Friday, 20 February 2015

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake

I like cakes and have made many cakes out of cake mixes. But this is my first cake I made from the scratch till the end including icing. Its a very simple cake made without eggs. It turned out well and cant express the exitement I got. The yummy chocolaty texture!!!. Everyone in my family liked it. It made me so content and happy.You can see more of my bakes in the future :)

Ingredients:

1. Maida - 11/2 cup
2. Cocoa Powder - 4 tbsp
3. Sugar - 3/4 cup
4. Buttermilk - 3 tbsp
5. Baking soda - 1tsp
6. Oil - 1 tsp

For Icing:

1. Chocolate - 2 Bars
2. Butter - 2 tbsp

How to Prepare:

In a bowl, pour the buttermilk and baking soda and keep it aside. Take a bowl add maida and cocoa powder and mix well. Boil water in a pan add sugar mix well. After the sugar get dissolved add water and add to the maida-cocoa mixture. Add the buttermilk and mix well until there are no lumps and comes to a smooth consistency. Pour the batter in a bowl and microwave for 5-6 minutes. Take a fork and prick in the cake and if the fork comes out clean, then the cake is cooked and ready. Allow it to cool. For the icing, take a bowl and add the chocolate and butter and microwave for a minutes. Mix well. Icing is ready. Apply on the cake and set it for 5-10 minutes. You can decorate with chocolate balls. I used used wafers in the middle. Yummy chocolate cake is ready!!!!!

Pictorial:

Add baking soda to the buttermilk.                            Take maida and cocoa powder
Mix well                                                                      Add sugar to the hot water
Add oil and pour to the maida mix                             Add the buttermilk and baking soda mix

Mix well. Microwave it for 5-6 minutes                   Prick with the fork to see cake is cooked

   Allow the cake to cool. Take it out and keep it on the plate.

For Icing:

Take chocolate and butter in a bowl                           Microwave for a minute and mix well
Apply the chocolate icing on the cake                        Spread evenly 
Decorate it with wafers                                              
           Chocolate cake is ready !!!!!































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