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Chocolate Cake with Fondant Animals

A delicious and visually impressive chocolate cake decorated with fun fondant animals, perfect for celebrations.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 450
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Cake
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1.75 cups sugar
  • 0.75 cups cocoa powder
  • 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1.5 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 0.5 cups vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup boiling water
For Decoration
  • various Fondant in various colors for animals

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. Add the eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla to the dry ingredients. Mix well until smooth.
  4. Carefully stir in the boiling water until the batter is thin. The batter will be very liquid.
  5. Pour the batter evenly into the prepared cake pans.
Baking
  1. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  2. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then transfer them to wire racks to cool completely.
Decoration
  1. Once cool, you can frost the cake with your favorite chocolate icing.
  2. Roll out the fondant and use it to create animal shapes to decorate the top of the cake.

Notes

Make sure all your ingredients are at room temperature for better mixing. Do not overmix the batter to keep the cake fluffy. Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting to prevent the icing from melting. Use food-safe tools when working with fondant to create clean shapes.