THE PERFECT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Learn how to turn 5 simple ingredients into the best chocolate cake, cupcakes and baked donuts you’ll ever make.

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This short course is part of the flagship course The Versatile Baker

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This short course is part of the flagship course The Versatile Baker •

decadently chocolate With Just 5 Everyday Ingredients

Eggs. Sugar. Thickened cream. Self-raising flour. Dutch processed cocoa powder.

Yes, that’s all.

The result is a chocolate cake with a texture between a mud cake and a sponge cake. Not too light, not too dense — delicious and perfect for building tall, structured buttercream cakes.

ONE base RECIPE turns into

Tall, delicious cakes

Fluffy cupcakes

Easy baked donuts

✅ Less planning, prepping, baking & cleaning up — and of course, less stress!

✅ Less money spent on ingredients, more in your pocket.

✅ Your cake tastes so good, people come back for seconds.

INSIDE THE PERFECT CHOCOLATE CAKE, YOU’LL LEARN

  • ✓ Understand the roles of essential ingredients

    ✓ Understand the role of heat and how it affects the cake baking process.

  • The DTC Chocolate Cake Recipe includes:

    ✓ Batter weights - how much batter is required for cakes size 4”-12”.

    ✓ Scaling ratios - ratios to scale the recipe for cakes size 4”-12”.

    ✓ Baking times - recommended baking times for corresponding cake sizes

  • DTC Chocolate Cupcake & Baked Donut Recipes include:

    ✓ Batter weights- how much batter is required for regular and mini cupcakes and baked donuts

    ✓ Baking times- recommended baking times for corresponding product

  • ✓ How to store your cakes, cupcakes and baked donuts correctly to ensure they stay moist and delicious

    ✓ The best way to cut your cake to achieve the most level and sharpest layers, both with a knife and with an AGBAY

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A large, layered chocolate cake with white frosting, decorated with gold tinsel on top, and a slice cut out, revealing multiple layers of chocolate cake and frosting.
A close-up of a layered chocolate cake with thick chocolate frosting and caramel filling.
Chocolate cupcakes in white paper liners in plastic containers, some with cracked tops.
A slice of chocolate cake on a pink and gold dotted paper plate, with the remaining cake on a matching plate in the background.
Chocolate-glazed mini donuts topped with chocolate sprinkles and drizzled with chocolate sauce, on a white surface.
A rectangular cake with dark chocolate layers and light frosting in between, with a smaller slice served on a white plate in front.
Layered chocolate and pink cake with pink frosting decorations, with a slice cut and placed on a glass plate. The remaining cake is on a cake stand.
Chocolate glazed donuts with colorful sprinkles on a white plate.
A sliced chocolate cake with white frosting and white roses on top, placed on a round metal cake board on a dark countertop.
A slice of layered chocolate cake with white frosting, decorated with pink and white frosting, a pink macaron, a white macaroon, and colorful sprinkles on top.
Chocolate madeleines dusted with powdered sugar on a silver baking mold.
A slice of layered chocolate cake with white frosting and caramel filling layers, viewed from the side.

how you’ll learn

On-Demand Videos

Straight-to-the-point instructional videos without unnecessary fluff or wasted time.

Detailed written materials including the full recipe, methods, baking charts and helpful notes.

Downloadable PDFs

Ask questions in the course and get guidance directly from Thao and the student community.

Direct Support

Lifetime Access

Return to the course materials anytime you need a refresher.

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One time payment

AUD $97

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Real Results From DTC Students

  • Two chocolate cakes cooling on a wire rack in a kitchen with a mosaic tile backsplash.

    Best chocolate cake ever!

    Made 3 gorgeous chocolate cake layers for upcoming birthday mermaid cake! I’m forever grateful to Thao for this recipe ♥️.

    Diti Mehta

  • A batch of homemade chocolate muffins in white paper liners, displayed in a white tray and plastic containers.

    Is there anything better than chocolate cupcakes?

    DTC chocolate recipe with a squirt of caramel into the middle before baking for an extra gooey centre. So quick to make and the house smells amazing!

    Claire Deacon

  • A three-layer chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and piped chocolate frosting on top, placed on a gold cake board on a wooden surface.

    Definitely a crowd pleaser!

    My friend wanted a choc cake the day before her bday so I was stressed/ rushing but the DTC way is really efficient. The cake was delish!

    Beatrice Koh

  • Cross-section of a multi-layer chocolate and vanilla cake with colorful frosting decorations on top.

    Love this recipe!

    My DTC chocolate cake was delicious, especially paired with a chewy caramel

    Hannah Shepherd

  • Close-up of freshly baked chocolate muffins on a baking tray.

    These were so quick to make!

    I'm so happy with the results and so grateful to have invested in the DTC courses.

    Laurie Chéry

  • Four pieces of chocolate cake wrapped in plastic, two on the left and two on the right, placed on a white surface against a textured white wall.

    Hands down the BEST chocolate cake

    This recipe is so quick to put together and when it bakes, the house smells amazing. I love it!

    Helena Daly

 FAQs

  • No. DTC cakes are not sponge cakes. They have a similar texture and structure to a butter cake or pound cake however, because we use cream for the fat component, the process is super simple.

  • In Australia, thickened cream that has 35% milk fat and contains a thickening additive such as gelatine, vegetable gum or other modifying agents.

    For this recipe, the thickening agent isn’t important. The important factor is the 35% milk fat content. In other countries, thickened cream is also called heavy cream or whipping cream.

  • Heavy whipping cream, heavy cream, double cream, or any kind of cream that has 35-40% milk fat.

  • No. Whole milk only has 3.5% milk fat content.

  • Yes — you get lifetime access. You can revisit the course anytime and as often as you like. If the course is ever retired in the future, you’ll be notified well in advance.

  • We’ve hosted our courses on Teachable since 2016.