Going to invite your friends and want to prepare a simple, fast and delicious cake for snack? This cocoa cake is perfect for the occasion, it’s very easy to prepare and has excellent presentation!
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INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Cocoa powder
- Granulated sugar
- Baking soda
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- All-purpose flour
- Milk
- Salt
- Vegetable oil
- Baking powder
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE COCOA CAKE
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a loaf tin with margarine and dust with some cocoa powder.
Step 2: In a bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and the salt. Add the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract and whisk until obtain a homogeneous mixture.
Step 3: Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 30 minutes.
Step 4: Turn off the oven and unmold the cake to a plate. Let cool completely and serve.
TIPS FOR COCOA CAKE
1. When preheating the oven, make sure you have all ingredients ready to start making the cake.
2. Place the oven rack in the middle. This allows the hot air to circulate evenly around the cake, resulting in even cooking.
3. When placing the cake in the oven, the oven should not be too hot, if it is, the cake will rise too quickly and there will be no time for the inside of the cake to cook at the same speed (what often happens is the cake sinks in the middle). If the oven is too hot, leave the oven door open until the temperature drops a little.
4. Never open the oven door while the cake is baking. The kitchen temperature is always lower than the oven temperature, what will happen is that the oven temperature will drop and the risk of the cake sinks in the middle increases.
5. The first thing to do before taking the cake out of the oven, is to stick a toothpick in the center of the cake. If it's dry, it's cooked. Turn off the oven and leave the cake in the oven for another 5 minutes.
6. Do not open the oven door all the way, leave the door open about 10 to 15 centimeters (4 inches to 6 inches) and wait another 5 or 10 minutes so that the heat enters the kitchen and there is no temperature shock that causes the cake to collapse (the time depends on the season of the year, if it is summer leave it for about 5 minutes, if it is winter 10 minutes).
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Cocoa cake
Going to invite your friends and want to prepare a simple, fast and delicious cake for snack? This cocoa cake is perfect for the occasion, it’s very easy to prepare and has excellent presentation!
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- 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 175 grams (3/4 cup) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 medium eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 175 grams (1 1/4 cups) all-purpose flour
- 100 ml (1/2 cup) milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF). Grease a loaf tin (25 x 11 centimeters with 7 centimeters high (9 3/4 x 4 1/3-inch with 2 3/4-inch-high)) with margarine and dust with some cocoa powder.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and the salt. Add the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract and whisk until obtain a homogeneous mixture.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes (the time depends on the oven).
- Turn off the oven and unmold the cake to a plate. Let cool completely and serve.
