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Food Recipes

2 Simple Chocolate Cake Recipes You Can Make At Home

I love cakes and those that make cakes for me know my love for the chocolate flavour. I have friends that make cakes and I have a sister that does that too, so, it’s a kind of blessing. Don’t get me wrong I don’t eat cake every day and I don’t crave it, but I do eat it when I feel like.

I make orders for chocolate cakes at times like these and keep inside the refrigerator. Don’t copy me if you don’t exercise because you would only increase your chance of adding weight. I recently discussed with some of those that make cakes for me and they agreed to share some simple chocolate cake recipes but they haven’t. I learned some myself and I am posting them for those that might be interested.

Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe

There are so many recipes for chocolate cakes that turn out fine and delicious, but when I talk about simple chocolate cake recipes, I am referring to those that meet the following criteria that have been set by me:

  • Contain chocolate
  • Small in size (you can actually make into any size)
  • Have ingredients that are easy to get around
  • Will be ready in about an hour
  • Delicious

Hence, the reason for just 3 to be discussed in this article. This post has taught me that different people have different ways of making their foods. Therefore, if you have a good, delicious simple recipe for chocolate cakes, share with us and we will credit you for it.

Simple Chocolate Cake Recipe Number 1

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 1/8 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder (use the unsweetened one)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter or (margarine if you can’t get butter)
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup cold, strong, brewed coffee
simple chocolate cake 1

Instructions:

  1. The first thing you need to do is to put on your oven and let it heat up to around 170-175°C.
  2. Lubricate the inside of the pan you decide to use with butter, some groundnut oil or margarine
  3. Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt together and set on one side.
  4. Take a bowl and cream butter and sugar together until you get the light and fluffy texture.
  5. Add the egg and vanilla to (4) above and beat well.
  6. Add flour mixture in (3) above, alternating with coffee. Beat together.
  7. Bake at 175°C for 40 to 45 minutes and you will get the cake pictured above.

How To Make A Chocolate Chip Cake

Ingredients for the cake

  • 200g plain flour
  • 220g dark brown soft sugar
  • 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 75ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 250ml milk
  • 170g plain chocolate chips
simple chocolate cake chip 2

Instruction for preparation

Preheat the baking oven as in the previous procedure to 175 – 18°C

  1. Lubricate and flour the square tin you want to use (20cm for this)
  2. Add all the flour, dark brown soft sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in the prepared tin.
  3. Mix these ingredients well together with an eating fork.
  4. Make three round holes in the mixture of the ingredients and pour oil in the first, vinegar in the second and vanilla in the third one.
  5. Pour milk inside, over all the ingredients and mix with a fork until well blended.
  6. You can now pour the chocolate chips over the top.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes and you will see that the case would have risen above the tin.
  8. Allow the cake to cool in the tin for 15 minutes
  9. Cut and serve from the tin.

If you try these out on your own, let us know how it turns out

If you have another chocolate cake recipe that is simple (easy to make), please share it with us by sending it to foodsng2015@gmail.com. We shall duly credit you for the recipe. Thank you!

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Food & Body

What Are The Foods That Trigger Pimples & Acne?

acne pimples skin

A lot of people battle with pimples and acne during and shortly after puberty while some others experience it throughout the teenage years. Throughout these periods of my life, I did not have pimples and acne anywhere on my face and body. I always pride myself on that because my face was always clear and clean. I thought this would continue like that forever but I was wrong – I would later have my own fair share of pimples later on.

What Are Pimples And Acne? Any Differences?

One of our readers sent a message to ask if the food they eat could cause acne or pimples and we will try to address that. Many people don’t even know the differences between pimples and acne. Someone even told me that pimples show on black peoples’ skin while acne only comes out on white peoples’ skin. I will try as much as possible not to dwell too much on these because the purpose of this post is how some foods lead to the onset of acne and pimples on our skin. Yes, food can trigger pimples.

acne pimples skin

Acne is the inflammation of the skin in which the secreted sebum gets collected in the pores of the skin and remains there. This causes the skin to swell up in the form of a breakout. Acne will most likely have a white head (not in every case) and is painful to touch. If it is a pimple, it would normally not be painful unless it is too severe.

