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August 19, 2015 By Tina Dawson 1 Comment

The ‘Chocoholics Anonymous’ Chocolate Cake

Everyone’s had chocolate cake, but you’ve never had one quite like this! This is the best chocolate cake ever created! It is worthy of the title ‘Chocoholics Anonymous’, that I reserve for the select few creations that can sate a Chocoholics every desire with just a few bites.

I’ve been making this cake ever since I saw it on Nigella Feasts. It is moist, and the chocolate icing, my-oh-my-oh-my. My mouth salivates just thinking about it.

I add a little coffee decoction to the cake to bring out the chocolate flavour a bit. And I implore you, use the best butter, best chocolate and sour cream if you can manage to find it. It makes so much of a difference to the final cake. It is my official favourite cake, and just a slice can satisfy the chocoholic in us.

When you make these (which I really think you SHOULD!), be sure to SHARE YOUR PHOTOS with me through Facebook, Instagram (@loveisinmytummy) or Twitter (@loveisinmytummy). I’d love to see what you cook from here and will share it with pride on my social media feeds.

‘Chocoholics Anonymous’ Cake

Created by Tina Dawson on August 5, 2016

The Chocoholics Anonymous Chocolate Cake

  • Prep Time:20m
  • Cook Time:30m
  • Total Time:1h 30m
  • Serves: 8
  • Yield: 8" 2-layer cake

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 200 g (7 oz) all-purpose flour
  • 200 g (7 oz) granulated sugar, powdered
  • 175 g (6.2 oz) unsalted butter, softened
  • 60 g (2.1 oz) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda.
  • 125 mL sour cream
  • A good generous splash of Vanilla Extract/ vanilla bean paste
  • 2 eggs, room temperature.
  • 2-3 tbsp strong coffee decoction (optional)
  • 1 c hot water, to thin batter as necessary

For the icing

  • 75 g (2.6 oz) unsalted butter, cold
  • 175 g (6.2 oz) good quality dark chocolate (60-70% cacao), roughly chopped
  • 300 g (10.5 oz) icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp. corn syrup (optional)
  • 125 mL sour cream (or substitute with thick, creamy, fresh yogurt)
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla extract / vanilla bean paste

Instructions

Make the cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Grease and line two 8 inch round cake tins with parchment paper.
  2. Sift the dry ingredients (Flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa). Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and the sugar using an electric whisk till the sugar has completely dissolved.
  4. Add eggs one at a time and beat well until incorporated. Stir in the vanilla extract, coffee (optional and sour cream.
  5. Gently fold in the dry ingredients using a spatula. Do not whisk. You may add hot water as necessary until you get a free flowing batter.
  6. Divide the batter into the prepared cake tins immediately, smoothing the top.
  7. Bake at 180°C/350°F for 20-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
  8. Cool the cakes in their tin on a wire rack, then remove the cakes and let them sit on the wire rack until you ready the icing.

Make the icing

  1. Sift the icing sugar to remove lumps. Set aside.
  2. In a double boiler, melt butter and chocolate until smooth. Remove from heat and let cool.
  3. Add corn syrup, vanilla, sour cream to the cooled chocolate. Mix well until combined.
  4. Add this chocolate mixture to the sifted icing sugar and whisk until fluffy and creamy.

Assemble

  1. Cut four strips of baking paper and lay it in a square, overlapping each other on the cake stand.
  2. Place one of the 8 inch cakes on the prepared cake stand.
  3. Spoon 1/4th of the icing on top of the cake and spread. Sandwich with the other 8 inch cake.
  4. Spoon half of the remaining icing on the top of the cake, smoothing it over the top and the sides best you can.
  5. Any remaining icing you can use to pipe designs on the cake.
  6. Chill in the fridge for half hour before serving.
Source: Nigella Lawson
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Filed Under: All Recipes, American, Chocoholics Anonymous, Chocolate, Cuisines, Desserts Tagged With: Cakes, Chocolate, Dessert, Egg

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  1. Jason Dawson says

    December 17, 2013 at 4:09 pm

    Ill try this akka 🙂 😛

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