Zaira’s Chocolate Cake | Classic Chocolate

Zaira’s Chocolate Cake | Classic Chocolate

Zaira, my eldest, turned 16 on the 13th of March, 2020.  Sweet sixteen. My baby girl has always been a sweet soul. She is kind, and always giving us such immense joy, since the day she was born. I used to pray before I had children, to god, to grant me a sweet and dear child for me to love and take care of. This prayer was answered 10 fold!

She really is my sunshine. She is the best big sister too :).

So every year, Zaira always hints to me ahead of her birthday, that I should make her favourite chocolate cake. I make a few types and I like to experiment, but this is hands down, her favourite Rich, Classic Chocolate cake.

This is a Chocolate cake made using Baking chocolate  (unsweetened), instead of cocoa powder. Not a light sponge, but a pound-cake like ‘old fashioned’ chocolate cake.

This cake is frosted with a simple whipped cream topping. Although the cake may be sliced into two layers and filled with cream as well, I prefer just one solid cake and whipped topping over it. The light whipped topping, incorporates a small amount of homemade caramel sauce ‘Dulce de leche’.    

The caramel is not prominent, yet it really works with the rich chocolate cake. We all enjoyed Zaira’s chocolate cake, and I hope you will too.

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Zaira’s Chocolate Cake | Classic Chocolate

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How to make Zaira’s Chocolate Cake | Classic Chocolate – Recipe at a glance:

• Melt the baking chocolate.
• Preheat oven.
• Separate the eggs.
• Measure out ingredients.
• Prepare cake pan.
• Beat egg whites.
• Beat butter, sugar, vanilla, melted chocolate. Then add in flour and milk.
• Add batter to the prepared cake pan and bake 45 – 50 minutes.
• Cool off completely.
• Prepare whipped cream topping and do simple decorating.
• Chill well before served.

Ingredients:

• 6 eggs, at room temperature.
• 4 oz Hershey’s Unsweetened Baking Chocolate bar or another reliable brand
• 1-2 oz or spoons of Hershey’s semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 cup butter, softened – I used salted butter.
• 1 1/2 cups fine caster sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp pure Vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 2/3 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
• 3 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 bar, Hershey’s dark chocolate or milk chocolate, for decorating.

For whipped cream caramel topping:

• 400 MLS chilled cream/ whipping cream
• 3 Tbsp icing sugar
• Pinch of Vanillin Powder
• 1 Tbsp Dulce de Leche

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