Coffee and Dark Chocolate Cake (Eggless)

Coffee and Dark Chocolate Cake

INGREDIENTS FOR CAKE:

1. Maida/ All purpose flour- 7 tbsp
2. Coffee powder- 1tbsp + 1 tsp
3. Cocoa powder- 1 tbsp
4. Baking soda- 1/2 tsp
5. Baking powder- 1/2 tsp
6. Refined oil- 1/2 cup
7. Curd- 1 cup
8. Powdered sugar- 5 tbsp
9. Vanilla essence- 1 tsp

INGREDIENTS FOR CHOCOLATE ICING:

• I have used Top's dessert topping chocolate sauce

INGREDIENTS FOR GARNISHING:

1. Colourful gems
2. Eclairs shots
3. Cadbury chocolate (Grated)
4. Choco chips

METHOD:

1. Sieve maida, cocoa powder, coffee powder, baking soda and baking powder together in a bowl. Keep it aside.
2.  Take another bowl.  Add curd and mix it well. Then add powdered sugar, vanilla essence and oil and mix it properly.
3. Now add all dry ingredients little at a time to the curd mixture and mix it well. If your batter is thick you can take little water and add 1 tsp coffee powder in that and add to the batter. 
4. Take pressure cooker, remove whistle and gaskit. Put stand in it and cover the cooker and preheat on high flame.
5. While your cooker is preheating take cake mould, grease it with oil and dust some maida. Now pour the batter. Tap it well to remover air bubbles and place it in cooker.
6. Cook it on low flame for 30-35 minutes.
7. To check the readiness of the cake pierce the cake in the mould with a knife. If knife comes out clean your cake is ready.
8. Once the cake is ready switch off the flame and let the cake in cooker only for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes take out the cake and let it cool completely.

METHOD FOR ICING:

1. When your cake is cool take a plate, invert the mould on plate and tap it your cake will come out. 
2. Now spread that chocolate sauce topping all over the cake and keep it in freezer for 10 min.
3. After 10 min take out the cake and spread the chocolate sauce again.
4. Now garnish it with gems and grated chocolate or toppings of your choice and serve.
5. If you want to eat cold cake then  keep it in fridge for sometime and serve.

NOTE:

             * The consistency of cake should neither be too thick nor too thin. Add water only if it is                         required to attain consistency

             * Always mix the cake mixture in one direction only.

Microwave Eggless Black Forest Cake

Some of my friends asked me to post microwave cake recipe. The first thing came into my mind is to make a Black Forest cake in microwave, because it is one of the cake which take lots of time. So I wanted to make a quick version of it.
     The result was amazing. the cake turned out juicy and moist. It tasted so yummmmyyy...
So try this out and let me know how it turns out...

Black Forest Cake

Preparation time: 25 minutes
Baking time: 5 minutes
Setting time: 2 hours
Serving: 5 to 6 slices

INGREDIENTS:-

• Maida/All purpose flour- 3/4 cup
• Castor sugar- 1/2 cup
• Milk- 1/2 cup
• Baking powder- 1/4 tsp
• Baking soda- 1/4 tsp
• Cocoa powder- 2 tbsp
• Oil- 2 tbsp
• Vanilla essence-1 tsp
• Lemon juice/vinegar- 1.5 tsp
• Whipping cream- 1/2 cup

INGREDIENTS FOR SYRUP:-

• Sugar- 2 tbsp
• Water 1/2 cup
• Vanilla essence-1/2 tsp

INGREDIENTS FOR DECORATING:-

• Cherries- 1/2 cup
• Dark chocolate bar for curls and grates

METHOD:-

1. Take maida, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder together in a sifter and sieve it twice so that everything is mixed well. Keep it aside.
2. Take sugar, milk, oil and vanilla essence together in a bowl and mix it well till sugar is dissolved completely.
3. Now add in flour mixture in parts and mix well. Add vinegar and blend it well.
4. Take a microwave safe bowl. Grease it well with oil.
5. Pour half of the batter in the bowl and place it inside microwave for 2 and a half minutes. Once it is baked, remove it from oven and let it cool for 2 minutes. Invert it on a plate.
6. Now bake another cake using the remaining cake batter like the same way. Let both the cakes cool completely.
7. Now make whipped cream. Take whipping cream in a bowl. Beat it till thick and stiff.
8. Make sugar syrup- take sugar, water, vanilla essence in a bowl and mix well till sugar is dissolved.
9. Now take chocolate bar and use a peeler to make curls and grate it to make chocolate grates.
10. Now take the cooled cake. Slit it in half. Brush the half cake with sugar syrup generously.
11. Spread whipped cream over the cake. Top with some crushed cherries. Place another part of the cake on top, brush with sugar syrup again, then spread whipped cream and top with some cherries. Repeat the same with another 2 parts of the cake.Total four layers.
12. Now spread whipped cream all over the cake. Top with chocolate grates and spread on the sides of the cake. Top with crushed cherries.
13. Now chill this whole cake for 2 to 3 hours. Slice and serve.

NOTES:

• Bake the cake in normal micro mode. This cake cannot be done in convection mode.
• Bake it accordingly. If you overbake it, then it will turn hard.

Microwave Eggless Chocolate Cake

Eggless chocolate cake

Preparation time- 10 minutes
Baking time- 5 minutes (depending upon the type of microwave)

INGREDIENTS:

1. 1&1/2 cup maida
2. 1 cup milk
3. 1 cup castor sugar
4. 3 tbsp cocoa powder
5. 1/2 tsp baking powder
6. 1/4 tsp baking soda
7. 1 tbsp lemon juice
8. 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
9. 3 tbsp sunflower oil 

HOW TO PROCEED:

• Take a microwave safe dish/bowl and grease it using some oil. Keep it aside
• Take another mixing bowl. Add sugar & milk. Mix it with the help of blender till the sugar dissolves completely.
• Seive maida, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and add it in milk mixture in two parts. Blend it well and make sure there are no lumps.
• Now add vanilla essence and oil and again mix it well.
• Now add lemon juice and just lightly mix it once.
• Put this batter in greased dish/bowl.
• Set the convection mode of your microwave and cook it for 5 minutes. Insert a toothpick, if it comes out clear cake is ready. If the batter sticks then cook it for another 2 minutes.
• Let it be in microwave for 5 minutes. Then transfer it on serving dish and serve hot.

Note-

• Use deep and wide microwave safe dish/bowl.
• You can decorate it with chocolate syrup/sauce and fresh fruits also.