Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe For Your Childs 1st Birthday Cake Recipes

1st birthdays are truly special for families and preparing a cake from scratch makes it even more special. Chocolate cakes are the most popular with kids of all ages. Not surprisingly chocolate cake recipe‘s are still a favourite with most adults as well. As far as 1st birthday cake recipes are concerned this homemade chocolate cake recipes should tick all the boxes.

What you will need:

• 1 cup of cocoa powder
• 2 cups of boiling water
• 1 cup of butter
• 2 ½ cup of sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 x 3/4^th cup of all-purpose flour (you can use cake flour too but then skip the baking powder).
• A pinch of salt
• 1 ½ teaspoon of Vanilla extract
• 2 ¼ teaspoon of Baking powder

To prepare:

• Dissolve the cocoa powder in boiling water and set is aside to cool at room temperature. Make sure there are no lumps in it.
• Preheat the oven at 180 C or 350 F
• Sieve the flour and add baking powder to it. Keep aside.
• Blend butter and sugar together until you get a smooth texture.
• Add the eggs one by one and beat at a medium speed and you will get a slightly frothy mixture.
• Add the flour mix spoon by spoon and keep mixing.
• Once the flour is mixed well add the cocoa powder and water mix.
• Add the vanilla essence and mix well.
• Grease three 9-inch baking pans and pour the mixture equally into the three cans.
• Bake in the oven for 35 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack before icing

What you will need to prepare the icing

• Semi-sweet chocolate chips – 1 packet
• Half and half cream -1/2 cup
• Unsalted butter ¾  cup
• Icing sugar 2 ½ cup (you can use normal powdered sugar too but icing sugar sets well).
• Mixed fruit jam – 3 large tablespoon
• Piping bag-1

To prepare

• On a double boiler, melt the chocolate chips and unsalted butter to get a glossy mix.
• Add the cream and mix well while the mix is still hot.
• When the mix cools stir in the icing sugar. It will dissolve quickly.
• Do not beat the mixture too much otherwise, the cream will separate and give it a bitter taste.
• Slice each cake in the middle, spread the frosting on each layer, and join them.
• Let the cake cool in the fridge to set the icing.
• Fill the piping bag with the jam and pipe it over the cake on the borders or you can make a design and even some cartoons.
• Use some chocolate wafers to stick on the cake for decorations.