Rich Dark Chocolate Cake With Red Wine Chocolate Frosting

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 240 g flour
• 300 g sugar
• 85 g unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules
• 2 eggs
• 240 ml cold water
• 240 ml milk
• 120 ml sunflower oil
• 150 g unsalted butter, softened
• 100 g icing sugar
• 35 g unsweetened cocoa powder
• 200 g cream cheese
• 5 tablespoons red wine

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat the oven to 180°c line two cake tins with parchment paper and grease.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, salt and coffee granules (ie all the dry ingredients).
• 3 make a well in the middle and add all the liquid ingredients.
• 4 use a whisk to mix together until completely blended. don't be alarmed at how runny it is - it's much thinner than a normal cake mix!
• 5 pour into the two prepared tins and place in the oven for 30-40 minutes, until cooked through - the longer you leave them, the drier they will be. i found 30 minutes to be fine for a light, moist cake, but it will depend on your oven. use a skewer inserted into the middle to make sure the cake is cooked through. if it comes out clean, you should be fine.
• 6 turn the cooked cakes out onto a cooling rack and place to one side.
• 7 while they cool, make the frosting: put the butter, icing sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl and cream together until light and fluffy. add the cream cheese and mix well. then, add the red wine a little at a time until it gets a little runnier. give it a taste; you want to just be able to taste the wine without it being overpowering. place in the fridge for a few minutes to let it stiffen up slightly.
• 8 when the cake has cooled, spread the frosting on the top of one layer and place the other on top.