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When we talk about the ultimate indulgence, chocolate cakes will probably take the top spot especially amongst chocolate lovers. As one of the favorite desserts in the world, rich and moist chocolate cakes have been known to melt anyone’s heart and spoil many a diet. So, it is really no surprise that chocolate cakes recipes are abound on the internet, in cookbooks, on cooking shows, in blogs, everywhere.

It may seem daunting to try baking the perfectly moist and rich chocolate cakes especially if you are not so well versed in baking cakes. However, there is nothing so intimidating about it as baking a really good chocolate cake require some skills that you only need to practice to perfect. After practicing a few times, you will soon become so good in baking great chocolate cakes, you will wonder why you didn’t start in the first place.

In most chocolate cake recipes, the main ingredients are baking chocolate. Now, the one big secret for a wonderful chocolatey taste to your cake is the quality of the chocolate you use to make it. There are a lot of different chocolates out there to choose from so you could easily become confused by it all.

To choose the suitable chocolate for your cake baking experiments, always go for the kinds with higher cocoa content, such as the ones with 70% cocoa or more. With a higher cocoa content, the chocolate will be richer, thicker and packs a stronger cocoa flavour.

If you noticed how I kept mentioning baking chocolate instead of just chocolate, this is because baking chocolates are always a better choice compared to normal chocolates. The sugar content of baking chocolates are lower and this would not tamper with the sweetness of your cake. Also, if you don’t want to bake a dark chocolate cake, you can always try baking chocolates with lower than 70% cocoa content.

If you want a healthier option and hassle-free way of baking chocolate cakes, you could always use cocoa powder as an alternative to baking chocolates. There are quite a few chocolate cake recipes that do not call for baking chocolates so there is no hassle of melting the chocolate. You only need to sift in the cocoa powder into the ingredients. The best cocoa powder are of course the organic and 100% cocoa powder.

Now that you know what cocoa to use in your cake recipe, the next step is in the butter, eggs, sugar and flour. Yes, the basic recipe for most chocolate cakes contains only five main ingredients. In most cases, you will need to melt the chocolate with the butter. To do this without burning the chocolate, just place a heatproof bowl over a pan of boiling water and gradually melt the chocolate and butter in it. Another alternative is to place it in a microwaveable bowl and microwave the chocolate and butter on high for about two minutes.

It is important to remember that no matter what type of cake you are making, you will get great results if you only use fresh and quality ingredients. So, use only the best and you will have the best chocolate cake ever.