How to Make a Chocolate cake and define Cake & Chocolate cake

Definition of cake

Chocolate Cake

The concept of cake usually refers to the dough of flour and other ingredients and it has a rounded shape. However, the use of this term varies by country. a sweet cake that is baked in the oven and usually filled with creamy sweet kind of layers cake is a kind of sponge cake or a kind of flatbread. These cakes are used in celebrations such as birthday parties and weddings.

The cake is a type of flour that is usually made with water, lard (also known as butter), and flour and can be filled with sweet or savory foods. Bake the cake in the oven until the dough (and sometimes the filling) is not raw.  When it comes to the small size of the cake, it is possible to name the cake or pastry.

In recent years, the term gastronomic, which often creates confusion, has become popular: cupcakes. This is a small individual cake whose baking is molded with paper. Cupcakes are very similar to cupcakes and muffins. While a cupcake (where Madeleine Palmer comes from candy is a small one) there is a preparation that can be sweet or salty that can make a muffin of sweet-tasting bun or cake.

Cupcakes

There are differences between these three products. Making cupcakes requires the addition of butter (butter) and sugar, although cupcakes contain no butter, but oil. Muffin dough, at the same time, does not require a mustache. A cupcake, on the other hand, can be filled with chocolate or fruit slices. Muffins, on the other hand, do not display pieces, and for muffins, they are not stuffed.

In addition to all of the above, we must not forget to highlight the existence of a long list of different types or versions of cupcakes, for example, the so-called iced cupcakes or gourmet cupcakes. The latter features are classified because they are larger than normal, but they are always full and they have very unique and varied flavors like tiramisu.

The English concept of the cupcake is "cupcake" or "cupcake". Because, at its roots, there are no specific molds and these individual cakes are made in cups or similar containers.

Chocolate cake definition

In chocolate cake, we are using cocoa powder and chocolate in large amounts. Sponge cake is always a godsend for lazy hostesses who do not like to surprise guests and spend a lot of time cooking. There are so many options for making cakes, Frosting chocolate, lemon, vanilla for a cake. it is important when people also have a whimsical talent, in decorating dishes. Because the dish is beautifully designed.

Chocolate cake

This is a real culinary masterpiece, and, when it comes to the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities, except in the preparation of culinary delights, care for a child or a young housewife will be a matter of self-sufficiency, for example, where there is a holiday. The more that any purchased products can not give the spirit to overshadow the most simple home cooking. Especially if you decided to please his family and cook their favorite dessert. Preparing a cake recipe, which is given below, you will be able to decorate your creation so that no one will be different.

Among the different ways of cooking cream, fondant icing, you can pick up anyone prescription, even the most sophisticated flavor. It would seem that there is nothing easier than to choose the appropriate recipe, but in fact, it may seem very simple and not at all. The fact is that these recipes do not have a large set out there.

To make a chocolate cake you have a full recipe to make the perfect cake then start baking. Today I learn about your step-by-step chocolate cake recipe, I hope you enjoy and like this recipe.

Recipe of a chocolate cake

Ingredients:

• Butter(softened) = 200g
• Brown sugar = 200g (1cup+1Tbsp) 
• Milk = 4 Tbsp
• Vanilla extract = ½ tsp
• Large eggs = 4
• All-purpose flour = 200g (1 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp)
• Cocoa powder = (56g) 8 Tbsp
• Baking powder = 1 Tbsp
• Salt = 1/4 tsp
• Oil/ Butter = for grease
• Parchment paper use in cake mold.
• For chocolate buttercream
• Unsalted butter(softened) = 300g
• Whisk very soft and creamy.
• Icing sugar(shifted) = 480g
• Cocoa powder(shifted) = 6 Tbsp
• Vanilla extract = 1 tsp
• Milk = 5-6 Tbsp

For cake assembling:

• Unsalted butter(softened) = 300 grams
• Icing sugar(shifted) = 480g
• Cocoa powder(shifted) = 6 Tbsp
• Vanilla extract = 1 tsp
• Milk = 5~6 Tbsp

For chocolate ganache:

• Dark chocolate = 100 grams
• Warm fresh cream = 100 grams

Step 1: Prepare Baking Pans

Everyone wants their cake does not stick to the pan, so It's very important to prepare your pans before pouring in the batter. grease and flour your pan with butter or oil to all sides of the cake mold or line the pan with waxed or parchment paper.

Cake mold

Step 2: All the Ingredients of the cake keep in Room Temperature

In all ingredients of cakes such as eggs and butter keep at room temperature. The reason is that the butter blends easily with other ingredients, and the eggs will yield a higher cake volume.

Ingredients of Chocolate cake

Step 3: Before baking, you turn on the Oven and preheat

It is very important to know that cake bakes too slowly, and it can be coarse otherwise it can develop tunnels and cracks. before baking the cake preheat the oven for 10 minutes.

Oven

Step 4: Mix all Dry Ingredients together

Dry ingredients like flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and/or baking soda, and salt mix properly, and this dry ingredient mix slowly to the batter, whisk them all together in a bowl with hand. Mix all the ingredients are equally into the batter.

Cocoa powder mix with flour

Step 5: Combine the Butter and Sugar

when you want your cake with a lightweight and no airy crump, it is most important to mix butter and sugar Using an electric mixer on medium to high speed and beat the butter and sugar mixture for 30 seconds until it's light and fluffy. In this procedure, it takes 5 to 8 minutes.

Mix butter and powder sugar

Step 6: At a Time add only one egg

At a time, add one egg (or egg whites) one at a time, beating well after one egg then beating well until another egg add one at a time and whisk in this mixture.

Step 7: Add dry and wet ingredients to the same bowl.

Add some of the dry mixtures and some other liquid specified (butter-sugar mixture) and the milk beating at low speed after each addition until combined. gently mix, don't over mix.

Add dry and liquid specified mixture

Step 8: Grease the pans before baking the bake.

Take an 18cm (7inches) round pan. divide batter into three parts into three sheets. with the help of a spatula to spread the batter in an even layer. bake your cake for 18 minutes, at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180-degree centigrade).

Grease cake Mold

Step 9: Check your cake it's done or not.

Check your cake with the help of a toothpick, inserted into the center of the cake for done or not, If your cake is done, leave it cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto the wire rack to cool completely. If you use parchment paper in baking, gently peel the cake and remove the paper from the cakes.

Step 10: Make chocolate buttercream

In a bowl take Unsalted butter(softened) Whisk very well until it becomes soft and creamy, then add Icing sugar(shifted) and whisk more add Cocoa powder(shifted), vanilla extract, and milk. Add milk little by little to the desired texture given by chocolate buttercream.

Buttercream

Step 11: Assemble the Cake

To avoid crumbs you are using clean plastic assemble card in your frosting before assembling. Spread the buttercream on your cake of the first layer, then carefully keep the second layer of the top and spread evenly keep the third and final layer on the and spread buttercream on it.

Assemble the cake

Step 12: Making chocolate ganache for cake

For making chocolate ganache take dark chocolate, and warm fresh cream and completely melt and set aside until slightly thick. use later for cake decoration.

Chocolate ganache

Step 13: Frost and Decorate

Using a table knife, generously spread the remaining buttercream over the top and sides of the cake. Once the cake is completely covered with buttercream, fill the buttercream in a piping bag and decorate the cake with making flowers on the cake, and of sides of cakes decorated with ganache.