Chocolate Cake

Cake

• 180 g all-purpose flour
• 180 g sugar
• 20 g cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar
• 1.5 dl water
• 6 tbsp (approx. 90 g) rapeseed oil
• 2 eggs

Icing

• 300 g room temperature butter
• 40 g cocoa powder
• 400 g powdered sugar
• A pinch of flaky salt

Whisk everything together until you have a fluffy cream.

• Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease or line a round cake pan (approx. 19-20 cm) with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and vanilla sugar.
• In another bowl, lightly whisk together the eggs, water, and oil.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined – do not overmix.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in the middle of the oven for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool and slice it in half before applying the icing.