Eggless chocolate cake




The recipe below is for one cake. I made 2 cakes and then arranged them in one

Ingridients :

For cake-
Maida - 1/2 cup
Cocoa powder - 3 tbsp
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
salt a pinch
water or milk - 1/4 cup
coffee powder - 1/4 tsp
vanilla extract - 1/4 tsp
powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
yogurt - 2 tbsp
buttermilk - 1/4 cup
oil 2.5 tbsp

For syrup-
water - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1&1/2 tbsp

For Ganache-
heavy cream - 100 ml
semi sweet chocolate - 150 gms
cream - 2 tbsp for decorating
choco chips

Method :

  1. Sift all dry ingredients
  2. Mix vanilla & coffee with water (or milk)
  3. In a bowl whip yogurt and sugar
  4. Add oil and whip for a few more minutes
  5. Add buttermilk and mix.
  6. Now add dry ingredients and coffee mix 
  7. Fold using spatula, do not overmix.
  8. Grease a 6"-7"baking tin and line with parchment paper
  9. Pour batter in the prepared tin and tap
  10. bake in preheated oven at 180℃ for 25-30 mins
  11. For syrup heat the water add sugar and mix
  12. Take it off the flame as soon as sugar dissolves, rest and cool completely before using.
  13. For ganache
  14. Heat the cream in microwave or stove top. do not boil it.
  15. Add chopped chocolate in it and let it rest for 2-3 minutes.
  16. Now mix vigourously
  17. if chocolate is not melted completely microwave again for 10 seconds.
  18. Wait for cake to completley cool down before decorating
  19. Place 1st cake on the bard or plate 
  20. brush a little simple syrup
  21. apply ganache on the cake
  22. Place second cake on top of it
  23. apply ganache on tp and on sides
  24. take fresh cream in a piping bag and draw horizontal lines on top
  25. and using a toothpick drag vertical lines in one direction and then in opposite direction 
  26. stick choco chips on the side of cake


Notes:
*Use all ingredients at room temperature
*Make syrup beforehand
*For buttermilk in 1/4 cup milk add 1/4 tsp of vinegar and let it rest
*For ganache microwave intervals of 10 seconds, because chocolate tends to burn quickly
*you can a little butter around 1/2 to 1 tsp in ganache for a nice glaze

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