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1. Tools & ingredients
Paul starts by talking through all the ingredients and quantities that he will be using. All are listed and available to download in the INGREDIENTS tab below.
If you are needing to bake a different sized cake then check out our Cake Recipe Re-Sizing Calculator which is available under Resources on the CakeFlix main menu.
2. Making & baking the cakes
In this lesson, Paul takes you through all the steps to mixing the ingredients to bake a beautiful, rich moist chocolate cake.
3. Making the buttercream
in this lesson, you will learn how to make a delicate and fluffy chocolate buttercream.
4. Decorating the cake
In this lesson, you will learn the technique to piping buttercream on to a cake.
Free Chocolate Cake Recipe and Baking Tutorial
This Chocolate Cake is a very easy simple recipe, but tastes delicious. If you are new to baking and want an easy to make chocolate cake then this is the recipe for you. Check out the tabs below for the tools and ingredient lists, but if you need a different sized cake then check out our Cake Recipe Re-Sizing Calculator.
Baking is obviously a very important part of cake decorating and you can’t just set about decorating any type of cake. Some cakes are much better for stacking and carving than others, especially when it comes to some of the novelty cakes. Luckily, if you are looking for something a little more sturdy then Paul’s Famous Firm and Moist Chocolate Cake recipe comes highly recommended! It’s perfect for carving and it tastes amazing.
Chocolate cake downloadable tools and ingredients
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- 225g plain flour
- 350g castor sugar
- 85g cocoa powder
- 2 eggs
- 125ml oil
- 250ml milk
- 1 ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 250ml boiling water
- Trex
- Sweets for decoration (ie. Maltesers)
Buttercream
- Milk/ condensed milk
- 60g cocoa powder
- 250g unsalted butter
- 500g icing sugar
- Paddle mixer
- Spatulas
- Sieve
- Greaseproof paper
- 2 x 20cm round cake tins
- Bamboo stick
Paul Bradford
Paul Bradford´s mission is to ‘Empower people to achieve their cake decorating dreams’ by providing a range of cake decorating courses and online tutorials through their website, which currently teaches 195,000+ students.
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My cake does not come out well despite following all the steps. Rather it taste like a brownie?? Any reason why is that ??
Hi, Its Paul here. The chocolate cake is a very very rich deep cake and does have a thick crust. It’s designed to be strong for carving and stacking cakes. If it’s extra thick like a brownie it might need a little longer in the oven next time. If you head over to the CakeFlix Q&A you will find a lot of chat about the recipe. https://www.cakeflix.com/questions?s=chocolate+cake
Thanks, Paul
Hi, could I just ask what sort of oil you’re using please, and if the oven temperature is 160 degree fan or conventional? Thank you
Paul used vegetable oil, but you can also use rapeseed. 160 degrees is for a fan assisted oven.