Lynne's The Death of Me Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
For the cake
1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
1/2 cup (63g) unsweetened good quality cocoa powder
1t baking powder
1t baking soda
1t salt
1 large free range egg
1/2 cup (100g) full Cream milk
1/4 cup (55g) oil
1T vanilla extract
1/2 cup (118g) warm coffee
For the frosting
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup sour cream
1T vanilla
Method
The cake
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line an 8x8-inch baking dish with parchment paper and spray sides and bottom.
Mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in the bowl of stand mixer.
Add in egg, milk, oil, and vanilla and mix on low until incorporated. When mixed in increase speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes.
Add in warm water and gently stir- batter will be very thin.
Pour batter into prepared dish. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick is removed.
Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then continue cooling on a rack until room temperature.
The frosting
In a medium microwave-safe bowl, heat the chocolate chips in the microwave at 50% power in 30-second increments, stirring after each heating, until they are fully melted.
Add the sour cream and vanilla and stir by hand until frosting is well combined and fluffier.
Spread over cooled cake.
