I’ve finally learnt how to make a proper chocolate cake

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I’ve also now used the same recipe for cupcakes and omg. With chocolate buttercream icing it’s completely amazing. It took 10 years but I now know.

Just wanted to share whilst I drink my tea and eat my cake! (Kids added the sprinkles!)

Will you share the wisdom?

YABU not to share the recipe.

Waiting with a pen here to write it down . . .

Yabu

It’s just a stealth boast if you don’t share the recipe!

Yes I will share! it’s actually called the best chocolate cake recipe ever!

Sorry not sure why that link doesn’t work: here it is again!

Thank you OP!

Thanks for recipe op, just asking if you are in UK if so what flour do you use?

All purpose is closest to UK plain flour.

I knew it would be with oil rather than butter before looking, americans are so much better at cake than us, it was a revolution to me to discover oil based recipes rather than butter!

A good chocolate cake is a rarity so well done you! And the sprinkles are probably the best part

My go to, never fail, so much so that my daughter and I bake this together every year for her birthday, chocolate cake is:
www.nigella.com/recipes/chocolate-fudge-cake
Tastes amazing and ALWAYS comes out fab, that's coming from a very rubbish baker otherwise.

YABU - Mary Berry's chocolate cupcake recipe make the best chocolate cake ever!

That looks very similar to the classic Mary Berry recipe.

Nigella's chocolate fudge cake would take some beating, but it's worth a try!

YABU because this www.greenandblacks.co.uk/ultimate-chocolate-fudge-cake.html is the best chocolate cake recipe ever.

"americans are so much better at cake than us,"

I disagree

OP that link won't work for me.

My favourite chocolate cake recipe is this one

American cakes - nah! Although angel food cake was a bit of a revelation.

I love a good chocolate cake.

My absolute favourite is Mary Berry's lemon drizzle traybake. It is lush.

British cakes are dry and don't even get me started on royal icing 🤢 moist cakes with butter cream icing allllll the way!! Costco is worth the membership for the cake alone 😂

"British cakes are dry"

Mine aren't. I especially chose to have a gas oven so I could make moist sponge cakes.
Costco cakes taste artificial.

British cakes are dry

Speak for yourself.

Crikey ladies taking me a bit too seriously, didn't realise what a hot topic it was 😂

YABU. That recipe looks far too complicated.

www.nigella.com/recipes/old-fashioned-chocolate-cake

My go-to chocolate birthday cake!!

Where do you get espresso powder from OP? Or do you live in the US?