Dear friends ,
In this new year , I have taken my blog into a next step as a website in the name of “
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As Valentine’s day is nearing, I thought of posting a cake recipe . My husband loves chocolate cake ..So I baked this cake as Valentine’s day gift
..I got this recipe from marias menu..I have tried this cake twice & I slightly adjusted the recipe to suit our taste.There is no butter or egg used in this recipe..With very simple ingredients which are readily available in our pantry , we can make this cake..I chose this recipe because it had a mild coffee flavour. Its dark color, chocolaty smell & its spongy texture made me felt very happy with the result . As a beginner in baking , I simply loved this cake & I was completely satisfactory with the outcome .
My hubby liked this cake very much and my daughter wanted some icing on it .. So I tried a simple frosting too…
.Here comes the recipe…
INGREDIENTS
1 cup – 200ml
- All purpose flour – 1 cup
- Sugar – 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp
- Cocoa powder or drinking chocolate powder – 5 tbsp
- Baking powder – 1/2 tsp
- Cooking soda –1 tsp
- Vanilla essence – 1 tsp
- Cooking oil – 1/2 cup
- Beaten curd – 1/4 cup
- Milk – 1/4 cup ( at room temp)
- Hot coffee – 1/4 cup ( mix 1 tsp coffee powder in 1 cup of hot water.Add 1/4 cup to the mixture. I used BRU. )
For frosting
- Unsalted butter – 100 gms (1/2 cup)
- Any plain chocolate – 175 gms ( 1.25 cups) ( i used dairy milk , around 15 cubes)
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METHOD
- Sieve maida , baking powder & cooking soda together in a wide bowl.Then add the sugar , mix well .. Make a dent in the center..Add the wet ingredients one by one & mix well using a whisk or blender. Whisk or beat it gently..

- Keep the baking pan ready by greasing with butter & sprinkle maida all over it. Pat it well so that the maida should coat around the sides too..Line the bottom of pan with a butter paper. Preheat the oven in 180c , convection mode for 10 mins.
- Now transfer the cake mixture to the pan & bake it for 25-30 mins in 180c till tooth pick inserted should come out clean. Mine got done in 28 mins. Keep an eye after 20 mins.Check with a tooth pick or spoon & then remove the pan.

- Let it cool for 15-30 mins. Then invert it in a wire rack or a plate & allow it to cool completely..

- In the mean time , make the frosting. Take water in a wide bowl & allow it to boil well. Now place a plate or a shallow bowl on the top of the water bowl.the bowl should not touch the water.. Add the butter & melt it . When the butter is melted half way , add the chocolate cubes & stir it gently. Chocolate cubes will melt & switch off the flame.. Stir until all the chocolate melts. Remove the bowl & allow the mixture to warm..Frosting thickens when it is warm …

- After the cake cools down , apply the frosting , cut into pieces & Enjoy !!…
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NOTE
- When u use unsweetened cocoa powder , add more sugar as mentioned in the recipe.If u use drinking chocolate powder , 3/4 cup sugar is enough..
- The cake has a mild bitterness due to the addition of coffee powder. If u want u can skip it…
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