{"id":4428,"date":"2023-05-03T08:48:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T04:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcmmediahub.aus.edu\/?p=4428"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T08:59:36","slug":"how-to-bake-the-fluffiest-chocolate-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/how-to-bake-the-fluffiest-chocolate-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Bake the Fluffiest Chocolate Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By Hala Nasar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy birthday! Happy anniversary! Congratulations!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Events that call for a cake are ones to look forward to. Especially if the cake is chocolate and fluffy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its first appearance in the United States in 1886, chocolate cake became a household favorite for many. Surviving generations, world wars, political and social movements and several presidents, chocolate remains to be the most popular flavor of cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some might say chocolate is their first choice when it comes to dessert, and while chocolate is a flavor that can be considered basic and simple, making the perfect chocolate cake is far from that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cocoa is a powerful ingredient that interacts with the neurotransmitters in your brain to release \u201chappy\u201d chemicals, dopamine and serotonin, upon consumption. Their interaction triggers feelings of contentment and reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yes, chocolate can make you happy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is how you can make the chocolate cake that will be your new household staple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INGREDIENTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Chocolate cake<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>One-and-three-quarter cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three quarter cup unsweetened cocoa powder or regular Hershey&#8217;s cocoa powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One and a half teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One and a half teaspoon baking soda (or bi-carbonate soda)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One teaspoon salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two cups white granulated sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two large eggs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One cup milk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Half cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One teaspoon white vinegar&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two teaspoons pure vanilla extract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two teaspoons instant coffee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One cup boiling water&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote td_quote_box td_box_center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-regular-font-size\">Adding a teaspoon of vinegar helps the cake fluff out more when baking. This is because it interacts with the baking soda and creates a chemical reaction, releasing carbon dioxide, which results in a fluffier texture.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Chocolate buttercream frosting<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Half cup of butter&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two-third cup unsweetened cocoa powder, or regular Hershey\u2019s cocoa powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three cups powdered icing sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One-third cup milk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One teaspoon pure vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>STEPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Chocolate cake<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote td_quote_box td_box_right is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-regular-font-size\">Instant coffee binds with the chocolate, creating a deeper and richer flavor. However, the coffee cannot be tasted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lightly grease a round (22 cm) cake pan with butter or oil and line its base with parchment paper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start by sifting together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a large mixing bowl.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whisk in the sugar, then add in the eggs, oil, milk, vinegar and vanilla. Mix well to combine the ingredients until lump free for about 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dissolve the instant coffee into boiling water and pour it in the batter.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mix well until no lumps remain. The cake batter is thin in consistency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a knife\/wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Let it cool for 10 minutes, then put onto wire racks to completely cool before frosting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Chocolate buttercream frosting<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Melt the butter then mix in cocoa powder.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, until its consistency is smooth and spreadable. You may need a little more milk than listed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add vanilla extract in and stir.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And unless you don\u2019t want everyone to ask you to bring this cake to every family gathering and celebration, don\u2019t make it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Hala Nasar Happy birthday! Happy anniversary! Congratulations!&nbsp; Events that call for a cake are ones to look forward to. Especially if the cake is chocolate and fluffy. Since its first appearance in the United States in 1886, chocolate cake became a household favorite for many. Surviving generations, world wars, political and social movements and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[17,45],"class_list":{"0":"post-4428","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-features","8":"tag-community","9":"tag-leisure"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4428\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mdcmediahub.aus.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}