Something i never say "NO" for is chocolates and cakes. when they combine they are heavenly for me. who dont love chocolate cakes? i bake them in special and this time it was for my hub's birthday...i got the basic recipe 5 years before from the women's magazine "Vanitha". This time i referred Hershey's site. i used the same recipe and used my pressure cooker to bake earlier. believe me this is the first time am using conventional oven for baking the same recipe.
Q: what was the difference? A: just the time...it took 1hr 20min in my pressure cooker earlier and only 40 min in my conventional oven. everything else from taste to texture was the same.
Q: what was the difference? A: just the time...it took 1hr 20min in my pressure cooker earlier and only 40 min in my conventional oven. everything else from taste to texture was the same.
Ingredients:
Powdered Sugar - 2 cups
Maida / All-Purpose flour - 2 cups
Cocoa powder - 3/4 cup
Baking powder - 1-1/2 teaspoons
Baking soda - 1-1/2 teaspoons
Salt - 1 pinch
Eggs - 2 no's
Milk - 1 cup (luke warm)
Boiling water - 1 cup
Vanilla Extract / Essence - 1 tablespoon
Vegetable oil / any cooking oil - 1/2 cup ( Butter - 3/4 cup can be used instead of oil)Method:
- Pre-heat oven to 350`F.
- Grease and flour dust your baking pans(i used 2 pans (7-1/2" x 7-1/2" sized))
- Sieve your powdered sugar,flour,cocoa powder,baking powder,baking soda,salt to a bowl(To clear any lumps)
- Beat the eggs,milk,vegetable oil,vanilla extract to clear mix in a seperate bowl.
- Add this mixture to the powder bowl,beat them(i used a whisk.if electric beater is used run it on speed 2 to 3)
- Stir the boiling water.Now the batter will be thin(runny). pour them to your dusted bake pans.
- Bake to 35 to 40 minutes or until the wooden pick inserted to the center comes clean( i baked approximately 40 minutes)
- Remove from oven and let them cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
- Reverse them to cooling racks.
- Your plain chocolate cake is ready to serve.
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| Grease and flour dusted baking pans |
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| Sieve your powdered sugar,flour,cocoa powder,baking powder,baking soda,salt to a bowl (To clear any lumps) |
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| Beat the eggs,milk,vegetable oil,vanilla extract to clear mix in a seperate bowl |
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| Add the mixture to the powder bowl |
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| Whisk / Beat the mixture |
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| Stir with boiling water |
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| Final batter before pouring to baking pans will be thin |
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| Pour the mixture equally to your pre-dusted baking pans |
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Bake them to 35 to 40 min, check using a wooden tooth pick(it should come clear after inserting in the center) and remove them from oven,let them rest for 10 minutes
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| Cool them on the cooling rack and are ready to serve |
