Saturday, 30 June 2012

Chocolate cake with almond topping

Golden Rise House is back again after 6 months of break! This time, I am baking chocolate cake and I have not been baking chocolate cake for quite some time. Luckily it tasted good and my family like it!

Chocolate batter

Finished product with almond topping


Recipe for this chocolate cake

Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour or cake flour
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup butter or 170 g butter/margarine (room temperature)
2/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 1/4 cups water
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
2 large eggs

Beat all the ingredients in a large bowl and pour the batter in a pan.

Baking temperature: 175C , Baking time: 30-35 minutes