Mary Berry's Best Chocolate Cake

Wave goodbye to cake mixes that come in a box. One of the ingredients that really made this cake recipe come to life, in my opinion, was the addition of espresso powder in both the chocolate cake and in the chocolate frosting. Typically if your Swiss meringue buttercream is soupy, it's either because your meringue was still too warm when you added the butter or your butter was too soft.

Turn the mixer to low, gradually add the confectioners' sugar, then beat at medium speed, scraping down the bowl as necessary, until smooth and creamy. You can also use this recipe to make cupcakes, or crumble the cake into a large bowl and mix it with frosting to make cake pops.

You can make this cake (and the frosting!) using a hand mixer or stand mixer. You can use whipped cream, cocoa powder and icing sugar for a great icing. There are plenty of claims for the best chocolate cake recipe. This recipe will make about 24 to 36 cupcakes. The cake should bake for about 35 to 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

The chocolate comes from cocoa powder, which makes the cake really easy to make. I like exploring websites like yours for latest and cool recipes and make delicious cakes. Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer.

Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and mix for an additional 20 seconds (the batter will be very thin). I just used this recipe for making my first ever chocolate birthday cake. Stir into the hot cream, add the syrup and butter. I used two 8-inch cake pans, buttered and dusted with cocoa powder and lined with parchment chocolate cake recipe as the recipe suggested.

Top with chocolate buttercream and chocolate chips for 3x the chocolate flavor. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter until well combined. This recipe for a double chocolate sponge cake is a total crowd-pleaser; it goes with anything, anytime, for anyone.