date: 2020-10-21T08:17:43.563Z 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: Cynthia Thomas ratingvalue: 4.2 reviewcount: 18840 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: 225 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT17M" cooktime: "PT57M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we're going to prepare a special dish, elsie's seriously chocolate cake. One of my favorites. This time, I'm gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Elsie's seriously chocolate cake is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It's easy, it's fast, it tastes yummy. Elsie's seriously chocolate cake is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic. 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? To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have elsie's seriously chocolate cake using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Elsie's seriously chocolate cake: 1. Take For the cake: 1. Prepare 225 g plain flour 1. Take 300 g dark brown sugar 1. Prepare 85 g cocoa powder 1. Get 1 tsp baking powder 1. Take 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1. Make ready 2 free-range eggs 1. Make ready 250 ml milk (we used coconut milk) 1. Prepare 125 ml vegetable oil 1. Prepare 2 tsp vanilla extract 1. Make ready 250 ml/9fl oz boiling water 1. Make ready pinch salt 1. Get For the icing 1. Make ready 2 tbsp seived cocoa powder 1. Prepare 175 g unsalted butter - at room temperature 1. Prepare 125 g seived icing sugar 1. Make ready 200 g Nutella 1. Get 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. ##### Instructions 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. THIS recipe blows every other cake out of the water. I will seriously never buy chocolate cake again. The BEST homemade German Chocolate Cake with layers of coconut pecan frosting and chocolate frosting. You could make this cake with a box-mix, but the homemade version is AMAZING and seriously easy to make. But you know me… everything tastes better from scratch. So that's going to wrap it up for this special food elsie's seriously chocolate cake recipe. Thanks so much for your time. I am confident that you can make this at home. There's gonna be more interesting food in home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your loved ones, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!