Chocolate cake

Chocolate cake - soft,spongy and delicious with a rich flavor combination coming from cocoa powder,vanilla essence,buttermilk.I prepared this cake on my hubbys bday he really liked it.It can be served for 10- 12 people.Try this recipe and let me know how it comes out for you

Ingredients:

For cake batter:

Maida / all purpose flour - 2 2/3 cup

cocoa powder - 3 tbsp

Baking soda - 1 ttsp

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Salt - 1 tsp

Unsalted butter - 1/2 cup

Sugar - 1 1/2 cup

Eggs - 2

Vegetable oil - 1 cup

Vnilla extract - 2 tsp

Buttermilk - 1 cup

For Whipped cream:

Whipping cream - 1 cup

Powdered Sugar - 1 cup

Vanilla essence - 1 tsp

For chocolate melting:

Chocolate - 1 cup

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Chocolate cake recipe video:

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease with butter two 8 inch round cake pans

Take a bowl sift together the all purpose flour,cocoa,salt,baking soda,baking powder

Another bowl,add butter and sugar use a electric beater to combine well later on add eggs,vannila essence,butter milk,vegetable oil until well combined

Pour the batter evenly to the baking pans.Bake about 30 mins

Let it cool down for 10 mins in a wire rack

For whipped cream,take a wide bowl add whipping cream beat well with electric beater until it gets soft peak,now add sugar and vanilla essence combine well

Assemble the cake,take a 1st cake layer add whipped cream evenly over the surface

Add the second layer of cake ,gradually spread the remaining frosting on top and sides of the cake,Now fridge it for about 10 mins

Take a parchment paper,cut it according to height and circumference of the baking pans,Pipe the cooled and melted chocolate in a criss cross design on the parchment paper once its done