Coca Cola Chocolate Cake
For the cake
200g plain flour
250g castor sugar
1/2 teaspoon bicarb
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
125ml of buttermilk (although I did use normal milk..not sure if it made a diff)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
125g unsalted butter
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
175ml Coca Cola
For the Icing
225g icing sugar
2 tablespoons (30g) butter
3 tablespoons (45ml) Coca Cola
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and put in a baking sheet at the same time. Line a 22-23cm spring form tin with al-foil to stop the cake batter leaking through and spray with cooking oil.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, bicarb, and salt. Beat an egg, buttermilk and vanilla in a measuring jug. In a heavy based saucepan (or the microwave) melt the butter, cocoa powder and Coke gently until butter is melted. Pour into the dry ingredients, stir well with a wooden spoon and then add the liquid ingredients from the jug, beating until well blended.
Pour into the prepared tin and bake on the warn sheet for 40 minutes or until the tester comes out clean.
Leave to stand for 15 minutes in the tin before unmoulding. Then unclip, unwrap and turn out onto a wire rack, making sure you have a sheet of newspaper or something underneath the rack to collect the icing that will drip off it later.
Sieve the icing sugar and set aside. In a heavy based saucepan (or the microwave) combine the butter, Coca Cola and cocoa powder until melted. remove from the heat and add the vanilla. Then spoon in the icing sugar and beat until you have a good spreadable but still runny icing mix.
Pour this over the cake whilst it is still warm and then leave to cool completely. place on serving plate. Great on its own, or with something yummy like ice cream.
No comments:
Post a Comment