So, What Are Those Foods That Can Set Off Pimples?

To continue with my story, I started seeing pimples and acne on my skin in my early twenties and it lasted into mid-twenties. It was a nightmare because when they finally go, they turn into
black scars (not just spots). I started to think of the possible causes and one day I thought of my diet – could it be my eating habit?

What I have always read about foods as they affect your skin was that they do not cause pimples and acne. Something just told me to do a little more digging and I found out that several other pieces of research were already published telling us that there could be a relationship between diet and acne.

The truth of the matter, however, is that there has not been a definite link between any food (dairy especially) and acne, but there are several theories about it.

In an article written for a medical journal in 2008, F. William Danby, MD, a skin expert who promotes the possible dairy-acne connection, explained how the two may be related. Milk contains components related to the hormone testosterone that may stimulate oil glands in the skin, setting the stage for acne.

So, could we say Milk can cause acne? Some would say yes and some would say no, but I have read reports of people who saw all their pimples and acne disappear after stopping the consumption of Milk. The same happened to me too.

Some researchers have suggested that an imbalance in the level of insulin in the body may play a role in the onset of acne. They explain that some foods make your blood sugar quickly soar. This triggers your body to make a burst of the hormone insulin to help your cells absorb the sugar.

ADVICE: What I would advise is to monitor your own skin and diet and note what foods you are eating when the acne breakouts start coming out. This is because these foods (Milk, Chocolate, Cheese, etc.), that people are implicating in the development of acne have health benefits. When you monitor yourself and you notice that milk causes acne for you, you can try to cut down on it and see if you still have acne.

I would not ask you to stop consuming milk. Never! Milk is highly nutritious – containing several vitamins and minerals that are useful for the body. I would not be pointing fingers to any food. What you should do is to observe and adjust.

ALSO SEE: Differences Between Skimmed Milk and Full Cream Milk

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Knowledgebase

Top 5 Foods That Make You Fart Asides Beans

fart smells

At exactly 8:50am on Saturdays morning, I was still lying in bed. Not too long from that time, I heard a loud sound from my brother’s room – “Poooooooouu”. I had to rush to know what exactly happened because it was repeatedly loud. On getting there, he gave another loud “Poooouuuu”. It was then I knew my big brother was farting. Then I couldn’t but burst into laughter. I have been with him over the weekend and he had not consumed beans – since beans are popularly seen as the food that causes flatulence. But far from it, his farting was as a result of other foods he ate.

When he woke up, he did not waste time to ask me – “What is the cause of my farting? I have not been indulging in beans, yet I have been farting; he said. I replied him in pidgin – “Bros, No be only beans dey make person fart ooo” It was then I thought it will be necessary to share an article on flatulence on this page. Let’s quickly see what causes flatulence.

What is flatulence?

This is commonly known as farting. It is the exit of gas through the anal. When someone farts, it could bring about a level of laughter or complete embarrassment depending on the type of gathering you find yourself. Hey! Do not get caught up in any mess.

fart smells

What Causes Flatulence?

Flatulence is usually caused due to incomplete digestion process followed by fermentation. Food substances that are not absorbed in the human intestines accumulate in the colon, where they are fermented by bacteria, leading to production of gas. The smell of the gas depends on the foods eaten and the types of bacteria that acted on it while the sound is as a result of the outward forceful flow of air that makes anal tissues vibrate. Some people also lack specific enzymes needed to break down certain foods, which then get acted upon by bacteria and create gas. You can read more on the article on how to cook beans so that you don’t fart after eating them.

So, What Are The Top Five Other Foods That Cause Flatulence In People?

Before sharing the list of the foods, it is important to let you know that – what causes flatulence in Mr. A may be completely different from that of Mr. B. It is sometimes based on body types and intestinal structure of each individual. At the end of this article do no forget to share the food(s) that you have identified which make you fart.

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