How To Make Chocolate Cake With Self Raising Flour

In this video I'll show you how to make a rich chocolate cake made with self raising flour and filled with chocolate buttercream icing. This delicious chocolate cake will feed approximately 8-10 people and should keep for 2-3 days. This is a step by step chocolate cake recipe from scratch.
Rich Chocolate Cake
175g/6oz Sugar
175g/6oz Butter/Margarine
150g/5oz Self Raising Flour
25g/1oz Cocoa Powder
3 Eggs
For The Buttercream
110g/4oz Sieved Icing Sugar
50g/2oz Butter
1 tbsp Sieved Cocoa Powder
Cream the sugar and butter or margarine together.
Sieve in the flour, cocoa powder and add the eggs. Mix well.
Add the mixture to two cake tins and bake in the oven at 160c/320f (Fan) 180c/356f (Conventional) Gas 4 for 25 - 30 mins.
When the cakes are firm but springy to the touch remove from the oven.
Leave in the tins for 5 mins then turn out onto a wire rack. Allow to cool.
To make the buttercream, mix the icing sugar, butter and cocoa powder together in a bowl.
Level the bottom cake with a knife.
Spread the buttercream on the bottom cake and sandwich together.
Lightly dust with icing sugar.
I hope you enjoy this video showing you how to make a simple chocolate cake at home, after years of making this I'm still of the opinion that this is the best chocolate cake recipe.
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[@hiranyasritharan9505]

Best cake I have ever made. Thanks so much!

[@samirabalayoglu8219]

Dear Nicola, thanks a million for this amazing recipe. I 've tried it and result was just great 👍.

[@NicolaJaneCooks]

Thank you for your lovely comments, glad you enjoyed it!

[@wheresdarice3988]

@@NicolaJaneCooks Nicola, can I steam this?

[@jam8083]

My favorite cake love this..... Thank you for this recipe ❤️

[@wendyjones4777]

This was such an easy recipe to follow - thanks for sharing

[@perslinemudzudzu820]

This cake looks great

[@silenkosidube9573]

Woow thank yu so much

[@mehjabeenjable3632]

Hi do you know reasons for sunken cake

[@elodielouise843]

Hello can I have the mesure in cup please

[@betzaidarodriguez8812]

Thank you for a great recipe 😋........🥳🥳

[@NicolaJaneCooks]

My pleasure, thank you for watching.

[@minimirak7107]

thank u so much im mmakingg my own version and tagging u in it loaded desserts mcr IS MY FOOD CHALLENGE U ARE INSPIRING

[@NicolaJaneCooks]

Thank you and good luck with it.

[@analyncaasi3530]

Can you put the measurement

[@tharanisinniah1509]

Ma'am I have a doubt with the margarine because I'm using salted margarine.Is it suitable for the cake?I need your respond as soon because I'm going to try it today

[@chumroowazira8804]

Hi.What size mold do you use?

[@sheyf7562]

Hello.. Thanks for this recipe. Can i make ribbon cake from self raising flour.

[@della1760]

What can i use to substitute the eggs please?

[@vimbaimabika1607]

May you please write the measurements

[@jardeniacurtin4033]

Can you tell me these measurements in cups please

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Google the conversion

[@imzebuu]

Hii...can you tell me the proportion in terms of cup...how much sugar butter n self raising flour needs to be raken..

[@imzebuu]

Cocoa powder in table spoon please?

[@redtaylor4936]

Hello do I use sweet or unsweet Cocoa powder

[@NicolaJaneCooks]

Hi, I used unsweetened cocoa powder as the cake has sugar in so you shouldn't need sweet.

[@redtaylor4936]

@@NicolaJaneCooks Thank you

[@aliyask06]

My cake came out hard and became super hard after i put it in the fridge ☹ what went wrong 🤔

[@KagamineLen96]

Everything work well, but it is too sweet for me, next time i will put lesser sugar.

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Do you have instagram??

[@NicolaJaneCooks]

No I'm afraid I don't, I've got a Facebook page but I need to update it.

[@pawicecream5655]

I just baked the cake yesterday.. it's delicious 😋.. thanks for your recipe!! I was planning to tag you in Instagram ☺️, but you don't have one.. Anyway, my mom loves the cake I made too! ლ(^o^ლ)

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