Hey guys it's Bettie from Baker Bettie.com and welcome back to another video.
Now today we are starting our cake series and for the whole month of March
I'm going to be showing you all of the different cake mixing methods. Now today
we are starting with the easiest cake mixing method which is the blending
method and we're going to be making my basic chocolate cake. This cake turns out
really moist and fluffy and it's rich in chocolate flavor and it's really nice
for chocolate cupcakes or a layer cake but we are actually going to be making
it into a sheet cake today and we will be pairing it with my quick chocolate
frosting so make sure you check out today's bonus video where I will be
showing you how to make that chocolate frosting. Now that video is linked down
in the description box and let's go ahead and dive in to making the cake.
Okay so we're going to start by preheating our oven to 350 degrees
Fahrenheit and then we can go ahead and prepare our baking dish. So I am
buttering a 9 by 13 inch metal cake pan and I'm cutting a piece of parchment
paper to fit the dish so that it lays flat. Now the parchment paper is optional
but it's going to help lift the cake out of the pan more easily once it's baked
and the butter is also going to help hold our parchment paper in place. Now
once the pan is prepared go ahead and set that aside while we make our cake
batter now the blending method is completed in three basic steps. First
we'll mix our dry ingredients together then we will mix our wet ingredients
together and then we will combine the two parts. So in a large mixing bowl we
are going to combine all of our dry ingredients together and
I'm starting with two cups of all-purpose flour along with 2 and 1/4
cups of granulated sugar. Now I'm also adding in 1 cup of natural cocoa powder
and you want to make sure that you are using natural cocoa powder instead of
Dutch processed cocoa powder because natural cocoa powder is acidic and it is
going to react with our baking soda and that is what is going to make our cake
rise. Next we are adding in 3/4 of a teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons of baking
powder and 1 teaspoon of baking soda. Go ahead and whisk all of those dry
ingredients together until they are well combined. Ok now we are going to move on
to our wet ingredients so in a separate bowl we're going to mix together three
eggs along with 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract, 3/4 of a cup of vegetable oil or
you can use another neutral flavored oil like canola oil or avocado oil, as well
as 2/3 of a cup of milk. And go ahead and whisk all of those wet ingredients
together until they are well combined.
Okay now we can go ahead and mix our wet ingredients into our dry ingredients so
pour all of the wet ingredients into the mixing bowl and mix with a hand mixer or
a stand mixer until they are just starting to incorporate and next we are
actually going to add in one more wet ingredient into the bowl which is one
and a half cups of hot coffee. Now typically with the blending method
you will mix all of the wet ingredients together but because we are making a
chocolate cake we are going to use this hot liquid to help bloom our cocoa
powder which will intensify its flavor and you don't want to add this in with
your wet ingredients because it might scramble your eggs which is why we kept
it separate. Now the cake is not going to taste like coffee but the coffee is
going to enhance the chocolate flavor however you can use a very hot water in
place of the coffee if you do prefer that. Now mix all of these together until
they are well combined and then we can pour our batter into our prepared baking
pan. Now I should note that this batter is extremely thin and liquidy but don't
worry it is going to bake into a beautiful cake. Now place the cake on the
center rack in the oven and we're going to bake it for about 35 to 45 minutes
and you want to start checking the cake about 35 minutes in to see how much
longer it might need to bake. And the best way to check the doneness of your
cake is to gently press in on it on the center and it should feel firm and
bounce back when you press it in. Now remove the cake from the oven and
transfer it to a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting. I love to ice
this cake with my simple chocolate buttercream frosting it's super
intensely chocolate and so easy to make and this is actually the bonus video
today so make sure that you don't miss it it is linked in the description box
of this video. I just love how this cake turned out it
looks so fun and festive and cute and you can see that it's really light and
fluffy and it looks so moist and chocolaty. I cannot wait to taste it so
let's go ahead and dive in. I cannot tell you how moist this cake is. It is so
chocolaty it's so moist but it's also really fluffy and I just love how easy
this cake is to make. There's not a lot of effort that goes into it and it's so
delicious. You can make this into cupcakes or you
could make it into a layer cake and all of those details are in the written post
so I will leave the link for that in the description of this video. Now I really
hope you enjoyed this recipe tutorial and if you did please give me a thumbs
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I'll be back right here next week with another cake tutorial. I'll see you guys
then!