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The search for the chocolate cake recipe i loved started way back my Junior years, it was the time when I first had my baking lessons. We tackled 4 cake recipes that time and each group were assigned to unique recipe to prepare, our group did the "Chocolate Chiffon Cake" which was fluffy and moist. Since then, the passion for baking ablazed, and my interest in the culinary arts led me to taking up BS HRM in the University of Santo Tomas España.

As my way of practicing and trying out different recipes, I went back my third year book in Home Economics and tried making the chocolate chiffon cake recipe several times - I tried making the meringue by hand wooh! That's was tough, my hands sored! - then, feeling a little bit discontented, or should I say confined to my little resources, why not look for some other chocolate recipes somewhere else. And I've decided to search on the internet and found several recipes of them. And I am to share with you the best recipe I've found that would surely satisfy your taste buds with premium chocolate taste of this "Chocolate Cake with Fudge Icing."

Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

Mix A

1 cup Cocoa Powder
2 cups Boiling water

Procedure: Mix the cocoa powder with the boiling water until smooth.

Mix B

2 3/4 cups sifted all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Procedure: Measure then sift all ingredients together in a separate bowl.

Prepare the rest of the ingredients below:

1 cup butter, softened
2 1/2 cups brown sugar
4 pieces eggs
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Procedure

1. Cream butter; add sugar gradually. (Make sure butter is soft when starting to cream). Cream ‘til light and fluffy.

2. At low speed, add eggs, one piece at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Add vanilla.

3. Add Mix B in fourths and Mix A in thirds alternately, ending with Mix B.

4. Bake at 350 F for 25-30 minutes in two or three 9″ round layer pans. Cool 10 minutes. Turn out onto wire rack.

5. Add fudge icing (see recipe below) to the top of one layer then combine the two layers to ice the whole cake.

The Fudge Icing

Ingredients

1 can condensed mik
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup butter

1. Mix milk and cocoa with wire whisk or wooden spoon until smooth. Strain through a wire strainer.

2. Cook mixture in double boiler. Stir occasionally- when thick, remove from fire and add butter thoroughly.

3. Add desired flavor.

4. Use this icing right away. Keep bowl in double boiler to maintain warmth.

source: http://pinoyfoodblog.com/cakes-pastries-desserts/perfect-chocolate-cake/

photo courtesy of the above mentioned site :) (I shall be uploading my own version of this cake)

Hope you enjoy baking!