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Chelsea's Favourite Chocolate Cake

Name: Chelsea's Favourite Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp instant coffee granules; ¾ cup water; 2 cups Chelsea White Sugar; 1¾ cups Edmonds Standard Grade Flour; ¾ cup cocoa powder; 2 tsp vanilla essence; 2 tsp Edmonds Baking Soda; 1 tsp Edmonds Baking Powder; ½ tsp salt; 2 eggs; 1¼ cups Meadow Fresh Milk (or Rice/Soya Milk); ½ cup sunflower or soya oil; Icing Ingredients; 1½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar (225g); 2 Tbsp cocoa powder; 50g butter, softened; 2-3 Tbsp hot water

4.6

Preparation

10 mins

Bake

1 hours 20 mins

Difficulty

Easy

Servings

NZ's favourite chocolate cake recipe. Unbelievably easy - throw all of the ingredients together and bake. We love this one, try it today.

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Ingredients
Method

Ingredients

1 Tbsp instant coffee granules
¾ cup water
2 cups Chelsea White Sugar
1¾ cups Edmonds Standard Grade Flour
¾ cup cocoa powder
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 tsp Edmonds Baking Soda
1 tsp Edmonds Baking Powder
½ tsp salt
2 eggs
1¼ cups Meadow Fresh Milk (or Rice/Soya Milk)
½ cup sunflower or soya oil

Icing Ingredients

1½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar (225g)
2 Tbsp cocoa powder
50g butter, softened
2-3 Tbsp hot water

Chelsea Products in Recipe

White Sugar

The uniform size of the...

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can you any type of Oil? like canola or cooking oil

CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, yes any neutral oil will work well in this recipe.

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Reviews

297

What did you think of this recipe?

Lovely easy recipe, dark chocolate moist cake, my husband told he smelt burning at 1 hour and lucky he did as i checked and was totally cooked inside and was a little too dark and crisp on top with a slightly burned taste so i think maybe should be less for fan ovens? I will try it again though and check after 40 or 50 mins.

Unknown

ONE WORD: AMAZING

Unknown

Very, very nice chocolate cake, wonderful for the family. Will make again soon.

Unknown

So much chocolate cake - so little time... To eat that is. The best ever moist cake and just so simple....

Mark

This was a great cake to bake. Quick and easy, thanks Chelsea!

Elenoa

can you any type of Oil? like canola or cooking oil

CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, yes any neutral oil will work well in this recipe.

Susan Talbot

Amazing and so easy

Unknown

I split the mix into 2 tins and sandwiched the two together with cream, Yummo!! Such a moist chocolate cake I highly recommend it :)

Kerren

Should I use a US customery cup (236.588 ml) cup or an Imperial cup (284.131) ?CHELSEA: Either cup is fine with the required amount of ingredient/s as per the recipe.

Angie

Made this cake 3 times in less than a week. So, so easy and so good!

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (reduce to 160 for fan forced).

Grease and line a 23-25cm cake tin with baking paper.

Dissolve the coffee granules in water, then place all ingredients into a food processor and process until well combined and smooth.

Pour the mixture into the cake tin. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.

Cool on a wire rack and when completely cold.

Icing Method

Place Chelsea Icing Sugar and cocoa powder in a medium bowl and stir to combine.

Add softened butter and pour some of the hot water over the top.

Mix together, adding more water as required to achieve a smooth, spreadable consistency.

Spread over the top of the cooled cake.

Note: This is a very runny mixture - don't be alarmed the first time you make it.

Chelsea Products in Recipe

White Sugar

The uniform size of the...

details

Reviews

297

What did you think of this recipe?

Unknown

ONE WORD: AMAZING

Unknown

Very, very nice chocolate cake, wonderful for the family. Will make again soon.

Unknown

So much chocolate cake - so little time... To eat that is. The best ever moist cake and just so simple....

Mark

This was a great cake to bake. Quick and easy, thanks Chelsea!

Elenoa

can you any type of Oil? like canola or cooking oil

CHELSEA SUGAR: Hi there, yes any neutral oil will work well in this recipe.

Susan Talbot

Amazing and so easy

Unknown

I split the mix into 2 tins and sandwiched the two together with cream, Yummo!! Such a moist chocolate cake I highly recommend it :)

Kerren

Should I use a US customery cup (236.588 ml) cup or an Imperial cup (284.131) ?CHELSEA: Either cup is fine with the required amount of ingredient/s as per the recipe.