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Jamie Oliver Easy Chocolate Cake

jamie oliver Easy chocolate cake
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Jamie Oliver’s Easy Chocolate Cake is a straightforward cocoa-based sponge made by mixing wet ingredients into dry ones, then baking until fluffy and set. It delivers a classic chocolate flavour, soft interior, and a simple finish that can be enjoyed plain or topped with your favourite icing.

Ingredients

Scale

  • 200g plain flour

  • 200g caster sugar

  • 200g unsalted butter, softened

  • 40g cocoa powder

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • ½ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

  • 4 large eggs

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 2–3 tablespoons milk (if needed)

  • A pinch of salt

Instructions

Step 1: Preheat and Prepare Your Tin

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease a round cake tin and line the base with baking paper. Preparing the tin properly ensures the cake releases cleanly once baked.

Step 2: Cream Butter and Sugar Until Light

Beat the softened butter and caster sugar together until pale and fluffy. This step traps air in the mixture and helps the cake rise properly once in the oven.

Step 3: Add the Eggs and Vanilla

Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well between each addition. Add the vanilla extract. If the mixture looks slightly curdled, don’t worry—the dry ingredients will correct the texture.

Step 4: Sift and Fold in the Dry Ingredients

Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and salt into the bowl. Gently fold to combine. Add a splash of milk if the batter feels too thick; it should drop smoothly from a spoon.

Step 5: Bake Until Fluffy and Set

Pour the batter into the prepared tin. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool in the tin before transferring to a wire rack.

Step 6: Frost or Serve Plain

Top with chocolate buttercream, ganache, or dust with icing sugar. The cake is moist enough to serve plain with tea or coffee.

Find it online: https://jamieolivereats.uk/easy-chocolate-cake/