Wow! It looks as delicious as it sounded. I’m sure Sai would have loved devouring the cake. We both also learn so much from you every day and try to be better people
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Eggless chocolate Poke Cake
Features:
Ingredients
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FOR THE CAKE
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1 cup All purpose flour
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6 tbsp Cocoa powder
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1 tsp Instant coffee powder
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1/4 cup Hot water
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1/4 cup Milk
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1/4 cup Curd
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1/2 cup Oil
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1/2 tsp Baking powder
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1 tsp Baking soda
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1 tsp Vanilla
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FOR THE FILLING
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1/2 cup Condensed milk
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1/3 cup Semi sweet chocolate chips
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FOR THE FROSTING
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1cup Whipping cream
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1/3 cup-1/2 cup Icing sugar
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2 tbsp Cocoa powder
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1 tsp Vanilla
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TOPPING
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12 Hershey kisses
Directions
Do you like this chocolate loaded cake? My children love anything to do with chocolate. Though I do not eat any baked items, both Vibha and Sai always get me stuff related to baking. They know how much I love to bake. Vibha gets many ingredients which I have not seen here in Chennai from Munich and Sai brings in all the ingredients necessary to bake a cake, while he is not sailing and will make sure I bake them and he usually loves to click it and enjoys eating too. While on his recent visit to Bombay he got me a lovely baking book on cupcakes. The pictures are so beautiful in this book. Does he stop with that? No. He gets me a lovely apron printed with cupcakes and whisks and everything to do with baking. He even tries to get me recipes to try. One such recipe is the poke cake and I baked this eggless chocolate poke cake specially for his birthday. I wonder how both of them find such gifts for me.
Talking about kids, How many of you agree that they are our teachers as much as our parents were? I firmly believe that they teach us many things. We need to learn a few things and unlearn a few. From vibha, I learn how not to be judgemental, How to accept others as they are and being a firm person and believing in oneself. From sai, I learn how to put others ahead of me and how to genuinely be happy for others. Well, today is Sai’s birthday and he is far away sailing. So baked this eggless chocolate poke cake remembering how much he would have loved to photograph it and relish it too.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAI. GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS. YOU ARE MISSED!
Eggless chocolate poke cake
The recipe link which Sai had sent me had eggs. I baked an eggless cake and followed the topping of that cake. The condensed milk chocolaty filling which seeps inside the cake will make the cake more delicious. Next comes the whipped cream chocolate frosting and if you are a chocoholic like Sai and Vibha, you will love the frosting too. It is whipped cream with cocoa and further topped with white Hershey kisses which are powdered coarsely. I sincerely feel that this is chocolate overload but I am sure it is super delicious.
Steps
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FOR THE CAKEPreheat the oven to 180C |
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Grease the 6"square baking pan and line it with parchment paper |
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Sift the flour, soda, baking powder and cocoa powder. Keep it aside |
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Beat sugar, oil, instant coffee powder mixed with hot water, milk, curd till it is frothy |
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Fold in the dry ingredients. Mix well |
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Pour in the prepared tin and bake for 30 mins or until the skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean |
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FOR THE FILLINGTransfer the prepared cake to the cooling rack. Let the cake sit in the same tin |
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Mix the chocolate chips and condensed milk in a microwave safe bowl |
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Heat it for 30 seconds in microwave HIGH. mix well. If it has not melted, heat for another 30 seconds. Mix well |
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Make holes in the cake with a wooden skewer. The size of the hole can be upto 1/4" wide, at equi distance all over the cake |
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Pour the condensed milk mixture into the holes. Make sure you pour while both the mixture and cake is still hot. Else it will solidy. Let the cake cool in the pan completely |
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Keep the cake in the fridge overnight |
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FOR THE FROSTINGBeat cream, icing sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla with an electric beater till soft peaks are formed. Coat the top surface of the cake generously with this frosting |
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FOR THE TOPPINGCoarsely powder the hershey kisses and sprinkle it on the top of the cake. Cut and serve. Store it in the fridge. |
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Birthday wishes to Sai ! Veena we are blessed to have such wonderful children who are so loving and caring , and yes our children are our parents now – Constantly they teach us , and I must say the gesture of gifting your passion gifts is so beautiful .
The cake looks stunning and I wish I could eat a slice from it . Hey ! I eat cakes , specially chocolate .
Veena I couldn’t wait until you replied and had to check myself. This cake is super delicious and fantastic. Thank you so much.
Such a heart warming post! My girls are still small, but sometimes I do feel that as they grow up, they tend to move from being our children to being our friends, provided we stay with them that way. Best wishes to both your kids, and may they keep showering gifts on you… 🙂
The poke cake was in the initial list that I had put up for the Bakeathon, but then after baking so much chocolate plus not getting a chance to bake this since it needed a big audience to finish off, it sunk into oblivion. But I am surely making this for an audience. I can’t stop looking and drooling at your clicks… oh yum yum!
My birthday wishes to an adorable son. Seriously you have written completely what i feel each and everyday about my kids. They are just wonderful, more than wonderful. I call my daughter as my mother. Am nothing without my kids. Chocolate poke cake as Eggless is simply awesome Veena.. You rocks.
