Easy Chocolate Cake Ingredients 1+¼ cup (170 g) flour 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup (200 g) sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla essence ½ cup (1.2 dl) milk or water ½ cup (1.2 dl) vegetable oil 2 eggs Ingredients for frosting 2/3 cup (1.6 dl) heavy cream or whipping cream 9 oz (260 g) semisweet chocolate (40-50% cocoa) Method Preheat oven to 350 deg F (180 deg C) Grease a 9 inch (23 cm) cake tin. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, sugar and vanilla essence in a bowl. Add milk/water, vegetable oil and eggs. Transfer to bake tin and bake at 350 degrees until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, approximately 35 to 45 minutes. After the cake has cooled, slice the cake through the middle to make two layers Frosting Heat 2/3 cup (0.16 dl) of heavy cream or whipping cream in a sauce pan. Remove from heat, add 9 oz (260 g) of finely chopped dark semisweet chocolate, stir until smooth, and let it cool until in thickens, if needed in the fridge. Use one 1/3 of the frosting between the two layers, 1/3 on top, and the rest around the cake. Put the cake into the fridge for one hour or more to harden the frosting. This cake should have room temperature when served.