Saturday, November 5, 2011

Eggless Chocolate Cake


Atul's mom had asked me for egg-less cake recipe almost 6 months back but every time something or the other came up and I didn't get chance to try out anything. Today that we are going to his place for snacks I thought that it would be perfect time to try out and see how she likes it. The cake looks, tastes awesome. It is perfectly moist and fluffy, i think i like it better than this chocolate cake with the eggs or this birthday chocolate cake again with the eggs.

Eggless Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
4.5 Cup Maida
1 Cup Coco Powder
3 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Oil
1 Spoon Baking Soda
2 Spoon Vanilla Essence
1 Spoon Salt

Method
  • Preheat oven to 350F/175C
  • Sieve together maida and coco powder in a bowl.
  • Add in baking soda and salt and mix well.
  • In another bigger bowl, add in oil, 3 cups of water, Vanilla Essence and beat it together until frothy.
  • Add in sugar and blend again.
  • Sieve in the maida-coco mixture into it and beat till mixed well.
  • Grease the baking pan and pour the mixture in it.
  • Bake the cake for 50 minutes on 350F/180C, turning it after 35minutes.

Notes
I drizzled it with Chocolate Ganache and decorated it with the saved white chocolate cream cheese frosting.
If you are going to decorate on top of Ganache then let it set down for 3-4 hours because i didn't and the decoration kept sliding off the place i intended it to stay.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting


I have started liking the taste of cream cheese. I have used it in past with carrot cake and mixed indian spices to create floral taste for the icing. This time I decided to use the chocolate flavour given that i was making Red Velvet Cup Cakes which use the tinge of coco powder for chocolaty taste.

White Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
225gm Cream Cheese
225gm White Chocolate
1 Cup Butter
2 Cup Icing Sugar

Method
  • In a bowl microwave half of the white chocolate for 1 minute.
  • Add in remaining white chocolate and mix well. Microwave for 15 seconds
  • Stir the chocolate well till it is smooth and completely melted. Keep aside
  • In another bowl beat the cream cheese till soft and smooth.
  • Add in the melted chocolate and beat again till smooth
  • Add in butter and beat again
  • Add in icing sugar and beat till soft, smooth and fluffy

Notes
When adding the chocolate, it should have cooled off, if not wait till it cools down. Don't pour warm chocolate in the cheese.

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Red Velvet Cup Cakes


I had made these when mom dad were around but they weren't perfect especially they were little on drier side. So this time I made little bit change in quantities and they come out perfect. I frosted them with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting.

Red Velvet Cup Cakes
Ingredients
2.5 Cup Maida
1/4 Spoon Coca Powder
1/4 Spoon Baking Soda
1/4 Spoon Salt
1.5 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1.5 Cup Oil
2 Spoon Curd
1 Spoon Liquid Red Food Color
1/4 Spoon Vinegar
1/4 Spoon Vanilla Essence

Method
  • Preheat oven to 350F/175C
  • Sieve Maida and Coca Powder in a bowl
  • Mix in baking soda, salt and sugar in it
  • In separate bowl add in egg, oil, red food color, vanilla essence and vinegar.
  • In a cup add in the curd and fill it with water. Mix well with the fork and add it to the wet mixture (oil-egg mixture)
  • Beat the mixture on low speed till smooth
  • Add in sieved dry mixture of maida-coca powder a cup at a time and beat slowly till it accommodates in the mixture.
  • Line the cupcake pan with the paper cups. Divide the mixture in 12 cups.
  • Bake the cake on 350F/175C for 22 minutes

Notes
I normally turn around the cupcakes after 70% of baking time in this case around 15 minutes. It helps in even baking of the cakes.

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