Simple Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Frosting

I made this cake couple of days back and it was an instant hit. Yes, it is finger licking good. I was a ready made cake mix person till I discovered the joys of baking a cake from scratch. So, ready for the recipe? Here goes. 

Ingredients:

Cake

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp baking soda
• A pinch of baking powder
• 1 1/2 cup whole milk (not skimmed)
• 1 tbsp white vinegar
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 
• 90 gms butter 

Frosting

• 50 gms butter
• 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup powdered sugar 
• 2 tsp vanilla essence

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes prior to baking. 
2. Grease a ban with butter and keep aside. 
3. In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda and baking powder. 
4. In another bowl, whisk the egg into the milk. Add milk, vinegar and vanilla. 
5. In a small saucepan, melt the butter and cocoa powder, mixing in till it's fine and smooth. 
6. Switch off from the stove and pour it into the flour mixture. Mix well.
7. Pour in the milk mixture and mix well till you get a fine, rich batter. Make sure there are no lumps. 
8. Pour it into the greased pan and bake for 30 minutes till the cake is set (check the center of the cake with a knife. If it comes clean, then it means that the cake is done).
9. Start preparing the frosting when the cake has almost done baking. 
10. Melt cocoa powder, butter and milk over medium heat till it has melted. Switch off when it starts to boil and mix in the powdered sugar and vanilla essence. Feel free to taste it and add more sugar if required.
11. Pour it on top of the hot cake. 
12. Allow the cake to cool down before slicing (the frosting will set after 25-30 minutes).

The cake before frosting 

The chocolate frosting

Because if you are like me, it is hard to wait for the cake to actually cool down. 

Slurp!

Recipe adapted from Cookies and Cups.