4-inch Chocolate Cake for Two
I delightful mini chocolate cake that's just 4 inches wide and is great for two (or even just for one!)This recipe is perfect if you're looking for a small birthday cake recipe or just want to break out the small cake pan you were given for your birthday 5 years ago and never broke out of the closet.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 2 tbsp milk or alternative milk oat, soy, etc.
- 1/4 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 tbsp oil
- 30 g brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 30 g flour
- 12 g cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Icing
- 30 g softened unsalted butter
- 35 grams powdered sugar
- 2 tsp cocoa powder
- 1-2 teaspoons milk or alternative milk
- 15 g chocolate dark or milk
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Butter a 4-inch cake pan and dust it with flour.
- Whisk together the sour cream, milk and vinegar. Let it sit for a couple minutes and then whisk in the oil, sugar and baking soda.
- Sieve the flour, cocoa powder and salt together and then stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick or knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- While it’s baking whisk together the icing sugar, cocoa powder and butter to make the icing. Melt the chocolate and stir it into the icing and then thin with enough milk to get a spreadable consistency. Add salt to taste. I like a slightly salty icing but start with a pinch of salt and then add more if you want a saltier icing!
- Let the cake cool before icing it and then enjoy!