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Mini Chocolate Cake
A very simple chocolate cake made with everyday pantry ingredients. This recipe makes 2 four inch cakes, just the perfect size to satisfy your sweet tooth without being over indulgent.
Servings: 2 4″ cakes
Ingredients
Ingredients – for cake
- 8 tablespoons Plain Flour / All Purpose
- 4 tablespoons Cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoon Baking powder
- 8 tablespoons Sugar
- 6 tablespoons Milk
- 6 tablespoons Oil canola/vegetable/peanut
- 1 large Egg
- 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla optional
Ingredients – for frosting (good for one 4"inch cake)
- 4 tablespoon Unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup Confectioners / Powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoon Milk / Heavy Cream
- 3 drops Vanilla extract
- 1 tiny pinch Salt
Instructions
The Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350, and position a rack in the middle of the oven.
- Grease two 4 inch springform pan with little oil and dust with some flour.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients – the flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and milk until light.
- Add in sugar, oil and vanilla and whisk for 2 minutes until well combined.
- Add in the dry ingredients, mix in to combine avoiding lumps.
- Pour this batter into the baking pan dividing equally between the two pans.
- Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Let it cool completely before your frost.
The Frosting
- In a medium bowl, beat softened butter until light and fluffy. You may use a handheld electric mixer or hand whisk.
- Add in confectioners sugar, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla and milk.
- Give it a good whip for at least 2 mins, more if needed. Add a little extra cream or milk if needed to reach the right consistency.
Notes
If the cake batter sinks – it is still under baked, give it few extra minutes to bake or untilt he toothpick inserted comes out clean.
You may use a 6 inch cake pan if making it as one cake but the may have to extend the baking time.
If your frosting looks tight, add in few teaspoons of extra milk and whip until it lightens and gives creamy smooth finish. This will be helpful when you use a piping bag to decorate your cake.
The Cake
Preheat the oven to 350, and position a rack in the middle of the oven.Grease two 4 inch springform pan with little oil and dust with some flour.
In a medium bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients – the flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and milk until light.
Add in sugar, oil and vanilla and whisk for 2 minutes until well combined.
Add in the dry ingredients, mix in to combine avoiding lumps.
Pour this batter into the baking pan dividing equally. Place them over a baking sheet pan that way its easy for handling tiny pans. I am using two 4 inch springform pans, greased with oil and dusted with little flour.
Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
The cake should rise without sinking in the center. If it then its under baked and bake for few more extra minutes.
Pop open the latch on the pan which will let air in and loosen the sides of the cake for easy removal.
Let it cool completely. Gently remove the bottom tray of the springform pan.
The Frosting
In a medium bowl, beat softened butter until light and fluffy. You may use a handheld electric mixer or hand whisk.Add in confectioners sugar, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla and milk.Give it a good whip for at least 2 mins, more if needed. Add a little extra cream or milk if needed to reach the right consistency. (no pictures for now)
The Decoration
Decoration is totally upto you! You can frost with buttercream, top with Ready-wip, dust with powdered sugar or coat with warm chocolate ganache. Trim the top mount of the cake to keep it flat and frost it completely with the chocolate buttercream. This frosting recipe is good for only top and sides of one cake plus little mini roses whatever piped through a bag. You may have to double the recipe if you wish to frost both the cakes.
My cake is frosted with buttercream on the top and sides, few mini swirls with chocolate chips. Used a serrated knife for the marks on top and then topped with an yellow M&M.
A simple cake made for Sid’s 18th birthday during corona pandemic, happy lock down party celebrations!
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Amma & Appa are so proud of everything you are and everything you’re going to be🎉 Happy 18th Birthday Siddharth!💕💕💕
Notes
If the cake batter sinks – it is still under baked, give it few extra minutes to bake or until the toothpick inserted comes out clean.
You may use a 6 inch cake pan if making it as one cake but the may have to extend the baking time.
If your frosting looks tight, add in few teaspoons of extra milk and whip until it lightens and gives creamy smooth finish. This will be helpful when you use a piping bag to decorate your cake.
mmm…mmmm Good!
25 Comments
Mine came out amazing
May I ask if like to make a larger cake for 3 6’pans would I need to double this recipe please?
The cake was amazing I managed to make 2 single cakes from 4’ pans and they were huge thank you for sharing 😊
Thanks Kay! Unfortunately, this one was a quick pick during covid times… and didn’t explore much, blindly followed the recipe. I guess doubling would work but honestly haven’t given a try. Thanks so much for stopping by and trying out, appreciate it!
Is it a 4×2 or a 4×3 inch pan ?
Aarthi, these are 4inch round springform pans. Check my Amazon store here
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Nice cake, pirandha naal vaazhthuhal to Siddharth 👍😊
Hi Mullai,
A very happy birthday to Sid! I have been trying your recipes for more than 10 years now. Basically, I learnt cooking from you 🙂 thanks for your wonderful recipes and presentation! Best wishes! Valli
Thank you so much Valli 🙂
Wishing Sid a very Happy Birthday!
Thank you Rashi💕💕💕💕
Happy Birthday Siddharth…!!!
Both our sons share the same name mine is 16 and yours is 18….what a wonderful world….!! I wish you all the very best for Siddharth in everything he does and comes by.
That’s awesome we both have Siddhartha at home ☺️wishing him the best too Priya🙏 Thank you so much 💕💕💕💕
Happy Birthday Sid..
Hi Mullai
I have been an ardent follower of your recipes since years.Today I got to know that your sons age is as same as my sons.Hearty wishes to him on his Birthday.Have loved all your recipes and looking forward to much more in future.
That’s lovely wishing them the best too! Thank you so much Sameena!
Thanks Mullai .. I learnt cooking 10 years back watching your website… so proud of you ! And you are an awesome
Mom … happy Mother’s Day in advance!
Thanks Dura, so happy to hear that you’ve been a ardent follower🙏 happy mothers day to you too!
Am so happy to have things recipe. Happy birthday siddarth my daughter loves your son. Wish to hear from you soon. Lols. Stay safe
Thank you🙏 so happy to hear from you!
Happy birthday Siddharth..🎊🎉🥳
Wish you all the happiness in life..
Amazing cake Mullai..simply awesome..
எப்படி கேக்குக்கு இப்படி ஒரு intro தரீங்க..😂
Thanks Nithya 🙂 lol chumma jollia😆
Looks amazing! Happy 18th to your son 🙂
🙂 Thank you Mathi!
Wishing Sid a very happy birthday and cake looks yum.
Thank you 🙂 🙂 (-:
Happy Birthday dear Sid!
God bless you with all happiness.
What a wonderful mom you’ve got who has baked a beautiful cake in this lockdown time with few ingredients and not able to go to store as we used to.
All your recipes are awesome and we visit your site atleast 5 – 6 times a day and even last night, I tried butter chana from spiceindiaonline and on Sunday, I tried Mushroom biryani and Pepper mutton from spiceindiaonline and muttai puffs..list goes on…
All my dishes, every single time is from your blog. Thank-you! Thank-you! Thank-you!
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Ayesha, you are too sweet❣️thank you so much for being a fan🙏wish we could meet sometime. Stay home stay safe pa!💕💕💕💕💕💕