CHOCOLATE CAKE
1½ cups) all purpose flour
½ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1½ teaspoons baking powder
1½ sticks butter, room temperature
½ teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 cup (8 oz/225g) sugar
¼ cup (1.5oz/43g) chocolate, melted
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup (10oz/282g) plain yogurt
_ Instructions
Butter 3 round silicone cake molds and line the bottoms with
a round piece of parchment paper.
Place a sieve over a mixing bowl and add cocoa powder, flour, baking
powder, baking soda and salt. Sieve ingredients together and set
aside.
Using an electric hand mixer or a stand mixer, cream the butter and
sugar together on high speed until light and fluffy.
Slowly add in the eggs and beat on high speed.
Swiftly mix in the yogurt, vanilla, and melted chocolate and mix in
quickly.
Lastly by hand, using a large spoon fold in flour mixture to the wet
ingredients.
Divide the batter evenly between 3 silicone cake molds.
One layer at a time, microwave each cake for roughly 2 minutes - 2
minutes 20 seconds. (this cooking time is based on my microwave
which is 1200 Watts so your cook time may vary).
You will know when the cake is done when it's firm to the touch in the
middle and it pulls away from the sides of the pan. Take care not to
overcook or they will dry out. Remove from the microwave and allow
to cool in the pan before turning out on a cooling rack.
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