Bread Machine Chocolate Cake

breadmachinechocolatecake This recipe is spot on as chocolate and moist. No frosting needed.

Wet Ingredients:
evaporated milk (200 mL)
¾ cup butter, room temperature
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

Dry Ingredients:
sugar (180 g)
cocoa powder (50 g)
½ tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder
all-purpose flour, unbleached (100 g)

Add-Ins:
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

Unplug the bread machine and remove the bread pan.

Put all ingredients, in the order listed, in the bread pan fitted with the kneading paddle. Secure the bread pan in the bread maker. Select the MENU button with the following program settings:

MENU: Cake
CRUST: Medium
LOAF: 1.5 lbs

Press CONFIRM then the START/STOP button to mix, knead, rise and bake. Put the coconut in the Add-In Tray or add them when the mixer beeps for ad-ins.

When the cycle is complete, remove the bread pan from the bread machine and set on the counter to cool for about an hour. Once it has cooled, turn out the cake onto a wire rack to completely cool.