Birthday Wishes to Sai….Such a Heart Warming emotional post Veena….Cake looks Yummy nd Delicious… hope I get a bite or two… Love to both Vibha nd Sai for being such wonderful Children
Birthday wish to your son, and yes they make us learn what life is all about!! Your son had definitely missed this chocolate overloaded cake.
Birthday wishes and blessings to your son. I agree that our kids are our blessings and teachers as well. Each day is a revelation. The cake definitely looks divine and I am sure you will make this countless times for your kids.
Saving this to bake soon.. This cake is so inviting..
Great treat for chocolate lovers,the cake looks so moist .Amazing post Veena.
Wow Veena. That is such an amazing birthday treat for Sai. I want to grab a slice. It is that fantastic.
Such a well written post Veena, I enjoyed reading it. The cake looks awesome with all the layers on the top.
aw what sweet kids you have and Happy Birthday to Sai – cake looks so rich and luscious – would love to try a piece
Growing up or grown up.. baking for kids is always a delight!! Many many happy returns of the day to Sai!! Loved your post and how your kids always get one or the other baking stuff to set their mom in action!! The cake looks so delicious and tempting!!! Can you please pass a piece to me !!
Belated birthday wishes to your son. Hope your son had a wonderful birthday and that’s a lovely cake.
That’s a lovely gesture from your kids to gift you something you enjoy and to suit your passion. You are blessed with lovely and thoughtful kids.
Belated birthday wishes to Sai! Such thoughtful gifts from both vibha and sai, you are one lucky mamma!!
That is one delicious cake veena! can imagine the flavors of this droolicious bake!
Belated birthday wishes to Sai and God bless your kids Veena.
This chocolate cake looks like something my whole family would love. I am pinning it and I hope I get to try this very soon.
Completely agree. Kids make you learn a lot of things. Coming to the cake , it looks simply yum. The frosting on the top is making me drool.
I am drooling over the screen Veena.Cake looks so irresistible and my kids will love if I bake this cake for them.lovely share
Wow! It looks as delicious as it sounded. I’m sure Sai would have loved devouring the cake. We both also learn so much from you every day and try to be better people
Birthday wishes to Sai ! Veena we are blessed to have such wonderful children who are so loving and caring , and yes our children are our parents now – Constantly they teach us , and I must say the gesture of gifting your passion gifts is so beautiful .
The cake looks stunning and I wish I could eat a slice from it . Hey ! I eat cakes , specially chocolate .
Veena I couldn’t wait until you replied and had to check myself. This cake is super delicious and fantastic. Thank you so much.
Such a heart warming post! My girls are still small, but sometimes I do feel that as they grow up, they tend to move from being our children to being our friends, provided we stay with them that way. Best wishes to both your kids, and may they keep showering gifts on you… 🙂
The poke cake was in the initial list that I had put up for the Bakeathon, but then after baking so much chocolate plus not getting a chance to bake this since it needed a big audience to finish off, it sunk into oblivion. But I am surely making this for an audience. I can’t stop looking and drooling at your clicks… oh yum yum!
My birthday wishes to an adorable son. Seriously you have written completely what i feel each and everyday about my kids. They are just wonderful, more than wonderful. I call my daughter as my mother. Am nothing without my kids. Chocolate poke cake as Eggless is simply awesome Veena.. You rocks.
Birthday Wishes to Sai….Such a Heart Warming emotional post Veena….Cake looks Yummy nd Delicious… hope I get a bite or two… Love to both Vibha nd Sai for being such wonderful Children
Birthday wish to your son, and yes they make us learn what life is all about!! Your son had definitely missed this chocolate overloaded cake.
Birthday wishes and blessings to your son. I agree that our kids are our blessings and teachers as well. Each day is a revelation. The cake definitely looks divine and I am sure you will make this countless times for your kids.
Saving this to bake soon.. This cake is so inviting..
Great treat for chocolate lovers,the cake looks so moist .Amazing post Veena.
Wow Veena. That is such an amazing birthday treat for Sai. I want to grab a slice. It is that fantastic.
Such a well written post Veena, I enjoyed reading it. The cake looks awesome with all the layers on the top.
aw what sweet kids you have and Happy Birthday to Sai – cake looks so rich and luscious – would love to try a piece
Growing up or grown up.. baking for kids is always a delight!! Many many happy returns of the day to Sai!! Loved your post and how your kids always get one or the other baking stuff to set their mom in action!! The cake looks so delicious and tempting!!! Can you please pass a piece to me !!
Belated birthday wishes to your son. Hope your son had a wonderful birthday and that’s a lovely cake.
That’s a lovely gesture from your kids to gift you something you enjoy and to suit your passion. You are blessed with lovely and thoughtful kids.
Belated birthday wishes to Sai! Such thoughtful gifts from both vibha and sai, you are one lucky mamma!!
That is one delicious cake veena! can imagine the flavors of this droolicious bake!
Belated birthday wishes to Sai and God bless your kids Veena.
This chocolate cake looks like something my whole family would love. I am pinning it and I hope I get to try this very soon.
Completely agree. Kids make you learn a lot of things. Coming to the cake , it looks simply yum. The frosting on the top is making me drool.
I am drooling over the screen Veena.Cake looks so irresistible and my kids will love if I bake this cake for them.lovely share