Chocolate Craving Satisfaction Cake

This Chocolate Craving Satisfaction Cake is your ultimate go-to when that deep, irresistible urge for chocolate strikes. It’s an uncomplicated yet rich dessert, featuring a deeply flavored chocolate cake coupled with a tangy and sweet frosting. This recipe is perfect for those who need a quick chocolate fix without the hassle of elaborate baking methods.

Perfecting Your Chocolate Cake

• Room Temperature Ingredients: Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature for better mixing.
• Sifting: Aerating the flour and other dry ingredients ensures a lighter cake texture.
• High-Quality Ingredients: Using premium cocoa, fresh eggs, and authentic vanilla extract makes a noticeable difference.
• Warm Water: Unlike traditional recipes using coffee, this cake uses warm water to moisten the batter, helping activate the leavening agents for a better rise.

Simplified Chocolate Frosting

Sugar-Free Frosting: This frosting is designed to enhance, not overpower, offering a creamy complement to the rich cake without additional sweetness. If you prefer a sweeter frosting I recommend halving this Chocolate Buttercream recipe.

Baking and Storage Flexibility

• Pan Size Options: Bake in either an 8×8 inch or a larger 9×13 inch pan, adjusting cooking times accordingly.
• Storing Your Cake: Keep refrigerated due to the sour cream in the frosting, and enjoy within 2-3 days.
• Freezing for Later: Wrap the unfrosted cake for freezing, keeping it fresh for up to three months.

Ingredients

Cake

• Flour: 1 cup (125 g)
• Sugar: 1 cup (200 g)
• Cocoa Powder: ½ cup (63 g)
• Baking Powder: ¾ tsp
• Baking Soda: ¾ tsp
• Salt: ½ tsp
• Egg: 1 large
• Milk: ½ cup (100 g)
• Vegetable Oil: ¼ cup (55 g)
• Vanilla Extract: 2 tsp
• Warm Water: ½ cup (118 g)

Frosting

• Milk Chocolate Chips: 1 cup (168 g)
• Sour Cream: ½ cup
• Vanilla Extract: ½ tsp

Instructions

Cake

1. Preheat: Set oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8×8-inch dish with parchment.
2. Dry Ingredients: In a mixer, blend flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in the egg, milk, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
4. Incorporate Warm Water: Add slowly, mixing to a thin consistency.
5. Bake: Pour into prepared dish, bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
6. Cooling: Let cake cool in pan, then transfer to a rack.

Frosting

1. Melt Chocolate: Use a microwave or double boiler to melt chocolate chips.
2. Combine: Stir in sour cream and vanilla until the frosting is fluffy.
3. Spread on Cake: Once the cake is cooled, apply frosting evenly.

Indulge in this Chocolate Craving Satisfaction Cake whenever you need a quick, delicious remedy to satisfy those chocolate urges!