How To Bake Perfect Chocolate Cakes

One of the common favorite desserts is probably the humble chocolate cake. It is probably the ultimate indulgence for any chocolate lover and anyone could swoon over a piece of rich and moist chocolate cake. It is no wonder that chocolate cakes recipes can be found everywhere.

 It may seem daunting to try baking the perfectly moist and rich chocolate cakes especially if you are not so well versed in baking cakes. However, there is nothing so intimidating about it as baking a really good chocolate cake require some skills that you only need to practice to perfect. After practicing a few times, you will soon become so good in baking great chocolate cakes, you will wonder why you didn't start in the first place. In most chocolate cake recipes, the main ingredients are baking chocolate.

Now, the one big secret for a wonderful chocolatey taste to your cake is the quality of the chocolate you use to make it. There are a lot of different chocolates out there to choose from so you could easily become confused by it all. To choose the suitable chocolate for your cake baking experiments, always go for the kinds with higher cocoa content, such as the ones with 70% cocoa or more.

With a higher cocoa content, the chocolate will be richer, thicker and packs a stronger cocoa flavour. If you noticed how I kept mentioning baking chocolate instead of just chocolate, this is because baking chocolates are always a better choice compared to normal chocolates.

The sugar content of baking chocolates are lower and this would not tamper with the sweetness of your cake. Also, if you don't want to bake a dark chocolate cake, you can always try baking chocolates with lower than 70% cocoa content. If you want a healthier option and hassle-free way of baking chocolate cakes, you could always use cocoa powder as an alternative to baking chocolates.

There are quite a few chocolate cake recipes that do not call for baking chocolates so there is no hassle of melting the chocolate. You only need to sift in the cocoa powder into the ingredients. The best cocoa powder are of course the organic and 100% cocoa powder.

 Most chocolate cake recipes only require five main ingredients, that is the chocolate, butter, eggs, flour and sugar. After choosing your chocolates, you will need to take the first step of melting the chocolate and the butter together. To melt this two sensitive ingredients need patience as you will need to boil a pan of water first.

Then you place the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and then you place the bowl over the boiling water to melt. Stir to combine. An easier way, thanks to technology, is of course to use the microwave. Just add both ingredients in a bowl and microwave it for a couple of minutes.

 It is important to remember that no matter what type of cake you are making, you will get great results if you only use fresh and quality ingredients. So, use only the best and you will have the best chocolate cake ever.