Easy Chocolate Traybake Cake
Its winter vacation and kids tend to ask for treats every now and then. And who doesn't fancy a chocolate cake?! I thought of baking a cake that doesn't involve too much of hardwork or precision. This one is super easy, just make the cake cake mix dump onto tray and bake it. Enjoy it with chocolate frosting or spread any chocolate spread and khalas, enjoy!
Well, I took the extra step of making the chocolate frosting. The cake is soft, spongey and delicious, but tastes better with frosting. I baked it in a 9x13 inches baking tray, and there will be a lot of cake. This is the perfect cake that you can make in a jiffy and your kids can share with their friends too.
The cake stays good to eat for 3 days, but I would suggest to enjoy it the same day. Tastes best when its fresh and just baked. You may top it with strawberries (since strawberries is in the season now), chocolate sprinkles etc.
The recipe is adapted from www.supergoldenbakes.com
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups All purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened Cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cup Sugar (you may use half brown sugar and half white sugar)
- 1/2 tsp Instant Coffee powder (optional)
- 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
- 1 tbsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tbsp Baking soda
- 100 gms Unsalted Butter, softened
- 1/4 Vegetable Oil
- 3 medium Eggs
- 3/4 cup Milk
- 2 tbsp white Vinegar
Chocolate Frosting:
- 1 cup Icing Sugar
- 3 tbsp Cocoa powder
- 70 gms Unsalted Butter, softened
- 60 ml warm Milk
- 100 gms Dark Chocolate, melted
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven at 170 deg C and line a 9x13 inches tray with baking paper.
- Combine the milk and white vinegar in a jar, mix and set aside for 5 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients like flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and a pinch of salt and mix with a balloon whisk.
- Add in the butter, eggs, and butter milk.
- Beat on the lowest setting until the ingredients come together.
- Scrape the bowl and increase the speed gradually until everything is incorporated well.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared tray and level out.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the skewer comes out clean.
Chocolate Frosting:
- Melt the dark cholate in a microwave for 30 second bursts or until melted. Or you may double boil the chocolate over a saucepan with boiling water and melt the chocolate. Set aside to cool.
- In a bowl combine icing sugar (sifted), Cocoa powder (sifted), add in the softened butter and mix well.
- Gradually add milk little by little, as required.
- Finally add in the melted and cooled chocolate and beat well until the frosting holds stiff peaks. (I like mine as ganache, so I did not do this step)
- Finally, once the cake has cooled on a cooling rack, spread the frosting/ ganache and add your desired toppings like strawberries (if eating immediately), chocolate sprinkles etc.
Make sure to make a batch when you have many people/ kids over, they will love it!
