Holly King's Chocolate Cake Recipe

Holly King's Chocolate Cake Recipe

Holly King's Chocolate Cake / Photo by Kathy Pitout Photography

“Holly’s chocolate cake is beautifully light and fluffy, with a gentle chocolate flavour that’s inviting and well-executed — keeps you going back for more.”
— Jackie Cameron

Holly King's Chocolate Cake Recipe

Makes a 35cm x 25cm beer box

CAKE INGREDIENTS

  • 350g Champagne Valley Flour

  • 24g Cocoa Powder

  • 5g Bicarbonate Soda

  • 230g Castor Sugar

  • 5g Baking Powder

  • Pinch of Oryx Salt

  • 1 Midland’s Egg

  • 15g Brown Vinegar

  • 500mls Full Cream Milk

  • 150g Melted Salted Butter

METHOD

  1. Mix the Champagne Valley flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate soda, castor sugar, baking powder, and Oryx salt together in a bowl

  2. In a separate bowl, mix the Midland’s egg, vinegar, milk and melted butter together

  3. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix together – making sure that is combined and smooth

  4. Place the mixture into a 35cm x 25cm tray and bake in a DEFY oven at 180 for 18-25 minutes.

ICING INGREDIENTS

  • 100g Dark Baking Chocolate

  • 100mls Hot Coffee Mixture

  • 15g Melted Butter

  • 15g Cocoa Powder

  • 1/3 of a cup of Icing Sugar

METHOD

  1. Break up the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and pour the hot coffee mixture over the chocolate – microwave for 30 seconds or until melted and let cool

  2. Place the melted butter into a bowl and add the cocoa powder. Slowly start adding the icing sugar, a tablespoon at a time, until the mixture resembles crumbs

  3. Pour the melted chocolate into the icing sugar mixture and whisk until smooth. If the icing is too thick you can add more of the hot coffee mixture to it until you are happy with the consistency.

  4. Pour the icing over the cake and decorate

Story behind the dish:

“I chose this recipe because some of my best memories growing up are of my mom and me baking chocolate cakes for birthdays, special occasions, and Saturday afternoon teas. Growing up, I loved baking with my mom, who is my best friend and role model. She’s part of the reason I knew that this is what I wanted to do professionally, and why I’m so hungry (no pun intended!) to begin this journey!” - Holly King

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