Happy Tuesday Beautiful People!
It feels like forever since I have shared any sort of recipe with you so today I though it only fitting to break the dry spell and start the week off right with something yummy. Not just anything yummy mind you but with cake. More importantly or MOST importantly with birthday cake!
Of course, cake can be served at any occasion, in fact as far as I am concerned you don’t need to have an occasion to serve cake you can go right ahead and have it. However, there is one cake which is up there; one cake which always is special; which is always a special occasion (and rightly so) and that is birthday cake!
I love cake, but birthday cake I love even more.
This ‘Chocoholic Choccie Cake’ is my all time favourite cake, sneaking through by a cats whisker. In a very close second place is a Butter Cake (keep an eye out tomorrow for the recipe).
There is something about this cake and the combination of raspberry jam and chocolate chips which give it a ‘mud cake like’ flavour without the density. It is rich, moist and decadent. And when smothered in chocolate butter cream icing, just divine! Of course, you can ice it with whatever icing you prefer, personally, I just think chocolate butter cream goes perfectly.
This cake is a firm family and crowd favourite. It leaves you wanting to come back for more – just the way cake should!
- 125 grams Butter, softened
- 3/4 cup Castor Sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
- 1/2 cup Raspberry Jam
- 1 1/4 cups Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 cup Cocoa
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 cup Milk, warm
- 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips
- Pre heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius; Grease and line a 22cm round baking tin
- Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each
- Beat in vanilla and jam
- Sift flour, baking powder and cocoa. Dissolve baking soda in milk
- Add dry ingredients and milk mixture alternately
- Fold in chocolate chips
- Spoon into tin and bake for 40 - 45 minutes
- When cold, ice with chocolate icing (my favourite is chocolate butter cream)
Let me know if you give this recipe a go, I would love to know what you think. Do you have a favourite go to chocolate cake recipe? Care to Share…
I love the idea of adding jam! Sounds so interesting!
Definitely going to give this a go 🙂
Jam definitely gives it something extra 🙂
Hope you like it when you get to trying it xx
You’re killing me with all of this gorgeousness! This cake looks divine and I love how you have photographed it! xx
Hehe.. you are killing me with you comment kindness 🙂
Although the cake is pretty yummy. Sending you a virtual slice my friend xx
This cake sounds amazing! I’ll definitely give it a go. I would ask if it freezes well, but who am I kidding?! It wont last longer than a day!
Haha.. Thanks Emma.
And yes it does freeze well, I only know from freezing it before icing (it never stays there too long either) xx
This sounds delicious, I think it could be a new morning tea favourite!
Holy moly!!! I am soon happy I found you via the Rewind. I am a self-confessed chocoholic and this cakes looks the bomb!!! Beautifully photographed, too. I am bookmarking this one. THANK YOU 🙂
Hahaha… I am glad to have found another chocoholic 🙂 Glad I can help satisfy the cravings! Enjoy!!!! xx
Oh YUM how good does this look?! Thanks for linking up to Meetup Monday!
Haha… Thanks Christine!
Sending you a virtual piece xx
Another gorgeous cake!!! Just love these simple recipes! Thanks for linking up with our Fabulous Foodie Fridays party! xx
Your cake looks too good to eat. I have put jam in muffins before but not cakes. Need to try this.
Thanks for sharing at Turn It Up Tuesday,
Bev
This looks amazing, exactly the kind of birthday cake I’d like to be presented with. There’s something about raspberry jam on chocolate cake that takes it to the next level. I’ve never put choc chips in a chocolate cake before, but I don’t see how they could NOT improve it! Visiting via Fabulous Foodie Friday, but I think I’ll be back!!!
Thank Robyn!
The jam and chocolate chip certainly add a special something extra to the cake.
Hope you’ll stick around 🙂
Oh holy heck, this cake looks amazing. As does your entire blog actually, it’s such a beautiful place you have here. Congratulations!
Aw, Melissa thank you. That is such a lovely thing for you to say 🙂 As I am sure you understand, it’s a constant work in progress 🙂 xx
If only I could reach through the screen and cut a slice….
YUM! Pinned your lovely chocolate cake to our Mommy Monday Blog Hop board on Pinterest. Thanks for sharing with us!!!
XOXO
Hahaha… sending you a virtual piece as we ‘speak’ 🙂
Thanks for hosting, will be back again this week xx
Is this cake best eaten on the day or OK to make the day before? It looks amazing by the way. Thanks for sharing.
I always make it a day or so before, freeze (makes it easier to ice) and ice it on the day 🙂 It keeps beautifully for a couple of days (in the fridge if using butter cream icing) or longer if not xx
Made this for my cousins birthday, did a four layer cake. Cake is amazing. My new go to chocolate cake recipe. Thank you!!
Oh that is so great to hear, so glad someone else loves this cake as much as I do! I bet it looked AMAZING! xx
This cake looks divine. Can you tell me if you freeze it, how do you thaw it out? In the fridge or on the counter top? And when you freeze it, do you just wrap it in cling wrap?
Many thanks
Julie