Desserts & Baking

Classic chocolate cake

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20 minutes
50 minutes

“Add a touch of drama to a classic chocolate cakeby pouring different types of melted chocolate over it to create an impressive marbled look.” - Abigail Donnelly

Wine/Spirit Pairing
Vergelegen Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
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Ingredients

Method
  • 225 g cake flour
  • 325 g caster sugar
  • 115 g cocoa powder
  • 2 t bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 t baking powder
  • 1 t salt
  • 2 free-range eggs
  • 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
  • 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1⁄2 cup water
  • 2 t vanilla extract
  • 100 g Woolworths 70% dark chocolate drops, melted
  • 100 g Woolworths milk chocolate drops, melted
  • 100 g Woolworths white chocolate drops, melted

Method

Ingredients

1. Preheat the oven to 170°C. Grease and line a 23 cm springform baking tin with baking paper.

2. Sift all the dry ingredients into the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk together all the wet ingredients and slowly add to the dry mixture while beating at a low speed until smooth.

3. Pour the batter into the cake tin and bake for 35 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin, then remove. Just before serving, drizzle with the melted chocolate.

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Photography: Jan Ras
Food assistants: Emma Nkunzana & Cheri Kustner
Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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