CHOCOLATE CAKE

CHOCOLATE CAKE

INGREDIENTS:- (Use same cup for all measurements)

Dry Ingredients.....

Wheat flour = 1 cup

Custard powder = 3 tbsp

Cocoa powder = 3 tbsp

Salt = 1 pinch

Wet ingredients....

Milk  =1/2 cup

Oil / Clarified butter melted = 1/3 cup

Powdered Jagerry/ Naattu Sarkarai = 3/4 cup 

Fruit salt = 1/2 tsp

METHOD:-

For Baking, heat a Kadai/ pressure cooker ( with 1 & 1/2 cups of salt and with a separator), for 15 minutes in medium flame. Cover with lid. It is similar to preheating the oven.

Grease a tray or bowl, for baking with ghee & wheat flour for dusting. Set aside

In a separate bowl, using a siever, sieve wheat flour, custard powder, cocoa powder, salt. It helps in air circulation in the flour.

In another bowl, add milk and oil and mix well. Don't worry, even if it gets curdled. Mix well for a few minutes.  Now add the jaggery powder to it and mix well so that the jaggery is completely dissolved in it.

Now add the dry ingredients to this wet ingredients and continue mixing to avoid lumps in the cake batter. Check the consistency. If it is more watery, add wheat flour to it or if it is thick, add milk to it.

Finally, add fruit salt with two drops of water to the cake mix. Mix gently. Pour this mix to the cake tin/tray/bowl which was greased and dusted. Tap it over the cooktop, to release air from the mix.

Place the tray inside the cooker/Kadai, which was preheated. 

Bake in  Medium Flame for 10 minutes and in Sim flame for 40 minutes. 

After the stipulated time, insert a knife and check if it baked or not. If the batter sticks to the knife, bake it for a few minutes.

The above timings are applicable for the above quantity of ingredients. If you are using half the quantity, adjust the timings, to avoid cake gets burning.

Remove the cake tray and allow it to cool. Cover the cake tray with a plate and tilt it. 

Chocolate cake is ready to serve.....