Wednesday, 22 March 2017

Death By Chocolate Cake(2nd Anniversary special)

                  2 years gone and I still yearn to learn so many things from my food blogger friend's. 
              Blogging has given me wings to explore the world of different cuisines and
Gastronomical  delights; to meet new people and to channelize the energy which was lying hidden like a treasure within my body and soul.
                     Gradually , I think I have been able to achieve what I aimed for....

              I can't expatiate on what all I did to turn it into a helpful resource for recipes but many big names in the blogging world have been preponderant over me since I love their work and aspire to reach that position some day.Only then I would say my labour has got fruition.


Ingredients :
3/4 cups Refined Flour 
3/4 cups Whole wheat flour
2/3 cup Cocoa powder, extra for dusting
                1 1/4 tsp Baking powder
                1 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
                3/4 tsp Salt
                1 1/2 cups Brown sugar
                 2 Eggs (at room temperature)
                  3/4 cup Milk
                 1/3 cup Oil
                 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence
                  3/4 cup Strong brewed Coffee


Chocolate ganache:

200 gms. Dark Chocolate 
3 tbsp Butter (melted )
200 ml Cream 


Directions :
1: Preheat oven at 180 degree Celsius.
2: Grease and dust an 8 " pan.
3: Sift flour, Cocoa powder, baking powder,  baking soda and salt.
4: Add sugar 
5:In a separate bowl, beat eggs.
6:Add oil, milk and vanilla essence.


7: Slowly add dry ingredients to it and then coffee.
8: Pour the batter in pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.



9: For frosting , heat cream but do not boil.
10: Add butter and stir.
11: Pour it over broken chocolate pieces and stir to mix properly.

12: Keep it refrigerated for 4-5 hours.
13: With electric beater , whisk it nicely till it is stiff.

14: Cut cake from centre and slather half of frosting on it .
15: Put another piece over it and cover with rest of the frosting.
16: Decorate with chocolate shards. 




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