so popular that people demanded to have copies of the recipes so that they could bake the dishes at home. Add the golden syrup to the cooled chocolate mixture, followed by the sour cream and vanilla and then when all this is combined whisk in the sieved icing sugar. Or just pour this mixture down the funnel of the food processor on to the icing sugar, with the motor running. Made with a not-so-secret ingredient that tuns it from a plain chocolate cake to a milk chocolate cake, it’s lighter and less stodgy than many others out there, and very kid-friendly. For the cake, place all of the cake ingredients, except the boiling water, into a large mixing bowl. Using a wooden spoon, or electric whisk, beat the mixture until smooth and well combined.

You might have added too much cocoa powder, which absorbs more moisture than flour. Only add the amount suggested in the recipe: don’t be tempted to add extra thinking it will make your cake more chocolatey, it’s more likely to make it dry and crumbly. The other option is that your cake has been overcooked which will dry it out. For this, I am a big fan of the video clip where an animated Rosen is telling the audience of eating his mum’s delicious chocolate cake. The sound effects and story itself are hilarious and will be enjoyed by children and adults alike!

There isn’t too much more to explain about the cake itself, but be accurate when weighing it out. Also, if your bakes never tend to work properly, no matter the recipe, invest in an oven thermometer as it may save it all. In my rented house that I lived in last year, it was FIFTY degrees out. FIFTY. We ended up having to buy a new oven and swap it whilst we lived there as the landlord didn’t understand the significance of this.

Introduction

There must be a million or more chocolate cake recipes around, and I’m sure most of them will make you a lovely cake. Leave in the tins for 5 – 10 minutes, then turn out to cool completely. All turned out and ready for icing. ​for the milk chocolate icing/filling So, for the third instalment in the series, I thought I would cover one of the most delicious treats that have ever existed, the chocolate cake. Some of you may think “but you already have a chocolate cake recipe”, and I do… with my chocolate fudge cake, but that’s more an American style recipe and its super gooey, and utterly scrumptious, but definitely requires more ingredients and effort. Chocolate cake For the chocolate buttercream, it’s quite a simple one. You MUST use ACTUAL UNSALTED BUTTER. I mean the kind you find in foil, and that when its fridge cold, is solid. You can use a spread for the cake, but NOT for the buttercream. I might get a few smart arse comments about this as to ‘why not’ but if you want a stable buttercream, that will last no matter the heat outside, use actual unsalted butter. If your oven is definitely at the correct temperature, which most ovens technically aren’t, and you mix the ingredients in the right way, to the correct quantities, there is no reason that this cake should ever fail. With ‘The Great British Bake Off’, they apparently test all of the contestant’s ovens every day, by baking a Victoria sponge, and theoretically, they should all come out identical if the ovens work.

Spread a little chocolate icing over the top of one of the chocolate cakes, then carefully top with the other cake.

Ingredients

There’s no need to cream butter like the usual recipes because this one is made with oil which is the reason why this cake is beautifully moist.No more dry chocolate cake! 🙌🏻 (Also means this is more forgiving than most, having once accidentally left it in the oven for 15 minutes longer than necessary and it still wasn’t dry). If the children are in a younger year group, ask them to write down how many onomatopoeias they heard when the poetry was read out to them. This could be a good way to assess the students understanding on key features (it can also be done with other features, like alliteration)

Though I am aware I’m not discussing the book, but instead the video clip, I just think there is so much rich literature to be relished and learned by children. For example, Rosen’s story telling is second to none, therefore this can be harnessed and used to develop children’s own story writing and storytelling. This is also inclusive of children who are perhaps not advanced readers, as they can develop their speaking and listening skills without having to do any reading. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Sift in the flour, baking powder and cocoa, then lightly fold into the mixture.

Finish with your choice of sprinkles. Our kids are partial to a bit of everything in the cupboard, for maximum party cake chic.