Recipe: The Best Chocolate Cake Ever

Hi all! Been some time! I've been baking these few days because mum is not home to nag at me! Hahaha! Alright, here is the recipe and ingredient list. :)

Ingredients for cake
115g unsalted butter
115g plain flour
55g cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 eggs
225g caster sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla essence

Ingredients for icing
225g plain chocolate
85g unsalted butter
3 eggs, separated
250ml whipping cream
3 tablespoons caster sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat oven at 180 degrees celcius and prepare 2 or 3 8inch round tins with grease/oil/butter. (2 or 3 tins depending on number of layers you want.)

2. Melt butter over low heat and skim the surface of any foam. Leave the melted butter aside.

3. Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt 3 times and set aside.

4. Place eggs, sugar in a large heatproof bowl. Set this bowl over a pan of hot water. With an electric mixer, beat until the mixture doubles in volume and is thick enough to leave a ribbon trail when beater is lifted. Add in vanilla essence.

5. Sift over the dry ingredients in 3 batches and fold in slowly. Fold in the butter.

6. Divide the mixture between the tins and bake until cake pulls away from the sides of the tin, about 25 minutes. Let it rest on a cooling rack.

7. For the icing, melt the chocolate on top of a double boiler. Off the heat after chocolate is melted then stir in butter and egg yolks. Return to a low heat and stir until thick. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

8. Whip the cream until firm, set aside. In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Add the sugar and beat untill glossy.

9. Fold the cream into the chocolate mixture. Make sure the chocolate mixture is NOT hot. Then carefully fold in the egg whites. Refrigerate for about 20 minutes to thicken the icing.

10. Sandwich the cake layers with icing, stacking them carefully. Spread the remaining icing evenly over the top and sides of the cake.

This is honestly one of the best chocolate cakes I have ever tasted. I mean, I know it seems like self-praise, but this was seriously very good! Follow the recipe closely and try it yourself. You will not regret. :)