date: 2020-07-17T23:06:40.086Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/762b23d618044935/751x532cq70/elsies-seriously-chocolate-cake-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/762b23d618044935/751x532cq70/elsies-seriously-chocolate-cake-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/762b23d618044935/751x532cq70/elsies-seriously-chocolate-cake-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Larry Schneider ratingvalue: 4.2 reviewcount: 43729 recipeingredient: - " For the cake" - "225 g plain flour" - "300 g dark brown sugar" - "85 g cocoa powder" - "1 tsp baking powder" - "1 tsp bicarbonate of soda" - "2 freerange eggs" - "250 ml milk we used coconut milk" - "125 ml vegetable oil" - "2 tsp vanilla extract" - "250 ml9fl oz boiling water" - "pinch salt" - " For the icing" - "2 tbsp seived cocoa powder" - "175 g unsalted butter at room temperature" - "125 g seived icing sugar" - "200 g Nutella" - "2 tablespoons double cream" recipeinstructions: - "Put all the dry cake ingredients into a large bowl and mix well" - "Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla extract and stir until fully mixed." - "Slowly add the boiling water and stir until mixed. The batter will seem quite thin at this stage." - "Line an 8 inch, loose bottomed, square tin with greaseproof paper and pour in your batter." - "Place the tin in a pre-heated oven at 180˚C and cook for 35-45 minutes. Check after 25 minutes and cover loosely with foil for the last 10 - 15 mintes if it looks like it is catching on the top." - "To make the icing, cream the butter with the sieved icing sugar and cocoa until fully incorporated." - "Add the nutella and a drop or two of vanilla essence. Finally, mix in the double cream and place in the fridge until the cake is cooked and cooled completely. You can adjust the balance of icing sugar and cocoa and cream depending on your tastes. We're not too keen on icing that is really swet so we put more cocoa and cream and less icing sugar! Taste as you go to get it just right for you." - "Take the icing out of the fridge 15 minutes before you want to use it. We only used half of the icing as we only wanted it on the top of the cake as it was already very moist but, if you like icing, slice the cake in half and put some in the middle too!" - "The cake is best stored in the fridge as the icing as cream in it." categories: - Recipe tags: - elsies - seriously - chocolate katakunci: elsies seriously chocolate nutrition: 204 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT21M" cooktime: "PT32M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hey everyone, it's Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, elsie's seriously chocolate cake. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. The BEST Chocolate Cake Recipe there is! Yummy Chocolate Decoration Technique by Cakes StepbyStep. So Yummy Chocolate Cake Decorating Ideas To Impress Your Family Why is this cake sitting in a bamboo steamer? Elsie's seriously chocolate cake is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions every day. Elsie's seriously chocolate cake is something which I've loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic. To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have elsie's seriously chocolate cake using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Elsie's seriously chocolate cake: 1. Make ready For the cake: 1. Take 225 g plain flour 1. Make ready 300 g dark brown sugar 1. Get 85 g cocoa powder 1. Take 1 tsp baking powder 1. Take 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1. Prepare 2 free-range eggs 1. Take 250 ml milk (we used coconut milk) 1. Make ready 125 ml vegetable oil 1. Make ready 2 tsp vanilla extract 1. Get 250 ml/9fl oz boiling water 1. Prepare pinch salt 1. Take For the icing 1. Make ready 2 tbsp seived cocoa powder 1. Take 175 g unsalted butter - at room temperature 1. Take 125 g seived icing sugar 1. Get 200 g Nutella 1. Make ready 2 tablespoons double cream It's simple enough for an afternoon tea but special enough for a party too. I decided to go with a classic chocolate frosting that reminds me of a nostalgic celebration cake. THIS recipe blows every other cake out of the water. I will seriously never buy chocolate cake again. ##### Steps to make Elsie's seriously chocolate cake: 1. Put all the dry cake ingredients into a large bowl and mix well 1. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla extract and stir until fully mixed. 1. Slowly add the boiling water and stir until mixed. The batter will seem quite thin at this stage. 1. Line an 8 inch, loose bottomed, square tin with greaseproof paper and pour in your batter. 1. Place the tin in a pre-heated oven at 180˚C and cook for 35-45 minutes. Check after 25 minutes and cover loosely with foil for the last 10 - 15 mintes if it looks like it is catching on the top. 1. To make the icing, cream the butter with the sieved icing sugar and cocoa until fully incorporated. 1. Add the nutella and a drop or two of vanilla essence. Finally, mix in the double cream and place in the fridge until the cake is cooked and cooled completely. You can adjust the balance of icing sugar and cocoa and cream depending on your tastes. We're not too keen on icing that is really swet so we put more cocoa and cream and less icing sugar! Taste as you go to get it just right for you. 1. Take the icing out of the fridge 15 minutes before you want to use it. We only used half of the icing as we only wanted it on the top of the cake as it was already very moist but, if you like icing, slice the cake in half and put some in the middle too! 1. The cake is best stored in the fridge as the icing as cream in it. 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