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Original Cake Pan Cake

A simple chocolate cake with a glossy chocolate finish.

Ingredients

Ingredients for1 cake
IngredientAmount
Cake
All-Purpose Flour180 g
Granulated sugar198 g
Unsweetened cocoa21 g
Table salt0.5 tsp
Espresso powderOptional.0.5 tsp
Baking soda1 tsp
Water227 g
Vegetable oil66 g
Cider vinegar14 g
Vanilla Extract1 tsp
Icing
Semisweet chocolate chips255 g
Half-and-half113 g

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 175°C/350°F and grease a deep 20cm square pan. Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, espresso and baking soda.

  2. 2

    Separately mix water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Stir into the dry mixture and transfer to the pan.

  3. 3

    Bake 30–35 minutes, until a skewer carries only a few crumbs. Cool.

  4. 4

    Gently heat chocolate chips with half-and-half, stirring until glossy. Spread over the cake and let the topping set.