Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup liquid milk
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 cups flour
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• Chocolate sauce:
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons powdered milk
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee (Nescafé)
• Whipped chantilly cream, beaten and mixed with cocoa for the filling
• For more of Esraa's chocolate recipes, see Donuts
• To make chocolate cupcakes, see: Cupcakes with Chocolate

Method

1. Whisk the eggs with sugar and vanilla until the color lightens and the mixture thickens.
2. Add the oil and milk and whisk, then add the flour mixed with baking powder and cocoa.
3. Fold the chocolate cake batter gently from bottom to top.
4. Pour the batter into a tin greased with a little butter and dusted with flour.
5. Bake the chocolate cake for half an hour or longer depending on the oven at 160°C.
6. Let the cake cool at room temperature while you prepare the sauce.
7. Blend the chocolate sauce ingredients in a blender until smooth; if the sauce is very thick, add a little water and oil to reach the desired consistency.
8. Slice the cake horizontally into two layers after it cools and fill with cream.
9. Stack the layers, then spread cream on the top and sides as well.
10. Chill it briefly in the refrigerator to set the cream.
11. Pour the chocolate sauce over the cold cake and wait for the sauce to set in the fridge, then serve the chocolate cake.
12. To make chocolate cupcakes, here is the link: Chocolate Cupcakes.