Rich Chocolate cake
HI
This is one of the recipes which never fail. I
learnt this in my first baking class
with Mrs Chandri Bhat . The cake is moist and hold very well even if you want
to make a tiered cake.I had baked this for my daughter;s friend who is a
chocoholic. Baked this simple cake and then filled and frosted with ganache and
topped it with ferroro rocher. A perfect chocolate loaded cake
learnt this in my first baking class
with Mrs Chandri Bhat . The cake is moist and hold very well even if you want
to make a tiered cake.I had baked this for my daughter;s friend who is a
chocoholic. Baked this simple cake and then filled and frosted with ganache and
topped it with ferroro rocher. A perfect chocolate loaded cake
INGREDIENTS
|
All
purpose flour |
1
½ cup |
|
Baking
Powder |
1tsp
|
|
Soda
|
1/2tsp
|
|
Butter
|
1/2cup
|
|
Powdered
sugar |
1cup
|
|
Eggs
|
2
|
|
Curds
|
1/2cup
|
|
Cocoa
|
3tbsp
|
|
Boiling
Hot Water |
1/2
cup |
|
Vanilla
Essence |
1tsp
|
PREPARATION
· Preheat
the oven to 160C
the oven to 160C
· Grease
and line an 8” round tin
and line an 8” round tin
· Sieve
the all pupose flour with baking powder and baking soda.Keep aside
the all pupose flour with baking powder and baking soda.Keep aside
· Beat
butter and sugar till light and fluffy
butter and sugar till light and fluffy
· Add
eggs one at a time beating well after each addition
eggs one at a time beating well after each addition
· Beat
in the essence
in the essence
· Fold
in the flour mixture alternately with the curds
in the flour mixture alternately with the curds
· Mix
cocoa in boiling hot water and add this hot mixture to the cake mixture
cocoa in boiling hot water and add this hot mixture to the cake mixture
· Mix
and pour in a prepared cake tin
and pour in a prepared cake tin
· Bake
for 45 minutes or till a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean
for 45 minutes or till a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean
· Cool
completely and then do the frosting
completely and then do the frosting
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