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13 Apr

Best Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Posted by: Eva Taylor

There is a lot of questions about rising interest rates and what that mean for you the home buyer. Basically as anticipated the Bank of Canada raised the overnight rate by a half a percent in an effort to control the soaring inflation rate. Variable mortgage rates will increase as well as rates on lines of credit and credit cards. This could translate into higher monthly payments for thousands of Canadians. This could make monthly cash-flow tight, but all is not lost a Mortgage Professional, like myself, can help you navigate the rough waters and can help whether you are trying to buy your first home and not sure what you can afford now, or you find yourself in a little bit of a debt bind and are wondering if its time to consolidate debt with a refinance. Mortgage Professionals are there to help. So today I’m going to let you in on my Best Chocolate Cake Recipe instead of add to any stress related to interest rate fears.

Here we go……

  • 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 cups (360g) sugar
  • 3/4 cup (70g) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup canola oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup strong coffee
  • Preheat the oven:

    to 300°F. Butter and flour a 9 x 13-inch cake pan. Set aside.

  • Sift the dry ingredients:

    In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking soda. Whisk in the kosher salt. (honestly though I rarely sift…I just mix them all together)

  • Whisk the wet ingredients:

    In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, canola oil and vanilla extract until it looks homogenous and creamy.

  • Combine the wet and dry ingredients:

    Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir together with a stiff spatula. The batter will be thick like frosting.

  • Add the coffee:

    Pour in the piping hot coffee. The batter will look like mud pies in a muddy lake. Keep stirring until all the liquid is incorporated and its a smooth batter

  • Bake the cake:

    Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Place in the oven and bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick poked in the center comes out clean.

  • Cool the cake:

    Take the cake out of the oven and set it on a baking rack to cool. After about 30 minutes spread the frosting on top. I prefer a butter cream

    …..eat cake and enjoy your day!