Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake © kvalifood.com

A simple, classic chocolate cake baked in a bundt tin and covered with chocolate icing. The basic recipe, as it has always been.

Ingredients

Cake

  • 200 g flour
  • 200 g sugar
  • 150 g butter, softened
  • 3 eggs

Icing

  • 2 dl icing sugar, sifted
  • 2 tbsp cocoa
  • ½ egg white, to taste

Directions

Mix the batter

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Beat the butter and sugar together. Add the eggs one at a time. Fold in the flour.

Bake

Pour the batter into a greased bundt tin or ring tin. Bake on the bottom rack for 45–50 minutes.

Ice

Let the cake cool completely. Mix the icing sugar, cocoa, and egg white together into a thick, spreadable icing. Spread the icing over the cake.

Notes

  • The cake is done when a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
  • The icing should be quite thick — add the egg white a little at a time.
  • Can be frozen un-iced for up to 6 months.
  • A tablespoon of instant coffee in the batter enhances the chocolate flavour.