Butter-oil based chocolate cake recipe

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This recipe is amazing for making a deliciously tasty chocolate cake, the recipe is easy to o make and there's certainty for desired result as long as the recipe is carefully followed.

 The butter and oil based chocolate cake is a mildly moist chocolate cake and not as moist compared to the oil based recipe... it's fluffy and simply amazing!



Ingredients
• 180g Flour
• 20g Corn flour
• 50g Cocoa powder
• ½ Cup water
• ½ cup sugar
• 250g egg
•200g Butter
• ½ tspSalt
• 100ml Vegetable oil
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon Baking powder
• ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Vinegar

Procedure
• Sift your Flour, add corn flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa powder and mix properly
• Preheat your oven
• Grease your baking tin
• Cream your butter and sugar as you would for a regular vanilla cake
• Add the oil
• Add some of your eggs and mix
• Add Buttermilk while alternating it with your seasoned flour ( always fold in flour using a wooden spoon or spatula, avoid vigorous mixing, as this would increase gluten formation and hence a resulting dense cake)
• Add the remaining eggs and mix by folding
• Add vinegar and water and mix  by folding
• Pour your cake batter into the baking tin and bake for 30-35 minutes or until it's done depending on your oven


Enjoy this delicious chocolate cake with family this Christmas!

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