Chocolate Wonder Cake
By Chelsea SugarPage views: 82867An easy to make chocolate cake with a decadent chocolate ganache icing.
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10 reviews
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Difficulty Easy
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Prep time 15 mins
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Cooking time 1 hrs 10 mins
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Serves
8
3 cups plain flour
½ cup cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups Chelsea White Sugar
1 tsp salt
¾ cup sunflower or vegetable oil
2 Tbsp white vinegar
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 cups cold water
Milk Chocolate Ganache:
200g milk cooking chocolate, chopped
1/3 cup cream
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease and line the base of a 22cm or 23cm cake tin.
Sift the flour, cocoa and baking soda into a bowl. Add the sugar and salt and mix to combine. Make three deep holes in the mixture with a spoon. Pour the oil into one hole, vinegar into the second and vanilla into the third. Pour cold water over the top and stir well with a fork or whisk until combined.
Pour into prepared tin and bake for 1 hour, 10 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake come out clean with only moist crumbs sticking to it. Leave to cool for 10 minutes, then gently remove from the tin onto a cooling rack. Cool completely.
Chocolate Ganache:
Heat the cream in a small saucepan. Remove from the heat and stir in the chocolate until it has melted and the mixture is smooth. Spread over the cooled cake or refrigerate until it has thickened and then spread over the cake.
Store any leftover cake in an airtight container for up to two days.
This cake is egg free. For a dairy free option or a simple icing, sift together 1 cup Chelsea Icing Sugar and 2 tablespoons cocoa. Add 2 teaspoons of soften butter or dairy free butter substitute and 1-2 tablespoon boiling water. Mix well and spread over the cake, allowing some to run down the sides. Allow to set.
My husband's cousin Rosie gave me this recipe years ago, 40 years! And I lost it, so typed Wonder Cake and I'm so happy to have it back! I remembered everything, but one ingredient, so my husband kept coming up with funny things to put, and he said vinegar, I thought about it and it sounded right, I guess that's the wonder...it's a really good cake recipe and oh so easy. Thank you!
Cake looks delicious. Dying to try it but notice doesn't have baking powder.
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CHELSEA: Hi there, this recipe uses baking soda instead of baking powder. The baking soda helps the cake to rise nicely when combined with the moisture, heat and vinegar.
Can't wait to try it, sounds absolutely scrumptious, but then, what is not perfect about your recipes. As an expat living abroad, I love to test them out on my neighbours and friends. So far everything has been a rip roaring success. Thank you.
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