Author Topic: how to bake a chocolate cake (Read 14869 times)

spamjam · « **on:** April 12, 2005, 09:26:47 pm »

I'm a bit of a baking novice and made the chocolate orange cake, it was divine but my sponge was a bit dry, any tips? cocoa powder or real chocolate?

goldencup · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2005, 11:39:22 pm »

I'm no expert but my Mum makes a mean chocolate cake and always uses cocoa.

loulou · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2005, 09:04:09 am »

I always use a packet of cake mix.

smurfboy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2005, 10:30:27 am »

I always buy one from Sainsbury's.

goldencup · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2005, 01:05:28 pm »

Quote from: smurfboy

I always buy one from Sainsbury's.

So do I. I can't remember the last time I actually made one.

smurfboy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2005, 01:31:41 pm »

I made a disastrous one a few years back. The recipe said it would take an hour to cook - after an hour it was still liquid! I blame the recipe... I was going through a stage of constant baking at the time; I had left my job and was having trouble getting a new one, and had also been dumped , so for some reason I tried to bake my troubles away!

goldencup · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:18:52 pm »

Never mind, there are far worse ways of trying to cheer yourself up!

I've now remembered the last cake I made - it was for my husband's birthday about ten years ago and it turned out about one centimeter thick - I think the flour was out of date or something!

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:26:51 pm »

I use drinking chocolate not cocoa for a moist chocolate sponge.

I got the recipe originally from a Nigella Lawson article in the You Magazine. I expect it's in "How to be a Domestic Goddess" or maybe even on-line.

lorri · « **Reply #8 on:** August 27, 2005, 06:56:23 pm »

i have receipe for choc and red wine cake that uses both cocoa and plain choc and tried it once without the plain choc ( was not in fridge when i came to make cake ......cant imagine where it could of gone

lol) it just did not have the same rich taste without it

loulou · « **Reply #9 on:** August 28, 2005, 08:27:02 pm »

If you put too much wine in the cake you could end up a bit tipsy. Imagine being breathalised and trying to explain you haven't had a drink just some cake.

lorri · « **Reply #10 on:** August 29, 2005, 09:37:12 am »

just offer the nice policeman a slice of cake to eat while u talk about it lol

loulou · « **Reply #11 on:** August 29, 2005, 11:09:52 pm »

lorri if you get time will you write out the recipe for me please?

lorri · « **Reply #12 on:** August 30, 2005, 08:03:24 pm »

yes of course, will post it here over next few days

loulou · « **Reply #13 on:** August 30, 2005, 08:05:38 pm »

thanks lorri

lorri · « **Reply #14 on:** August 31, 2005, 05:08:07 pm »

for lou lou

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chocolate and red wine cake

7oz softened butter

9oz caster sugar

4 beaten eggs

1oz coca powder

9 0z plain flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon cinamon

100ml red wine

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

5oz plain choc chips

heat oven to 180

cream butter and sugar together

beat in eggs

sift in coca,flour,baking powder and cinamon

stir in red wine and vanilla extract

fold in choc chips

pour into 8" tin and bake for 1 hour or untill done

most importantly ENJOY lol

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