Cake Recipe

Inspired by Como Smoke and Fire - South

Time1h

Serves12

A rich chocolate cake.

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Ingredients

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Dry Ingredients

1 3/4 cups 00 bread flour

2 cups granulated sugar

3/4 cups Unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 tsp Baking powder

1 tsp Baking soda

1/2 tsp Celtic sea salt

Wet Ingredients

2 large Eggs

1 cups Whole milk

1/2 cups Tuscany sunflower oil

2 tsp Watkins vanilla extract

1 cups Boiling water

Method

Preparation

Preheat the Oven

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.

Mix Dry Ingredients

In a large mixing bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.

Combine Ingredients

Add Wet Ingredients

Add eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Mix on medium speed for about 2 minutes until well blended.

Stir in Boiling Water

Carefully stir in the boiling water until the batter is smooth. The batter will be thin.

Bake the Cake

Pour Batter

Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans.

Bake

Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cool

Once baked, remove the cakes from the oven and allow them to cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Then, remove from pans and let cool completely on a wire rack.